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 (PhD in "Sociology and Political Systems", University of Parma; PhD, University College London). Some of her research was financed by: British Academy, Accademia dei Lincei, Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB), 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). Go to the Curriculum vitae