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
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
The article reframes the discipline’s origins by showing that key methods of today’s Global Historical Sociology were already developed by these thinkers. A sharp contribution to sociological history. Read the Open Access article :
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#HistoricalSociology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#HistoricalSociology
December 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The article reframes the discipline’s origins by showing that key methods of today’s Global Historical Sociology were already developed by these thinkers. A sharp contribution to sociological history. Read the Open Access article :
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#HistoricalSociology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#HistoricalSociology
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.
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...
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.
📢 📢 New Article for Sociology Lens. Bahtiyar Mermertaş’s article “From the Birth of Universal Humanity to National Identity in Ottoman and Republican Thought: An Archeology of the Statement ‘My Nation Is Mankind, My Homeland Is the Earth’ (1860s–1930s)”
November 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📢 📢 New Article for Sociology Lens. Bahtiyar Mermertaş’s article “From the Birth of Universal Humanity to National Identity in Ottoman and Republican Thought: An Archeology of the Statement ‘My Nation Is Mankind, My Homeland Is the Earth’ (1860s–1930s)”
📢 📢 New Article for Sociology Lens.
The Construction of Identities and Resistance Through Film Narratives: A Study on Mari Selvaraj's Maamannan (2023)
by S. Anthony Jeya Prathap, Devimeenakshi Kabaleeswaran.
The Construction of Identities and Resistance Through Film Narratives: A Study on Mari Selvaraj's Maamannan (2023)
by S. Anthony Jeya Prathap, Devimeenakshi Kabaleeswaran.
November 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
📢 📢 New Article for Sociology Lens.
The Construction of Identities and Resistance Through Film Narratives: A Study on Mari Selvaraj's Maamannan (2023)
by S. Anthony Jeya Prathap, Devimeenakshi Kabaleeswaran.
The Construction of Identities and Resistance Through Film Narratives: A Study on Mari Selvaraj's Maamannan (2023)
by S. Anthony Jeya Prathap, Devimeenakshi Kabaleeswaran.
📢 📢 New Article for Sociology Lens.
Continuities and Changes: A Trend Analysis of Historical Sociology in the 21st Century
by Zhengxin Li, and Amir Karimi.
Continuities and Changes: A Trend Analysis of Historical Sociology in the 21st Century
by Zhengxin Li, and Amir Karimi.
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
📢 📢 New Article for Sociology Lens.
Continuities and Changes: A Trend Analysis of Historical Sociology in the 21st Century
by Zhengxin Li, and Amir Karimi.
Continuities and Changes: A Trend Analysis of Historical Sociology in the 21st Century
by Zhengxin Li, and Amir Karimi.
📢 New Article for Sociology Lens.
Activist Muslim Students' Perspectives on Digital Public Sphere and the Power of Activism in the USA
by Bayram Sevinc
Activist Muslim Students' Perspectives on Digital Public Sphere and the Power of Activism in the USA
by Bayram Sevinc
November 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
📢 New Article for Sociology Lens.
Activist Muslim Students' Perspectives on Digital Public Sphere and the Power of Activism in the USA
by Bayram Sevinc
Activist Muslim Students' Perspectives on Digital Public Sphere and the Power of Activism in the USA
by Bayram Sevinc
September 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
📢 New Article for Sociology Lens.
Exploring Workplace Spirituality in Higher Education Faculty Based on the Ongoing Context of Low Birthrate in Taiwan
by Hsiao-Fen Liu, Yu-Hsi Yuan & Juiching Chiang
Exploring Workplace Spirituality in Higher Education Faculty Based on the Ongoing Context of Low Birthrate in Taiwan
by Hsiao-Fen Liu, Yu-Hsi Yuan & Juiching Chiang
September 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
📢 New Article for Sociology Lens.
Exploring Workplace Spirituality in Higher Education Faculty Based on the Ongoing Context of Low Birthrate in Taiwan
by Hsiao-Fen Liu, Yu-Hsi Yuan & Juiching Chiang
Exploring Workplace Spirituality in Higher Education Faculty Based on the Ongoing Context of Low Birthrate in Taiwan
by Hsiao-Fen Liu, Yu-Hsi Yuan & Juiching Chiang
📢 We are happy to announce that Dr. Ebru Çiğdem Thwaıtes Diken (Department of Film, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey) has joined the Editorial Board of Sociology Lens.
August 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
📢 We are happy to announce that Dr. Ebru Çiğdem Thwaıtes Diken (Department of Film, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey) has joined the Editorial Board of Sociology Lens.
We are excited to announce that Prof. Jaeho Kang (Department of Communication, Seoul National University, South Korea) to the Editorial Board of Sociology Lens.
August 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We are excited to announce that Prof. Jaeho Kang (Department of Communication, Seoul National University, South Korea) to the Editorial Board of Sociology Lens.
📢 We are pleased to announce that Prof. Graeme Gilloch (Department of Sociology, Lancaster University, UK) has joined the Editorial Board of Sociology Lens.
August 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
📢 We are pleased to announce that Prof. Graeme Gilloch (Department of Sociology, Lancaster University, UK) has joined the Editorial Board of Sociology Lens.
We’re delighted to share that Dr. Güldeniz Kıbrıs-Atabay has been appointed Associate Editor of Sociology Lens. Her expertise will strengthen our editorial vision and author support. Welcome aboard! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832...
August 20, 2025 at 6:32 AM
We’re delighted to share that Dr. Güldeniz Kıbrıs-Atabay has been appointed Associate Editor of Sociology Lens. Her expertise will strengthen our editorial vision and author support. Welcome aboard! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832...
📢 📢 📢 Call for Papers for Sociology Lens.
Our guest editors Nabila Islam, Veda Hyunjin Kim and Aaron Yates invite contributions for the upcoming special issue:
“Anticolonial Theories as Objects of Historical Inquiry”
#Sociology #HistoricalSociology #PostcolonialStudies #CfP
Our guest editors Nabila Islam, Veda Hyunjin Kim and Aaron Yates invite contributions for the upcoming special issue:
“Anticolonial Theories as Objects of Historical Inquiry”
#Sociology #HistoricalSociology #PostcolonialStudies #CfP
July 23, 2025 at 6:52 AM
📢 📢 📢 Call for Papers for Sociology Lens.
Our guest editors Nabila Islam, Veda Hyunjin Kim and Aaron Yates invite contributions for the upcoming special issue:
“Anticolonial Theories as Objects of Historical Inquiry”
#Sociology #HistoricalSociology #PostcolonialStudies #CfP
Our guest editors Nabila Islam, Veda Hyunjin Kim and Aaron Yates invite contributions for the upcoming special issue:
“Anticolonial Theories as Objects of Historical Inquiry”
#Sociology #HistoricalSociology #PostcolonialStudies #CfP
Sociology Lens welcomes special issue proposals, especially those engaging the intersections of history and sociology.
To discuss your idea, get in touch with our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Bekir Duzcan: e.duzcan@uu.nl.
To discuss your idea, get in touch with our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Bekir Duzcan: e.duzcan@uu.nl.
July 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Sociology Lens welcomes special issue proposals, especially those engaging the intersections of history and sociology.
To discuss your idea, get in touch with our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Bekir Duzcan: e.duzcan@uu.nl.
To discuss your idea, get in touch with our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Bekir Duzcan: e.duzcan@uu.nl.