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O que os sociólogos aprendem com a música? Vidas musicais ocultas e o ofício de entender a sociedade by Back, Les

“…Os sociólogos são frequentemente músicos secretos. Isso vem desde W.E.B. Du Bois e Max Weber, no século XIX, para os quais a vida musical sempre esteve…”
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Academic Diary: Or Why Higher Education Still Matters by Black, Les

“…Is a university education still relevant? What are the forces that threaten it? Should academics ever be allowed near Twitter? In "Academic Diary," Les Back…”
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Why Everyday Life Matters: Class, Community and Making Life Livable by Back, Les

“…This article argues that studying everyday life is valuable because it makes sociologists attend to the routine and temporal aspects of social life. The…”
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Hope’s Work by Back, Les

“…This article, given as the Antipode RGS‐IBG Lecture on 28 August 2019, argues that hope can be found through training an attentiveness to the social world in…”
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What sociologists learn from music: identity, music-making, and the sociological imagination by Back, Les

“…Sociologists very often have extra-curricular lives as musicians. This article explores the relationship between musical life and sociological identities…”
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Grace, books and diplomacy: a conversation with John Solomos by Back, Les

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Live sociology: social research and its futures by Back, Les

“…The article draws on recent debates about empirical sociology's methodological crisis that results from the emergence of sophisticated information-based…”
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Notes, index cards and reminiscences: A sociological life: Bridget Fowler in conversation with Les Back by Back, Les, Fowler, Bridget

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Multicultural Conviviality in the Midst of Racism's Ruins by Back, Les, Sinha, Shamser

“…This article argues that the idea of multicultural tools is the best way to approach the understanding of conviviality. This argument is made through two…”
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“Let the ears of the guilty people tingle with truth”: W. E. B. Du Bois as an original sociologist by Back, Les

“…First and foremost I'd like to thank Aldon Morris for his passionate and much needed intervention returning W.E.B. Du Bois to his rightful place as a key…”
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How Blue Can You Get? B.B. King, Planetary Humanism and the Blues behind Bars by Back, Les

“…This article honours the memory of blues musician B.B. King, who died on 14 May 2015, through focusing on his performances in prisons. The article situates his…”
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Making methods sociable: dialogue, ethics and authorship in qualitative research by Sinha, Shamser, Back, Les

“…The article argues for fostering sociable forms of dialogue in qualitative research. Conventional research shares an emphasis on extracting narratives with…”
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Paton, KirsteenGentrification: A Working‐Class Perspective2014 Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate2014223 pp. £65 (hardback) by Back, Les

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C. Wright Mills 50 Years On: The Promise and Craft of Sociology Revisited by Gane, Nicholas, Back, Les

“…This article takes the fiftieth anniversary of the death of American sociologist C. Wright Mills as a cue to revisit his legacy but also the value of sociology…”
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Taking and Giving Hope: a Response to Ros Gill’s “What Would Les Back Do? If Generosity Could Save Us… a Review of Les Back’s Academic Diary: Or Why Higher Education Still Matters (2016: Goldsmiths Press, 272 pp)” by Back, Les

“…Back responds to Ros Gill's comments on Back's book Academic Diary: Or Why Higher Education Still Matters (same journal issue)…”
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Tracks of My Tears: Smokey Robinson and the Art of Loving by Back, Les

“…This piece written for Valentine’s Day 2014 links the love songs of Smokey Robinson with writing on romantic love from classical theorists to feminist writers…”
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Les Back: A Shared Sociology by Meer, Nasar, Back, Les

“…An interview with Les Back, social theorist and researcher, is presented…”
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Journeying through words: L es B ack reflects on writing with T homas Y arrow by Back, Les

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A manifesto for live methods: provocations and capacities by Back, Les, Puwar, Nirmal

“…In this manifesto for live methods the key arguments of the volume are summarized in eleven propositions. We offer eleven provocations to highlight potential…”
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Beyond the unfinished politics of race by Back, Les, Keith, Michael, Shukra, Kalbir, Solomos, John

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