Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology)
@sociologylens.bsky.social
Sociology Lens is indexed in SSCI (Web of Science) and ranked Q1 in Scopus (History, 2024).
#Sociology #History
Published by WILEY.
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Bekir Düzcan (e.duzcan@uu.nl)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832580x
#Sociology #History
Published by WILEY.
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Bekir Düzcan (e.duzcan@uu.nl)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832580x
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Currently, Sociology Lens is indexed in SSCI (Web of Science) and ranked Q1 in Scopus (History, 2024).
Sociology Lens continues to grow as a leading venue for innovative sociological and historical research. @wileysocsci.bsky.social
Sociology Lens continues to grow as a leading venue for innovative sociological and historical research. @wileysocsci.bsky.social
Reposted by Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology)
Call for Reviewers — Sociology Lens. We’re expanding beyond historical sociology and welcoming new voices to our reviewer community. Peer review is vital to our field. Please RT to help us reach potential reviewers!
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Call for Reviewers — Sociology Lens. We’re expanding beyond historical sociology and welcoming new voices to our reviewer community. Peer review is vital to our field. Please RT to help us reach potential reviewers!
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Our December issue is out! 🎉
• Historical sociology debates from the 19th–21st centuries
• Sociological analyses of Parasite and Maamannan
• A fresh reading of Molière
• Historical sociology debates from the 19th–21st centuries
• Sociological analyses of Parasite and Maamannan
• A fresh reading of Molière
December 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Our December issue is out! 🎉
• Historical sociology debates from the 19th–21st centuries
• Sociological analyses of Parasite and Maamannan
• A fresh reading of Molière
• Historical sociology debates from the 19th–21st centuries
• Sociological analyses of Parasite and Maamannan
• A fresh reading of Molière
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Our December issue is out! 🎉
• Historical sociology debates from the 19th–21st centuries
• Sociological analyses of Parasite and Maamannan
• A fresh reading of Molière
• Historical sociology debates from the 19th–21st centuries
• Sociological analyses of Parasite and Maamannan
• A fresh reading of Molière
New article 📘 “Early Remnants of Global Historical Sociology” by Ali Meghji @alimeghji.bsky.social is now out in Sociology Lens. The paper shows how early Black sociologists—Du Bois, Frazier, Davis, Johnson and Drake—were doing global historical sociology long before it had a name.
December 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
New article 📘 “Early Remnants of Global Historical Sociology” by Ali Meghji @alimeghji.bsky.social is now out in Sociology Lens. The paper shows how early Black sociologists—Du Bois, Frazier, Davis, Johnson and Drake—were doing global historical sociology long before it had a name.
New article 🎸 “Value Rationality in Collective Edgework Experiences: The Making of Chinese Democracy (1994–2008)” by Myles Balfe is now out in Sociology Lens.
A fresh sociological look at how a legendary rock band pushed creativity to its limits.
A fresh sociological look at how a legendary rock band pushed creativity to its limits.
December 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
New article 🎸 “Value Rationality in Collective Edgework Experiences: The Making of Chinese Democracy (1994–2008)” by Myles Balfe is now out in Sociology Lens.
A fresh sociological look at how a legendary rock band pushed creativity to its limits.
A fresh sociological look at how a legendary rock band pushed creativity to its limits.
New article 🎬 “Vigilant Symbiosis Through Managing Fear Emotion — Film Analysis of Parasite” by Kyungmoo Heo is now out in Sociology Lens.
Using Parasite as a single qualitative dataset, the article offers a sociological reading of fear, inequality, and class relations through cinematic analysis.
Using Parasite as a single qualitative dataset, the article offers a sociological reading of fear, inequality, and class relations through cinematic analysis.
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New article 🎬 “Vigilant Symbiosis Through Managing Fear Emotion — Film Analysis of Parasite” by Kyungmoo Heo is now out in Sociology Lens.
Using Parasite as a single qualitative dataset, the article offers a sociological reading of fear, inequality, and class relations through cinematic analysis.
Using Parasite as a single qualitative dataset, the article offers a sociological reading of fear, inequality, and class relations through cinematic analysis.
New article 🎭 “Flattery and The Misanthrope” by Bülent Diken, Elif Akçalı & Defne Tüzün is now published in Sociology Lens.
The authors revisit Molière’s The Misanthrope to unpack how flattery functions as a social glue, shaping sincerity, hypocrisy and the politics of truth-telling.
The authors revisit Molière’s The Misanthrope to unpack how flattery functions as a social glue, shaping sincerity, hypocrisy and the politics of truth-telling.
December 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New article 🎭 “Flattery and The Misanthrope” by Bülent Diken, Elif Akçalı & Defne Tüzün is now published in Sociology Lens.
The authors revisit Molière’s The Misanthrope to unpack how flattery functions as a social glue, shaping sincerity, hypocrisy and the politics of truth-telling.
The authors revisit Molière’s The Misanthrope to unpack how flattery functions as a social glue, shaping sincerity, hypocrisy and the politics of truth-telling.
