Public Lectures and Interviews
"Faire face au grand remaniement symbolique" — 44e Conférence Marc Bloch
“Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How it Can Help Heal A Divided World” — American Philosophical Society
“Breaking the Wall to Universal Dignity” — Falling Walls Science Summit
“How to Heal a Divided World” — TEDWomen Conference
Online Publications
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Op-Eds and News
“Trump gets even – Who says culture doesn’t matter?” — LSE Blogs, September 5, 2025
“The art of resistance: Trump’s attack on humanities triggers a blowback movement” with Daniel B. Cornfield — Salon, April 21, 2025
Scholarly Articles
“Paths to Recognition through Politics in the 2024 Presidential Election Among Young Workers Living in and Around Manchester, New Hampshire” with Jane Choi and Hannah Castner — Proceedings of the Paris Institute for Advanced Study, December 15, 2025
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Op-Eds and News
“Kamala Harris must lean in: The left doesn’t have to pick between woke and working class”— Salon Magazine, August 4, 2024
“Europe’s Invisible Provinces: How the Urban-Rural Divide Drives Political Polarization” (co-written with Mari Hyland and Massimiliano Mascherini)— Foreign Affairs, May 23, 2024
“Gen Z and the Art of Incentivized Self-Actualization” —Wired Magazine, January 8, 2024
Mentions
“Copy-and-Paste: How Allegations of Plagiarism Became the Culture War’s New Frontier” — Mention in The Crimson article by Angelina J. Parker and Neil H. Shah, May 23, 2024
“The Secret to Flourishing Employees: Recognition in the Workplace” — Mention in Inc. Magazine article by Angélica S. Gutiérrez, April 11, 2024
“Brand Biden vs. Brand Trump: The Power of Empathy in a Story of Brand Decline” — Mention in IPSOS Views article by Steven Naert, Allyson Leavy, and Gosia Burakowska, April 2024
“This Women’s Day, let’s talk about masculinity” — Mention in The Indian Express article by Shrayana Bhattacharya, March 8, 2024
“The Best Scholarly Books of 2023” — Mention in The Chronicle of Higher Education article, January 5, 2024
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Op-Eds and News
“Seeing Others” (book excerpt)— Chicago Booth’s Promarket Blog, November 17, 2023
“Michèle Lamont: Businesses should ‘broaden who is valued and viewed as worthy’” — Management Today, October 3, 2023
“Recognition Chains: How Digital Platforms Influence What We Consume” — Literary Hub, September 18, 2023
Mentions
“Learning to see the worth of others: Michèle Lamont and the social importance of recognition” — mention by Matthew Wade, ABC Australia, September 25, 2023
“I’m Still Thinking About The Roman Empire. We All Should Be.” — mention by Joshua David Stein, Fatherly, September 6, 2023
“When Did ‘Wholesome’ Become a Gen Z Compliment?” — mention by Sadiba Hasan, The New York Times, May 11, 2023
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Op-Eds and News
"The Big Picture: Social Solidarity" — Public Books, November 13, 2017
"What Trump’s Campaign Speeches Show About His Lasting Appeal to the White Working Class" with Bo Yun Park and Elena Ayala-Hurtado — Harvard Business Review, November 8, 2017
"La solidarité sociale en péril: les États-Unis, une «Bully Nation»?" — Le Devoir, August 12, 2017
"The US Administration's Clampdown on Facts, Research and Knowledge Provides Great Opportunity for Canada to Lead" — Policy Options, July 7, 2017
"Neoliberal Policy Implementation Goes Hand in Hand with Stronger Symbolic Boundaries" with Jonathan J.B. Mijs — Epicenter, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, March 9, 2016
Scholarly Articles
"Sociologue Engagée": A Contribution to a Debate on "Can Comparative Historical Sociology Save the World?" — ASA Comparative and Historical Sociology Section Newsletter, Spring 2016
Mentions
“Middle-Class Shame Will Decide Where America Is Headed,” —mention by Alissa Quart, Economic Hardship Reporting Project blog, January 5, 2019
“The New Physics of Inequality: Compounding Advantage for the Rich and Accelerating Disadvantage for the Bottom 60 Percent” — mention by Derek Robey, Inequality.org blog, October 2, 2020
“Trump’s Language, Unseemly to Critics, Reassures His Base" — mention by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette, February 7, 2018
"In Europe, Nationalism Rising" — mention by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette, February 27, 2017
