Richard Sennett
author
Richard Sennett is an American sociologist and author who explores social ties in cities, the nature of work, and the sociology of culture. He has held prestigious academic positions at New York University and the London School of Economics. His work often examines how individuals and groups make sense of material facts about their urban environments and labor practices.[1,2]
- urban life
- public space
- class consciousness
- labor
- sociology of culture
Books
Works by Richard Sennett
- 1970 The Uses of Disorder
- 1972 The Hidden Injuries of Class
- 1977 The Fall of Public Man
- 1980 Authority
- 1990 The Conscience of the Eye
- 1992 Flesh and Stone
- 1998 The Corrosion of Character
- 2002 Respect in a World of Inequality
- 2006 The Culture of the New Capitalism
- 2008 The Craftsman
- 2012 Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation
- 2016 The Open City
- 1982 The Frog who Dared to Croak Novel
- 1984 An Evening of Brahms Novel
- 1987 Palais Royal Novel
- 2012 Thomas Struth: Unconscious Places Includes an essay by Richard Sennett.
Awards
- Hegel Prize
- Spinoza Prize