Marci Cottingham
@mdcottingham.bsky.social
Sociologist at Kenyon College. I study emotions, inequality, healthcare, culture, work and orgs. Formerly at u of Amsterdam & UNC-chapel hill. Book: https://tinyurl.com/bdz739kp
New emotions: https://tinyurl.com/yckj8k59
New emotions: https://tinyurl.com/yckj8k59
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Really interesting-looking new paper by @mdcottingham.bsky.social just out in Society.
'Synthetic Earth, Synthetic Emotions: What Could a New Epoch Mean for the Sociology of Emotions?'
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#emosoc #socialtheory
'Synthetic Earth, Synthetic Emotions: What Could a New Epoch Mean for the Sociology of Emotions?'
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#emosoc #socialtheory
Synthetic Earth, Synthetic Emotions: What Could a New Epoch Mean for the Sociology of Emotions? - Society
The Anthropocene signifies a new geologic epoch in which human life has radically altered the natural world. The line between humanity and nature, like the line between culture and biology, was never ...
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Thanks for sharing, Jonathan!
Nurses fighting against corporate greed…I’ve been digging into this for a new book. if academics or sociologists are feeling hopeless, check out some of the top nurse influencers and how pissed off and organized they are becoming…
🧵 A tiny baby. Not breathing. The desperate mom pulls into a shuttered ER. Nurses—off duty, protesting the closure—rush to save her child.
THIS is the future the GOP is pushing: Medicaid gutted so millionaires have tax cuts. Closed hospitals.
Dead children.
And they do. not. care.
THIS is the future the GOP is pushing: Medicaid gutted so millionaires have tax cuts. Closed hospitals.
Dead children.
And they do. not. care.
May 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Nurses fighting against corporate greed…I’ve been digging into this for a new book. if academics or sociologists are feeling hopeless, check out some of the top nurse influencers and how pissed off and organized they are becoming…
Thanks for sharing, Jonathan!
Really interesting-looking new paper by @mdcottingham.bsky.social just out in Society.
'Synthetic Earth, Synthetic Emotions: What Could a New Epoch Mean for the Sociology of Emotions?'
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#emosoc #socialtheory
'Synthetic Earth, Synthetic Emotions: What Could a New Epoch Mean for the Sociology of Emotions?'
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#emosoc #socialtheory
Synthetic Earth, Synthetic Emotions: What Could a New Epoch Mean for the Sociology of Emotions? - Society
The Anthropocene signifies a new geologic epoch in which human life has radically altered the natural world. The line between humanity and nature, like the line between culture and biology, was never ...
link.springer.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Thanks for sharing, Jonathan!
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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD
ABP, the Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in tech companies Meta and Alphabet , its CEO told Dutch newspaper FD in an interview published on Monday.
www.reuters.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
Sure, they’re trying to cancel sociology, but our skillset has never been more useful…
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My best guess was 17 letters.
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My best guess was 17 letters.
February 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Sure, they’re trying to cancel sociology, but our skillset has never been more useful…
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My best guess was 17 letters.
Wordiply.com
My best guess was 17 letters.
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On April 17, 2025 @aaup.bsky.social will bring together major higher ed unions, trade unions, student groups, and allied organizations in the fight to “Free Higher Education.” LEARN MORE: www.dayofactionforhighered.org?source=twitt...
A National Day of Action for Higher Ed
On April 17, higher ed unions, AAUP chapters, and student organizations across the U.S. are coming together to fight back against the coordinated assault on teaching and learning, and to mobilize for ...
www.dayofactionforhighered.org
January 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
On April 17, 2025 @aaup.bsky.social will bring together major higher ed unions, trade unions, student groups, and allied organizations in the fight to “Free Higher Education.” LEARN MORE: www.dayofactionforhighered.org?source=twitt...
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This is an extremely helpful thread.
Ezra Klein's most recent podcast correctly identifies that there's been a regime change in the US government, & he even uses a game metaphor at one point, but because he doesn't know about the multiple games framework, he flounders by falling into his default technocratic mode of analysis. (Thread)
![A table with three headings at the top which read: Friend-Enemy Politics, Pluralist Politics, and Technocratic Politics. The first row is titled "social ontology of politics (what is the political world made of?), the second is titled "task of politics (what do we think we're doing in politics?), the third is titled "goal of politics (what does politics generate?):"
The social ontology of politics in friend-enemy politics is a "world made up of friends and enemies. No neutrality or fairness. Identity overriding," in pluralist politics it is a "world made up of innumerable groups who must find ways to live together. Identity is central," in technocratic politics, the "world [is] composed of individuals who experience common problems. No groups, no identity."
The task of politics in the friend-enemy mode is "for the virtuous 'Us' to defeat the evil 'Them,'" in pluralist politics it is "conciliation of different groups and their competing interests," in technocratic politics it is "solving social problems."
