Professor Marshall Battani
Professor
Office Address: 2171 Au Sable Hall
Phone: (616) 331-3726
Email: [email protected]
- M.F.A. Photography, University of Arizona
- Ph.D. Sociology, University of California, Davis
Fields
Cultural Sociology, Sociological Theory, Aesthetics
Courses
- Introduction to Sociology
- Social Problems
- Contemporary Social Theory
- Classical Social Theory
- Cultural Sociology
- Sociology of Art
- Sociology of Media
- Sociology Capstone
Current Research Interests
Cultural sociology, Critical Studies of Terrorism, and Sociological Theory
Selected Publications
2019. “Pop Culture: From Production to Socio-Technical Moments” Handbook of Cultural Sociology. Ed. By John R. Hall, Laura Grindstaff, and Ming-Cheng Lo. Routledge (2nd edition).
2017. (First Author with Michaelyn Mankel.) “Terrorist Aesthetics as Ideal Types: From Spectacle to 'Vicious Lottery'” Contemporary Aesthetics Vol 15.
2011. “Atrocity Aesthetics: Beyond Bodies and Compassion.” AfterImage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism. Vol.39, 1&2: 54-57
2011 “Aura, Self, and Aesthetic Experience.” Contemporary Aesthetics Vol 9.
Biography
As a sociologist trained in the fine arts Professor Battani draws from classical and contemporary social theory to investigate the cultural texture of social life.