Wendy Griswold
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Professor of Sociology Bergen Evans Professor of Humanities
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Wendy Griswold, Professor of Sociology and affiliated with Comparative Literary Studies, English, and Communications, holds a Ph.D. from Harvard (1980) and has previously taught there and at the University of Chicago. Her research and teaching interests include: cultural sociology; sociological approaches to literature, art and religion; regionalism, urban representations, and the culture of place; the Federal Writers’ Project; and comparative studies of reading practices. Recent books include Bearing Witness: Readers, Writers, and the Novel in Nigeria (Princeton UP, 2000), Cultures and Societies in a Changing World 3rd ed. (Pine Forge 2008), and Regionalism and the Reading Class (University of Chicago Press, 2008). Professor Griswold directs the Culture and Society Workshop at the Alice Berline Kaplan Institute for the Humanities.
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1810 Chicago Ave., Room 227
Evanston, Illinois 60208-1330
Phone: (847) 491-2701
Fax: (847) 491-9907
Office Hours: Thursday 2:00-3:00pm by appointment only. Please email to set up an appointment.
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Culture and Society Workshop
Alice Berline Kaplan Center for the Humanities
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| Courses Taught |
| Soc 101-0 Sec. 6 Freshman Seminar |
| Soc 420-0 Sec. 20 Sociology of Culture |
| Soc 476-0 Sec. 20 Special Topics Research Methods for the Sociology of Culture |
| Soc 480-0 Sec. 20 Intro to the Discipline |
| Soc 490-0 Sec. 20 Research: Second Year Paper |
| Soc 576-0 Sec. 20: Workshop Culture and Society |