The goal of politics in friend-enemy politics is "public tokens of 'our' domination or of enemy's defeat;" in pluralist politics it is "fair compromise;" in technocratic politics it is "effective policy."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2c4hmyxdfk4aky3jeoulhog5/bafkreif6znx6kkbywzb6nace74qggocrgg6mudmwfpt6rt3c3lp5lridke@jpeg)
January 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is an extremely helpful thread.
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ISR is accepting applications for the next cohort of Junior Professional Researchers! This is a great opportunity for recent college grads to get experience working in social science research at ISR. Please reach out with any questions! #statsky #episky #econsky #publichealth #academicsky #polisky
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January 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
ISR is accepting applications for the next cohort of Junior Professional Researchers! This is a great opportunity for recent college grads to get experience working in social science research at ISR. Please reach out with any questions! #statsky #episky #econsky #publichealth #academicsky #polisky
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"Seriously, I don’t care how much it costs. Take every dime I have. But know this: I would level my house to the ground before I paid slightly higher property taxes to fund infrastructure that would prevent a landslide from leveling my house to the ground."
I Will Pay Any Amount to Not Pay My Taxes
I’ve gotten myself into a bit of a jam. A series of natural disasters is barreling towards my home, and there is a severe shortage of resources and...
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January 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"Seriously, I don’t care how much it costs. Take every dime I have. But know this: I would level my house to the ground before I paid slightly higher property taxes to fund infrastructure that would prevent a landslide from leveling my house to the ground."
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"Let us be patient with one another. And even patient with ourselves. We have a long, long way to go."
✒ #EmilyGreenBalch, American sociologist, #feminist, pacifist, and Nobel Laureate (1946), was #BOTD 8 January 1867. #Sociology #Feminism
✒ #EmilyGreenBalch, American sociologist, #feminist, pacifist, and Nobel Laureate (1946), was #BOTD 8 January 1867. #Sociology #Feminism
January 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"Let us be patient with one another. And even patient with ourselves. We have a long, long way to go."
✒ #EmilyGreenBalch, American sociologist, #feminist, pacifist, and Nobel Laureate (1946), was #BOTD 8 January 1867. #Sociology #Feminism
✒ #EmilyGreenBalch, American sociologist, #feminist, pacifist, and Nobel Laureate (1946), was #BOTD 8 January 1867. #Sociology #Feminism
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Find these and other provocative questions regarding AI-in-education via the link! (So great that we can actually link to things on this site.) And thanks,Tom!
Just a fantastic breakdown of three "AI for teachers" courses by @benjaminjriley.bsky.social. #EduSky
buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/pedagogy-o...
buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/pedagogy-o...
December 4, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Find these and other provocative questions regarding AI-in-education via the link! (So great that we can actually link to things on this site.) And thanks,Tom!
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Call for Proposals
Work, Employment and Society Special Issue
WES is seeking proposals for special issues bringing
together and highlighting work on important topics for the
sociology of work and employment.
www.britsoc.co.uk/media/26691/...
Work, Employment and Society Special Issue
WES is seeking proposals for special issues bringing
together and highlighting work on important topics for the
sociology of work and employment.
www.britsoc.co.uk/media/26691/...
www.britsoc.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Call for Proposals
Work, Employment and Society Special Issue
WES is seeking proposals for special issues bringing
together and highlighting work on important topics for the
sociology of work and employment.
www.britsoc.co.uk/media/26691/...
Work, Employment and Society Special Issue
WES is seeking proposals for special issues bringing
together and highlighting work on important topics for the
sociology of work and employment.
www.britsoc.co.uk/media/26691/...
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1/2 Can you help make sense of the global flux society is experiencing? We at The British Academy are commissioning up to 40 discussion papers of 4,000-5,000 words to cast light on the issues of the changing international environment www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
Call for Discussion Papers: Global (Dis)Order
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 22, 2024 at 12:37 PM
1/2 Can you help make sense of the global flux society is experiencing? We at The British Academy are commissioning up to 40 discussion papers of 4,000-5,000 words to cast light on the issues of the changing international environment www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
Found at my local thrift store. Who says we Americans can’t have nice things?
November 21, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Found at my local thrift store. Who says we Americans can’t have nice things?
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I’ve taught a few conservatives in my classes and while they usually start off skeptical, by the end of the semester they tend to like the class. It’s because sociology teaches you how to make and evaluate arguments about the social world with evidence. And who doesn’t like to win arguments?
As red states begin attacking sociology, be sure to remind your Republican friends/family that Reagan was a sociology major. Not my favorite fun fact but 🤷♂️
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
November 21, 2024 at 3:20 PM
I’ve taught a few conservatives in my classes and while they usually start off skeptical, by the end of the semester they tend to like the class. It’s because sociology teaches you how to make and evaluate arguments about the social world with evidence. And who doesn’t like to win arguments?
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Here’s my chat with Michael Lewis on sociology and sports fandom. Might be useful in intro, soc of sport, religion, or emotion courses. omny.fm/shows/agains...