Reposted by Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology)
See our the first special virtual issue collection named "Sociology of the Screen: From Cinema to Digital Media" here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Our first special virtual issue: Sociology of the Screen – From Cinema to Digital Media: Sociology Lens
Click on the title to browse this issue
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November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
See our the first special virtual issue collection named "Sociology of the Screen: From Cinema to Digital Media" here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Reposted by Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology)
Our colleagues, Please RT to help us to reach potential reviewers.
Call for Reviewers — Sociology Lens. We’re expanding beyond historical sociology and welcoming new voices to our reviewer community. Peer review is vital to our field. Please RT to help us reach potential reviewers!
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Our colleagues, Please RT to help us to reach potential reviewers.
Our colleagues, Please RT to help us to reach potential reviewers.
Call for Reviewers — Sociology Lens. We’re expanding beyond historical sociology and welcoming new voices to our reviewer community. Peer review is vital to our field. Please RT to help us reach potential reviewers!
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Our colleagues, Please RT to help us to reach potential reviewers.
Currently, Sociology Lens is indexed in SSCI (Web of Science) and ranked Q1 in Scopus (History, 2024).
Sociology Lens continues to grow as a leading venue for innovative sociological and historical research. @wileysocsci.bsky.social
Sociology Lens continues to grow as a leading venue for innovative sociological and historical research. @wileysocsci.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Currently, Sociology Lens is indexed in SSCI (Web of Science) and ranked Q1 in Scopus (History, 2024).
Sociology Lens continues to grow as a leading venue for innovative sociological and historical research. @wileysocsci.bsky.social
Sociology Lens continues to grow as a leading venue for innovative sociological and historical research. @wileysocsci.bsky.social
All awarded Sociology Lens articles are now free to access for the next three months. Enjoy reading! @wiley.com @wileyonlinelibrary.bsky.social @wileysocsci.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
All awarded Sociology Lens articles are now free to access for the next three months. Enjoy reading! @wiley.com @wileyonlinelibrary.bsky.social @wileysocsci.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Reposted by Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology)
Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards @wileysocsci.bsky.social
🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards!
Honoring our tradition in historical sociology — dating back to 1988 as the Journal of Historical Sociology — while connecting this legacy with today’s dynamic sociological debates.
Honoring our tradition in historical sociology — dating back to 1988 as the Journal of Historical Sociology — while connecting this legacy with today’s dynamic sociological debates.
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards @wileysocsci.bsky.social
Reposted by Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology)
🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards!
Honoring our tradition in historical sociology — dating back to 1988 as the Journal of Historical Sociology — while connecting this legacy with today’s dynamic sociological debates.
Honoring our tradition in historical sociology — dating back to 1988 as the Journal of Historical Sociology — while connecting this legacy with today’s dynamic sociological debates.
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards!
Honoring our tradition in historical sociology — dating back to 1988 as the Journal of Historical Sociology — while connecting this legacy with today’s dynamic sociological debates.
Honoring our tradition in historical sociology — dating back to 1988 as the Journal of Historical Sociology — while connecting this legacy with today’s dynamic sociological debates.
We’re happy to announce Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards. With these awards, we aim to keep the journal’s historical sociology legacy alive while also highlighting the importance of historical context in contemporary sociological debates. @wileyonlinelibrary.bsky.social @wileysocsci.bsky.social
Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards (2023–2025): Sociology Lens
Click on the title to browse this issue
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We’re happy to announce Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards. With these awards, we aim to keep the journal’s historical sociology legacy alive while also highlighting the importance of historical context in contemporary sociological debates. @wileyonlinelibrary.bsky.social @wileysocsci.bsky.social
Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards @wileysocsci.bsky.social
🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards!
Honoring our tradition in historical sociology — dating back to 1988 as the Journal of Historical Sociology — while connecting this legacy with today’s dynamic sociological debates.
Honoring our tradition in historical sociology — dating back to 1988 as the Journal of Historical Sociology — while connecting this legacy with today’s dynamic sociological debates.
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards @wileysocsci.bsky.social
Reposted by Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology)
🏆 Sociology Lens Perspective Award
goes to Aurélien Boucher for
“Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.
goes to Aurélien Boucher for
“Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🏆 Sociology Lens Perspective Award
goes to Aurélien Boucher for
“Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.
goes to Aurélien Boucher for
“Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.
Reposted by Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology)
🏆 Sociology Lens Sociological Insight Award
goes to Jennifer Tabler, Racheal Pinkham, Rachel M. Schmitz & Katelyn Golladay for
“The Legacy of Matthew Shepard: Queer Erasure and the Lives of Rural LGBTQ+ Young Adults”
Sociology Lens (2023) 36(3): 282–304.
goes to Jennifer Tabler, Racheal Pinkham, Rachel M. Schmitz & Katelyn Golladay for
“The Legacy of Matthew Shepard: Queer Erasure and the Lives of Rural LGBTQ+ Young Adults”
Sociology Lens (2023) 36(3): 282–304.
