PROGRAM & SPEAKERS

PROGRAM & SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

  • Richard Sennett

    Emeritus Professor, Sociology of London School of Economics, UK

  • Richard Sennett

    Emeritus Professor, Sociology of London School of Economics, UK

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    -Born in 1943 (77 years old), American national, British permanent resident

    -Ph.D. from Harvard University (1969), Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago (1964), Graduation from Julliard School (1961)
    -Received Hegel Prize (2006) and Spinoza Prize (2010)
    -Served as President of the American Council on Work and a consultant to various bodies within the United Nations
    -Recently wrote the mission statement for Habitat III
    -Served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Theatrum Mundi in 2014, a research foundation that studies urban culture
    -Publications: 16 books on humanities and 3 novels including Together (2013), The Craftsman (2010), New Capitalism (2009), and Respect in a World of Inequality (2004)
    -Having studied under Hannah Arendt, a political philosopher, he is recognized as one of the most respected authorities in research related to urbanization, social solidarity and labor in modern society.
    -Despite his age, he is still actively publishing on not just sociology but also architecture, design, music, history, politics, and economic theories.
    -Renowned for his works The Hidden Injuries of Class, Respect in a World of Inequality, New Capitalism, which are recognized as some of classics in labor sociology, as well as books on urban sociology such as Flesh and Stone and The Fall of Public Man
    -The Craftsman, which was published in Korea in 2010, became well-known to the public following its introduction by media and experts, leading also to popularity of Together published in 2013