Marci Cottingham on the Religious Passion of Steeler Nation - Against the Rules with Michael Lewis
Is there a difference between fandom and religion? In Pittsburgh, it can be hard to tell. Fans of the city’s football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, seem to have a cradle-to-grave devotion, complete w...
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October 22, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Here’s my chat with Michael Lewis on sociology and sports fandom. Might be useful in intro, soc of sport, religion, or emotion courses. omny.fm/shows/agains...
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I'm not a frequent reader of activist tactics - but I found this piece very clarifying, especially his points about the power not of protests or reason but of mass noncooperation. dangerous, messy, and very effective. wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...
10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won
The key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
wagingnonviolence.org
November 11, 2024 at 1:06 AM
I'm not a frequent reader of activist tactics - but I found this piece very clarifying, especially his points about the power not of protests or reason but of mass noncooperation. dangerous, messy, and very effective. wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...
Here’s my chat with Michael Lewis on sociology and sports fandom. Might be useful in intro, soc of sport, religion, or emotion courses. omny.fm/shows/agains...
Marci Cottingham on the Religious Passion of Steeler Nation - Against the Rules with Michael Lewis
Is there a difference between fandom and religion? In Pittsburgh, it can be hard to tell. Fans of the city’s football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, seem to have a cradle-to-grave devotion, complete w...
omny.fm
October 22, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Here’s my chat with Michael Lewis on sociology and sports fandom. Might be useful in intro, soc of sport, religion, or emotion courses. omny.fm/shows/agains...
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On Tuesday 10/22 at 12:30pm, please come to the Ohio State Institute for Population Research's Seminar Series, where I'll be presenting a paper on the racialized dynamics of gentrification-induced displacement. I'm happy to share the paper with anyone who is interested! ipr.osu.edu/events/ipr-s...
IPR Seminar Series - Mahesh Somashekhar
Mahesh Somashekhar, Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Illinois ChicagoTitle: Race, Class, and the Displacement of White Residents from Gentrifying U.S. Neighborhoods
ipr.osu.edu
October 18, 2024 at 6:33 PM
On Tuesday 10/22 at 12:30pm, please come to the Ohio State Institute for Population Research's Seminar Series, where I'll be presenting a paper on the racialized dynamics of gentrification-induced displacement. I'm happy to share the paper with anyone who is interested! ipr.osu.edu/events/ipr-s...
Global neoliberalism is a bummer, but hey, 🎶🎶
“Whether you sing or pull a pint, you’ll always have a job, cuz wherever you go around the world, you’ll find an Irish pub”🎶
open.spotify.com/track/6zX3Hw...
“Whether you sing or pull a pint, you’ll always have a job, cuz wherever you go around the world, you’ll find an Irish pub”🎶
open.spotify.com/track/6zX3Hw...
Irish Pub Song
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October 18, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Global neoliberalism is a bummer, but hey, 🎶🎶
“Whether you sing or pull a pint, you’ll always have a job, cuz wherever you go around the world, you’ll find an Irish pub”🎶
open.spotify.com/track/6zX3Hw...
“Whether you sing or pull a pint, you’ll always have a job, cuz wherever you go around the world, you’ll find an Irish pub”🎶
open.spotify.com/track/6zX3Hw...
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CFP for early-career scholars working on masculinities and reproduction. Interdisciplinary workshop at the Brocher Foundation in May 2025. I'll be there and looking forward to meeting others working on this important topic!
www.gendercampus.ch/en/news/call...
www.gendercampus.ch/en/news/call...
Interdisciplinary workshop on ‘Men, Masculinities and Reproduction’: Gender Campus
www.gendercampus.ch
October 17, 2024 at 1:40 PM
CFP for early-career scholars working on masculinities and reproduction. Interdisciplinary workshop at the Brocher Foundation in May 2025. I'll be there and looking forward to meeting others working on this important topic!
www.gendercampus.ch/en/news/call...
www.gendercampus.ch/en/news/call...
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Scientific American takes rare step of endorsing for president www.scientificamerican.com/article/vote...
Vote for Kamala Harris to Support Science, Health and the Environment
Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record
www.scientificamerican.com
September 16, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Scientific American takes rare step of endorsing for president www.scientificamerican.com/article/vote...
On new tech: “What really frightened me was the future of mediocrity they suggested: the inescapable screens, the app-facilitated antisocial behavior, the assumptions advanced as knowledge, and above all the collective delusion…”
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-47/ess...
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-47/ess...
An Age of Hyperabundance | Laura Preston
Everyone at this conference kept invoking loneliness and claiming the antidote was conversation. That didn’t track with my own experience. My most desperate moments of loneliness have been in conversa...
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August 25, 2024 at 4:44 PM
On new tech: “What really frightened me was the future of mediocrity they suggested: the inescapable screens, the app-facilitated antisocial behavior, the assumptions advanced as knowledge, and above all the collective delusion…”
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-47/ess...
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-47/ess...
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One of the best gifts I ever gave my mother in law. Makes me smile every visit.
August 8, 2024 at 2:04 PM
One of the best gifts I ever gave my mother in law. Makes me smile every visit.