Lorenza Gattamorta

Lorenza Gattamorta is Associate Professor in Sociology of Cultural Processes (SPS/08) in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at Bologna University (Ph.D, University College London; Ph.D, University of Parma). Some of her research was financed by: British Academy, Accademia dei Lincei, Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR). Amongst her research interests are sociology of symbols, sociology of language, reflexivity, culture and globalization. Among her books: La memoria delle parole (il Mulino, 2002); Teoria del simbolo. Studio sulla sociologia fenomenologica (FrancoAngeli, 2005); La società e i suoi simboli (Carocci, 2010). She has edited: «Persona» in sociologia (2008); Riflessività e sé dialogico (2008); Verso una società post-secolare? (2009); I valori hanno bisogno della religione? (2012). Among her most recent articles: Sorokin e Parsons a Harvard: la sociologia americana a un bivio (2023); Robert N. Bellah (2024); Processi dialogici e culturali nella costituzione del sé: Mead e Bachtin (2024); Beyond Relationism? (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024).