The study of cultural objects and their materiality has moved to the center of cultural
sociology. This review synthesizes the work of this third wave of cultural sociology …

Recent years have seen not just a revival, but a rebirth of the analogue record. More than
merely a nostalgic craze, vinyl has become a cultural icon. As music consumption migrated …

Culture, cultural difference, and cultural conflict always surround us. Cultural sociologists
aim to understand their role across all aspects of social life by examining processes of …

We see it all the time: organizations strive to persuade the public to change beliefs or
behavior through expensive, expansive media campaigns. Designers painstakingly craft …

Why do people in the UK read and collect books when there are so many other sources of
information and forms of story-telling available? What are the material and experiential …

This article focuses on the making of iconicity through religious architecture in Amsterdam,
the Netherlands. Examining the Fatih Mosque housed in a former Catholic church in the city …

This article proposes the social sciences consider texture–rather than text− as the important
legacy of the 'cultural turn'in the social sciences. The article considers texture in the literal …

Bilder sind Teil der medialen Öffentlichkeit, sie konstruieren Gesellschaft. Wie machtvoll sind
sie dabei? Die Autorin untersucht die soziale Gestaltung von Pressebildern in …

Social 'constructedness'–and thus malleability of human life forms–is a rather commonplace
proposition in sociology. The gist of the idea is: all that is constructed can be reconstructed …

This article explores the affective responses to terrorist attacks in Western Europe, visually
manifested through the memes 'Je suis Charlie','Peace', and 'I heart MCR'. By invoking the …