"Sociology Professor Explores Racial Identities in New Book" — mention by Alexis J. Ross, The Harvard Crimson, November 1, 2016
"What Makes Teams Tick: Emotional Connections Key to Successful Cross-Disciplinary Research" — mention by Zara Zhang, Harvard Magazine, June 6, 2016
"European Data Suggests the Gig Economy Helped Create Trump, Sanders" — mention by Jonathan J.B. Mijs,The Conversation, May 17, 2016
"Human Science: New Paper Argues for a Bigger Focus on the Social Factors that Can Make or Break Interdisciplinary Teams in the Social, National and Computational Sciences" — mention by Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed, December 13, 2015
Interviews, Podcasts, and Video Appearances
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Print Interviews
«La reconnaissance est un puissant levier de transformation sociale» with Valérie Lion —La Croix, January 20, 2026
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Print Interviews
“Michèle Lamont, sociologue : « Pour ne pas laisser Trump imposer son récit, il faut multiplier les messages en faveur de l’inclusion »” with Pascal Riché — Le Monde, December 17, 2025
«Je weniger im eigenen Geldbeutel ist, desto intoleranter wird man gegenüber Sozialtransfers» with Benjamin Bidder — Der Spiegel, October 28, 2025
“Two Harvard Star Sociologists at Sciences Po” — SciencesPo, July 22, 2025
“Sonho americano é obsoleto para geração Z, diz socióloga” — Folha de S. Paulo, July 15, 2025
“'Liberals need to reconnect with people's deep feelings of being disrespected,' sociologist says” with Stuart Norval — France 24, June 26, 2025
“Das unterschätzte Gefühl hinter rechter Wut – und wie wir es stoppen” with von Lena Bäunker — Perspective Daily, June 6, 2025
“Ik heb ervaren wat ongelijkheid betekent” — Het Financieele Dagblad, January 25, 2025.
Podcasts
“Qu'est-ce que l'intégrité scientifique?” — franceculture, radiofrance, December 11, 2025
“For Sociology: Michèle Lamont” with Kevin Caners — For Sociology, Kohli Foundation, July 17, 2025
“Professor Michele Lamont, Harvard University - Seeing Others How Recognition Works and How it Heals” with Carol Mang — Mind Matters, June 1, 2025
Video Media
“ACLS Community Perspectives: Michèle Lamont” — American Council of Learned Societies, September 25, 2025
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Print Interviews
“Als verlies van status dreigt, klampen mensen zich vast aan nationalisme” with Margriet Oostveen — de Volkskrant , Netherlands, January 9, 2024
Podcasts
“Le rêve américain est-il brisé?” with Gérald Fillion — Question d’intérêt podcast, Radio Canada, October 17, 2024
“Ep 334 - Recognizing Others: A Dialogue with Michèle Lamont” with Xavier Bonilla — Converging Dialogues, April 18, 2024
“Ep 90: How Recognition can Help Heal a Divided World” with Joshua Steinfeldt — The Courageous Life, January 20, 2024
“Bridging Divides: Michele Lamont's Vision for a More Inclusive Society | Ep. 060” with Cody McLain — MindHack Podcast, February 22, 2024
Video Media
“European University Institute, Max Weber Program interview” with Karolina Koziura and Vincent Himmer, December 5, 2024
“Ideas at Ford: Michèle Lamont” with Darren Walker — Ford Foundation, April 8, 2024
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Print Interviews
“Michèle Lamont: ‘L'enjeu politique aujourd’hui est de donner de la valeur aux gens’” — L’Echo, Brussels, Belgium, December 23, 2023
“Let’s not be strangers” with Christy DeSmith — The Harvard Gazette, September 29, 2023
“Dignity Matters As Much As Material Needs: Michèle Lamont on Recognition Claims and Understanding American Politics” with Caitlin Zaloom — Public Books, September 12, 2023
Podcasts
“The Search for Dignity and Respect: An Exploration of Human Universals” with Adam Gamwell —This Anthro Life, December 20, 2023
“Seeing Others: Michèle Lamont on The Power of Recognition in a Divided World” with Giselinde Kuipers — Culture & Inequality, December 1, 2023
“See Me: The Case for Recognition at Work and Beyond with Michèle Lamont” with Alexis Zahner and Sally Clarke — Live+Work More Human, November 14, 2023
“Michèle Lamont joins Tavis Smiley” with Tavis Smiley — Tavis Smiley Show November 14, 2023
“Seeing Others: Bridging Divides with Michele Lamont” with Stacey Grant-Lewis — Culture Power, November 2, 2023
“Michele Lamont – ‘Seeing Others’” with Kelly Leonard — Second City’s “Getting to Yes, And…”, November 1, 2023.
