October 11, 2017 Nina Eliasoph Professor Department of Sociology Stanley and Hazel Hall Building 851 Downey Way University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-1059 telephone: (323) 333-5899 email:
[email protected] Education UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY: M.A., Sociology, l986; Ph. D., 1993 YALE UNIVERSITY: B.A., Political Science, l982 Current Position PROFESSOR, 2014-present (Associate Professor, 2004-2014; Vice chair, 2013-2014) Department of Sociology. Affiliated Faculty, Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism. University of Southern California. Teaching courses in classical and contemporary social theory; ethnography; political sociology; participatory democracy, volunteering and non-governmental organizations; emotions and sociolinguistics; and the history of utopian thought Previous Positions ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, 1994-2004 Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Teaching courses in classical and contemporary theory, ethnography, political sociology, sociology of culture ACTING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, winter-spring 1992 Department of Speech Communication, University of Washington. Teaching courses in ethnography, sociology of culture, and sociolinguistics Invited Visiting Appointments VISITING PROFESSOR, May 2012. Université de Paris VIII, Filière de science politiques, Paris. VISITING PROFESSOR, May, 2009, Université de Lyon 2, Filière de sciences politiques, Lyon (France): teaching course on participatory democracy: “Les formes d’engagement citoyen et associatif.” VISITING PROFESSOR, May 2004, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris. AFFILIATED FACULTY, Sept-June, 2001-2, Center For the Study of Religion, Princeton University. Areas of Specialization Civic and Political Participation, Non-Governmental Organizations and Nonprofit Sector; Political Sociology; Theory; Culture; Organizations; Ethnography; Emotions Honors, Grants, and Fellowships 1 2016 Clifford Geertz Prize (for “Civic Action,” co-authored with Paul Lichterman), from Sociology of Culture Section, American Sociological Association, co- winner.