Sociologist at Boston College.
Joined June 2019
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Coming February 2026 from University of California Press.
A theory-driven case study of frontline labor at one of the largest public benefits bureaucracies in the nation: the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services.
More details soon.
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Jan 27
In this look at welfare work, ASA member Josh Seim @JoshSeim @BostonCollege reveals division of labor heavy use of machinery akin to factory/fast-food production have resulted in workers w/ less discretion & control over the productive process. @ucpress bit.ly/3ZwM6JM
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My short critique of ethnographic "thick construction" (as initially articulated by Pierre Bourdieu and now extended by Loïc Wacquant).
Part of a forthcoming symposium in Qualitative Sociology.
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Josh Seim retweeted
2 Oct 2024
My book comes out this month! I can't wait to see it out in the world and engage with readers around its important issues. If you'd like to preorder, you can get 30% off at @UChicagoPress with the discount code on this flyer.
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18 Sep 2024
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16 Sep 2024
My piece with @JoshSeim is out in the new issue of @CritSoc as part of a symposium in honor of Michael Burawoy. Check out the other essays as well:
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26 Jul 2024
In honor of Michael Burawoy's retirement, @JoshSeim and I wrote this polemical defense of theory-driven ethnography for @CritSoc.
Against those who deride this approach as heavy-handed deductivism, we argue that...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epu…
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6 Sep 2024
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2 Sep 2024
I'm deeply honored by @jgo34's essay on my book, just out in @CritSoc. There are 3 additional essays on the way, and then I'll respond to all 4 in a forthcoming issue – but I couldn't resist sharing Julian's generous engagement early:
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Josh Seim retweeted
6 Aug 2024
Happy to see #ThresholdBook @ucpress among these excellent sociological-anthropological studies about emergency responders, including books by @LeoMc76 and @JoshSeim
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6 Aug 2024
Trending in #Sociology:
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1) Abolition Feminism as a Challenge to Carceral Feminist Responses to Gendered Violence (@gend_soc)
2) Corruption dynamics in public procurement: Network analysis of construction contracts in Guatemala
3) On Ethnography as Theory (@critsoc)
4) Resilience in Dog Owners, Neuroticism in Cat Owners (@AnthrozoosJ)
5) Interaction of family SES with children’s genetic propensity for cognitive & noncognitive skills
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Josh Seim retweeted
31 Jul 2024
Way to go @JoshSeim @BostonCollege! Your article is trending in #sociology. Those interested in reading “Taking Ethnography to Court” can find it online here: doi.org/10.1177/0092055X2412…. @AsaMethodology @AsaTeaching
29 Jul 2024
Trending in #Sociology:
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1) A discussion on coloniality & global social theory
2) Taking Ethnography to Court: Pedagogical Reflections (@teaching_soc)
3) Japanese gay men with interracial desires (@sexualities1)
4) Hospitality workers & gentrification processes (@bjsociology)
5) Second-level agenda-setting effects of news media & public policy on social media discourse across platforms (@icsjournal)
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Josh Seim retweeted
29 Jul 2024
Trending in #Sociology:
ooir.org/index.php?field=Soc…
1) A discussion on coloniality & global social theory
2) Taking Ethnography to Court: Pedagogical Reflections (@teaching_soc)
3) Japanese gay men with interracial desires (@sexualities1)
4) Hospitality workers & gentrification processes (@bjsociology)
5) Second-level agenda-setting effects of news media & public policy on social media discourse across platforms (@icsjournal)
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Josh Seim retweeted
27 Jul 2024
“…ethnography can never be rigorous without being reflexive.”
Really enjoyed reading this insightful piece by @grundrza and @JoshSeim. 💯
26 Jul 2024
In honor of Michael Burawoy's retirement, @JoshSeim and I wrote this polemical defense of theory-driven ethnography for @CritSoc.
Against those who deride this approach as heavy-handed deductivism, we argue that...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epu…
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Josh Seim retweeted
26 Jul 2024
In honor of Michael Burawoy's retirement, @JoshSeim and I wrote this polemical defense of theory-driven ethnography for @CritSoc.
Against those who deride this approach as heavy-handed deductivism, we argue that...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epu…
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New article in @Teaching_Soc from 6 of us in the Craft of Ethnography seminar at Boston College! We draw on a collective field study of courtrooms to sharpen our understanding of theorization, positionality, and intervention in ethnography.
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Syllabus/website for the seminar:
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