At its core, the political economy of scholarship was never supposed to rely on ~$50k from a smelting fortune. Institutions have hollowed out their support, the feds have done the same, and all that's left is inadequate private funding.

guest post: the sociologist as bystander The following is a guest post by Roi Livne and an anonymous co-author. They called them “aid distribution centers.” Orwell himself would not have thought of a better term. Every day, shortly after …

"The petitioners are asking ASA members to gawp at human misery, death, and destruction as dispassionate experts, blink, and proclaim that they shall not speak on the issue, as it is very complex and contested." Roi Livne and an anonymous co-author respond to the recent petition on scatterplot

Quote: "Next, I examine how these structural differences shape the intelligibility of “trans-migra- tion” within each system. I contend that transgender identity, as a mode of categorization, has emerged as a logical outcome of a sex/gender system that historically essentializes dif- ferentiation between cis-heteronormative “insiders” and “abnormal outsiders.” Transracialism, by contrast, has remained illogical within ethnoracial systems grounded in the abiding separation of established racialized groups, a division generally reinforced through collective affiliation. Finally, I conclude that the cultural left has, in fact, followed an internal logic in embracing transgender identifications while rejecting transracialism rather than embodying a paradox. This logic, however, is not grounded in ontological claims about race or gender; it reflects, instead, a sensitivity to the distinct structures and historical trajectories of each system of divi- sion—structures through which social actors, on the basis of externally ascribed identifica- tion, come into specific relational positions, modes of domination, and exclusions."

A table explaining differences between the sex/gender and ethnoracial systems emphasizing that sex/gender has a logic of normal/abnormal and assumes proximity between the sexes, where as ethnoracial systems imagine homogeneous and distinct races who are governed collectively.

A fascinating new article in Sociological Theory explains why transgender "makes sense" and transracial does not. Duran argues this reflects the different constructions of the two systems, not an illogical incoherence of the left. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

I am starstruck!!!!! One of my favorite sociologists and writers of all time 😭😭😭

"all fortunes are family fortunes, all power is family power,
and all status is family status"

That's a powerful line

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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."

–Justice Louis Brandeis

Is it any wonder people feel the system is rigged?

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Oh, cool, I’ve never read David Sabean’s work! It looks awesome - thanks :)

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Thank you so much Céline!! It’s super inspired by your work 🤩

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Ohio GOP's drag ban cosponsor was accused of sexual misconduct with minor relative Ohio Republicans are pushing HB 249 to ban drag performances in the name of child safety. One of the bill's 42 cosponsors, state Rep. Rodney Creech, was accused of climbing into bed with a minor relat...

#HB249 just passed committee.

“A bill that Ohio Republicans say will protect children from indecent exposure counts among its cosponsors a lawmaker whose own conduct toward a minor was described as “concerning and suspicious” by the prosecutor who reviewed an investigation into his behavior.”

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I could not have written this paper without lots of conversations with many people in many venues. Thank you. I especially want to thank my writing group, @shdoron1.bsky.social and @estelabdiaz.bsky.social, and friends Caitlin Daniel and Luis Flores for their incredible comments on drafts!! (16/16)

I’m really proud of this one. It took me two years and many dozens of drafts, and I learned so much (15/16)

When it comes to the long-term dynamics of economic, social, and political domination, family is still where the action is. (14/16)

And this means we can’t understand elite domination just in terms of presidents or billionaires in isolation (13/16)