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🏆 Sociology Lens Sociological Insight Award
goes to Jennifer Tabler, Racheal Pinkham, Rachel M. Schmitz & Katelyn Golladay for
“The Legacy of Matthew Shepard: Queer Erasure and the Lives of Rural LGBTQ+ Young Adults”
Sociology Lens (2023) 36(3): 282–304.
goes to Jennifer Tabler, Racheal Pinkham, Rachel M. Schmitz & Katelyn Golladay for
“The Legacy of Matthew Shepard: Queer Erasure and the Lives of Rural LGBTQ+ Young Adults”
Sociology Lens (2023) 36(3): 282–304.
Reposted by Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology)
We are happy to share the first special virtual issue of Sociology Lens. We begin this series with Sociology of the Screen: From Cinema to Digital Media, a theme that reflects the journal's expanding vision and its aim to connect its historical sociology roots with today's digital and visual worlds.
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We are happy to share the first special virtual issue of Sociology Lens. We begin this series with Sociology of the Screen: From Cinema to Digital Media, a theme that reflects the journal's expanding vision and its aim to connect its historical sociology roots with today's digital and visual worlds.
We’d also like to highlight that social history is one of our key areas, and we especially welcome contributions in this field. @socialhistsoc.bsky.social
📅 Save the Date!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉socialhistsoc@gmail.com
More info coming soon!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉socialhistsoc@gmail.com
More info coming soon!
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We’d also like to highlight that social history is one of our key areas, and we especially welcome contributions in this field. @socialhistsoc.bsky.social
Call for Reviewers — Sociology Lens. We’re expanding beyond historical sociology and welcoming new voices to our reviewer community. Peer review is vital to our field. Please RT to help us reach potential reviewers!
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Call for Reviewers — Sociology Lens. We’re expanding beyond historical sociology and welcoming new voices to our reviewer community. Peer review is vital to our field. Please RT to help us reach potential reviewers!
We are happy to share the first special virtual issue of Sociology Lens. We begin this series with Sociology of the Screen: From Cinema to Digital Media, a theme that reflects the journal's expanding vision and its aim to connect its historical sociology roots with today's digital and visual worlds.
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We are happy to share the first special virtual issue of Sociology Lens. We begin this series with Sociology of the Screen: From Cinema to Digital Media, a theme that reflects the journal's expanding vision and its aim to connect its historical sociology roots with today's digital and visual worlds.
🏆 Sociology Lens Perspective Award
goes to Aurélien Boucher for
“Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.
goes to Aurélien Boucher for
“Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🏆 Sociology Lens Perspective Award
goes to Aurélien Boucher for
“Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.
goes to Aurélien Boucher for
“Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.
🏆 Sociology Lens Sociological Insight Award
goes to Jennifer Tabler, Racheal Pinkham, Rachel M. Schmitz & Katelyn Golladay for
“The Legacy of Matthew Shepard: Queer Erasure and the Lives of Rural LGBTQ+ Young Adults”
Sociology Lens (2023) 36(3): 282–304.
goes to Jennifer Tabler, Racheal Pinkham, Rachel M. Schmitz & Katelyn Golladay for
“The Legacy of Matthew Shepard: Queer Erasure and the Lives of Rural LGBTQ+ Young Adults”
Sociology Lens (2023) 36(3): 282–304.
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🏆 Sociology Lens Sociological Insight Award
goes to Jennifer Tabler, Racheal Pinkham, Rachel M. Schmitz & Katelyn Golladay for
“The Legacy of Matthew Shepard: Queer Erasure and the Lives of Rural LGBTQ+ Young Adults”
Sociology Lens (2023) 36(3): 282–304.
goes to Jennifer Tabler, Racheal Pinkham, Rachel M. Schmitz & Katelyn Golladay for
“The Legacy of Matthew Shepard: Queer Erasure and the Lives of Rural LGBTQ+ Young Adults”
Sociology Lens (2023) 36(3): 282–304.
🏆 Sociology Lens Historical Insight Award
goes to Fatma Tunç Yaşar & Onur Güneş Ayas for
“Early Acquaintances with Modern Mass Culture in Late Ottoman Istanbul: The Experiences of Child Audiences at Direklerarası”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(1): 8–27.
goes to Fatma Tunç Yaşar & Onur Güneş Ayas for
“Early Acquaintances with Modern Mass Culture in Late Ottoman Istanbul: The Experiences of Child Audiences at Direklerarası”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(1): 8–27.
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🏆 Sociology Lens Historical Insight Award
goes to Fatma Tunç Yaşar & Onur Güneş Ayas for
“Early Acquaintances with Modern Mass Culture in Late Ottoman Istanbul: The Experiences of Child Audiences at Direklerarası”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(1): 8–27.
goes to Fatma Tunç Yaşar & Onur Güneş Ayas for
“Early Acquaintances with Modern Mass Culture in Late Ottoman Istanbul: The Experiences of Child Audiences at Direklerarası”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(1): 8–27.