Sociology in Fiction Research Cluster
A community of postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and faculty members interested in exploring the relationship between literature and social theory.
Twice a term, we host a ‘sociological book club’, where we discuss two novels on a particular sociological theme and examine fiction’s contribution to social thought.
Once a term we organise an experimental writing workshop, encouraging participants to explore forms such as sociological fiction, sociological poetry, and creative non-fiction.
Format
We meet three times a term (2 meetings dedicated to the reading group, 1 meeting dedicated to the writing workshop).
Convenors and Contact
To join, please contact the co-convenors Seetha Tan (spt42@cam.ac.uk) and Salma Nagy (sn662@cam.ac.uk)
Upcoming Meetings
- June 18, 4pm, Board Room - Sociology in Fiction Research Cluster. Thursday, 18 June, Board Room - 4-5pm
- Please join us to discuss the novel The Mandarins by Simone de Beauvoir. The novel will be relevant to those particularly interested in the sociology of intellectuals given its focus on post-war French intellectual life.
2025 Meetings
- Thursday, 9 October, Board Room - 4-5pm (reading, There There by Tommy Orange)
- Thursday, 30 October, Board Room - 4-5pm (Zami: A New Spelling of my Name A Biomythography by Audre Lorde)
- Thursday, 20 November, Board Room - 4-5pm (Elizabeth Costello by J.M. Coetzee)
- Thursday, 4 December, Board Room - 4-5pm (Liliana's Invincible Summer by Cristina Rivera Garza)