Craig Calhoun, New York University professor of sociology, will give the Hansmann Lecture at Hamilton on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 4:10 p.m., in the Science Center Kennedy Auditorium. The lecture, titled “Rethinking Secularism,” is part of the spring 2010 Humanities Forum and is free and open to the public.
In addition to his position at NYU, Calhoun is also president of the Social Science Research Council. His foremost areas of interest include social, political, and cultural theory, social solidarity, and collective action. Calhoun has published numerous books, including Sociology in America, a History (2007) and Nations Matter: Citizenship, Solidarity, and the Cosmopolitan Dream (2007). He also has several forthcoming books, including Roots of Radicalism: Tradition, the Public Sphere, and Early 19th Century Social Movements (Chicago), Cosmopolitanism and Belonging (Routledge), and Knowledge Matters: The Public Mission of the Research University, with Diana Rhoten (Columbia University Press). Calhoun received his Doctorate of Philosophy from Oxford University.
In addition to his position at NYU, Calhoun is also president of the Social Science Research Council. His foremost areas of interest include social, political, and cultural theory, social solidarity, and collective action. Calhoun has published numerous books, including Sociology in America, a History (2007) and Nations Matter: Citizenship, Solidarity, and the Cosmopolitan Dream (2007). He also has several forthcoming books, including Roots of Radicalism: Tradition, the Public Sphere, and Early 19th Century Social Movements (Chicago), Cosmopolitanism and Belonging (Routledge), and Knowledge Matters: The Public Mission of the Research University, with Diana Rhoten (Columbia University Press). Calhoun received his Doctorate of Philosophy from Oxford University.