“Seeing Others - Recognition As A Foundation For Equity And Inclusion, With Michèle Lamont” with J. R. Lowry — Career Sessions, Career Lessons, October 30, 2023
“Rethinking DEI with Michèle Lamont” with Jessi Hempel — LinkedIn’s Hello Monday Podcast, 2023, October 23, 2023
“Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How it Can Help us Heal a Divided World” — Next Big Idea, October 5, 2023
“Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How it Can Help us Heal a Divided World” — Get Connected, iHeart Radio, October 1, 2023
“Recognizing Our Humanity w/ Michèle Lamont” with Cara Santa Maria, Talk Nerdy, September 25, 2023
“Recognition, Dignity, and Worth” with Brian Lehrer — WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show, September 21, 2023
“Illuminating an Inclusive Path Through Recognition” with Tim Stenovec and Simone Foxman — Bloomberg Businessweek Podcast, September 15, 2023
“Michèle Lamont Seeing Others: How to Redefine Worth in a Divided World” with Dave O’Brien — Critical Theory, New Books Network, September 13, 2023
Video and Audio Media
“A Conversation with Michèle Lamont on Seeing Others” with Marc Lamont Hill — TheGrio, September 14, 2023
“Seeing Others: A Conversation with Michèle Lamont” with Elena van Stee Contexts, September 12, 2023
“A Few Questions for Michèle Lamont on her new book about the power of recognition, Seeing Others” — Russell Sage Foundation Blog, September 8, 2023
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Print Interviews
"Mapping out a better society with focus on inclusion, environment” with Liz Mineo — The Harvard Gazette, November 7, 2022
“Culture Shift: Q&A with Sociologist Michèle Lamont” with Jon Farrow — CIFAR, June 17, 2020
“Michèle Lamont on The Sociology of Inequality” with Eve Gerber — Five Books, January 14, 2019
"The Everyday Response to Racism" with Alvin Powell — The Harvard Gazette, December 9, 2016
"Cross-National Responses to Discrimination: A Q&A with Michèle Lamont" with Michelle Nicholasen — Epicenter, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, October 11, 2016
"Michèle Lamont: A Portrait of a Capacious Sociologist" with Nasar Meer — Sociology, British Journal of Sociology, October 4, 2016
“Q&A with Michèle Lamont, ASA President-Elect” with Alexandra Kowalski — ASA Culture Section, November 11, 2015
"Interview with Michèle Lamont (Harvard University)" with Damian Omar Martinez — Max Plank Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, July 5, 2014
“In Conversation with...Michèle Lamont” — with Kristin Caulfield and Megan Margulies — Centerpiece, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Spring 2014
Podcasts
“Michèle Lamont on Stigma” — SAGE Social Science Bites, March 1, 2021
“Michèle Lamont on Building Big Ideas” with Cody Kommers — Cognitive Revolution, May 12, 2020
“Inequality in the US and Europe (with Michèle Lamont, Peter A. Hall, and Paul Pierson)” with Kathleen Molony Epicenter, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, January 20, 2020