Anarchy of the Republic: The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution - Incite at Columbia University

As part of the Narrative Workshop, Ari Adut joins us from the Sociology department at UT Austin to discuss "Anarchy of the Republic: The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution".

The Narrative Workshop has limited capacity. To inquire about joining, please contact Dian Sheng or Amy Weissenbach.

About Ari Adut

Ari Adut is currently Co-Editor-in-Chief of Sociological Science. His first book, On Scandal: Moral Disturbances in Society, Politics, and Art, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2008. This book received an Honorable Mention for the 2009 Mary Douglas Prize from the American Sociological Association. His second book, Reign of Appearances: The Misery and Splendor of the Public Sphere, also from Cambridge University Press, was published in 2018. Reign of Appearances won the 2020 Theory Prize from the American Sociological Association. Ari Adut is currently writing a book on political violence that proposes a new explanation for the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. He has published in venues such as American Journal of Sociology, Theory and Society, Sociological Theory, and European Journal of Sociology. His research has received support from the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies and has been featured in various media outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post, and BBC. Ari Adut is a Past Member of Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and holds graduate degrees from the University of Chicago and École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, where he has also been a visiting professor.