This podcast is a recording of Mike O’Donnell’s talk at the C. Wright Mills session from the BSA conference in April 2012.
Charles Wright Mills and the (Continuing) Problem of Radical Agency
Mike has written for SI on similar themes in the past:
Charles Wright Mills’ Sociological Imagination and why we fail to match it today
From Protest to Power: a proposal for a new democratic institutional revolution
This podcast is a recording of John Holmwood’s talk at the C. Wright Mills session from the BSA conference in April 2012. The snippet below is from the subsequent q&a session.
Sociology’s Moments: C. Wright Mills and the critique of professionalism
The future of higher education
In this podcast Les Back discusses the enduring significance of C. Wright Mills to sociology. He mentions a (fantastic) book during his talk which we’ve embedded below.
Les Back on Sociology’s Promise
It has been over 50 years since C. Wright Mills wrote the Sociological Imagination. In that time the world has changed beyond recognition: the Cold War ended, the Keynesian consensus broke down, a globalizing neoliberalism rose to the ascendancy and the internet began to transform human communication and culture. In recent years, with 9/11 and then the financial crisis, it seems that history has returned with a vengeance. Is Wright Mills’ notion of the ‘Sociological Imagination’ still pertinent today? How can Sociology help shed light on the rapidly transforming world around us and the consequences of these transformations for the people who inhabit it? What does the ‘Sociological Imagination’ mean today?
Short articles are invited which engage with these themes, or particular aspects of them. Submissions should be 500 – 1500 words and e-mailed as a Word document. There is no deadline for submissions.
In March 2012 it will have been 50 years since the death of C. Wright Mills. In that time the world has changed beyond recognition: the Cold War ended, the Keynesian consensus broke down, a globalizing neoliberalism rose to the ascendancy and the internet began to transform human communication and culture. In recent years, with 9/11 and then the financial crisis, it seems that history has returned with a vengeance.
This panel will explore the relevance of C. Wright Mills’ ideas 50 years on, considering the value of his legacy and the resources his work offers to understand the rapidly changing social world of the 21st century.
Prof Mike O’Donnell (University of Westminster) – “Charles Wright Mills and the (Continuing) Problem of Radical Agency”.
Prof Liz Stanley (University of Edinburgh) – TITLE TBC
Prof John Holmwood (University of Nottingham) – Sociology’s ‘moments’: C. Wright Mills and the critique of professionalism
It has been over 50 years since C. Wright Mills wrote the Sociological Imagination. In that time the world has changed beyond recognition: the Cold War ended, the Keynesian consensus broke down, a globalizing neoliberalism rose to the ascendancy and the internet began to transform human communication and culture. In recent years, with 9/11 and then the financial crisis, it seems that history has returned with a vengeance. Is Wright Mills’ notion of the ‘Sociological Imagination’ still pertinent today? How can Sociology help shed light on the rapidly transforming world around us and the consequences of these transformations for the people who inhabit it? What does the ‘Sociological Imagination’ mean today?
Short articles are invited which engage with these themes, or particular aspects of them. Submissions should be 500 – 1500 words and e-mailed as a Word document. There is no deadline for submissions.
In March 2012 it will have been 50 years since the death of C. Wright Mills. In that time the world has changed beyond recognition: the Cold War ended, the Keynesian consensus broke down, a globalizing neoliberalism rose to the ascendancy and the internet began to transform human communication and culture. In recent years, with 9/11 and then the financial crisis, it seems that history has returned with a vengeance.
This panel will explore the relevance of C. Wright Mills’ ideas 50 years on, considering the value of his legacy and the resources his work offers to understand the rapidly changing social world of the 21st century.
Prof Mike O’Donnell (University of Westminster) – “Charles Wright Mills and the (Continuing) Problem of Radical Agency”.
Prof Liz Stanley (University of Edinburgh) – TITLE TBC
Prof John Holmwood (University of Nottingham) – Sociology’s ‘moments’: C. Wright Mills and the critique of professionalism
In March 2012 it will have been 50 years since the death of C. Wright Mills. In that time the world has changed beyond recognition: the Cold War ended, the Keynesian consensus broke down, a globalizing neoliberalism rose to the ascendancy and the internet began to transform human communication and culture. In recent years, with 9/11 and then the financial crisis, it seems that history has returned with a vengeance.
This panel will explore the relevance of C. Wright Mills’ ideas 50 years on, considering the value of his legacy and the resources his work offers to understand the rapidly changing social world of the 21st century.
Introduction by Mark Carrigan (University of Warwick)
Prof Mike O’Donnell (University of Westminster) – “Charles Wright Mills and the (Continuing) Problem of Radical Agency”.
Prof Liz Stanley (University of Edinburgh) – TITLE TBC
Prof John Holmwood (University of Nottingham) - Sociology’s ‘moments’: C. Wright Mills and the critique of professionalism
In March 2012 it will have been 50 years since the death of C. Wright Mills. In that time the world has changed beyond recognition: the Cold War ended, the Keynesian consensus broke down, a globalizing neoliberalism rose to the ascendancy and the internet began to transform human communication and culture. In recent years, with 9/11 and then the financial crisis, it seems that history has returned with a vengeance.
This panel will explore the relevance of C. Wright Mills’ ideas 50 years on, considering the value of his legacy and the resources his work offers to understand the rapidly changing social world of the 21st century.
Introduction by Mark Carrigan (University of Warwick)
Prof Mike O’Donnell (University of Westminster) – “Charles Wright Mills and the (Continuing) Problem of Radical Agency”.
Prof Liz Stanley (University of Edinburgh) – TITLE TBC
Prof John Holmwood (University of Nottingham) - Sociology’s ‘moments’: C. Wright Mills and the critique of professionalism