Julie Sommerlund
Biographic Data
| ID | 111140 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julie Sommerlund |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julie |
| FAMILY NAME | Sommerlund |
| SIGNATURE | SOMMERLUND J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Delaware Diamond Knives (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9390-1323 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Inhibited Intentionality and Cultural work
In this paper we suggest ways to reconsider the question regarding the relationship gender and creativity. First, we review the theoretical literature on gender and creativity, concluding that the dominant thought is that men are prevalent in making creative achievements, particularly when connected to the notion of 'genius.' Second, we review the empirical studies on gender and creativity, a body of literature that comes to the same overall conc…
The promises of talent
In this paper we address the question of talent from a performative perspective. Instead of entering the discussion about whether talent should be considered an individual or a social construction, we suggest looking into how talents are performed. Inspired by the sociology of expectations, we explore when talents are made and what effects they have. Based on studies of Danish film directors and designers, our research suggests that talent is con…
Who Has More Life? Authentic Bodies and the Ethopolitics of Stem Cells
This essay discusses contemporary U.S. debates over human embryonic stem-cell (hESC) research. Central characteristics of these debates, we argue, are the actors and bodies who come to represent "life itself"-a life either to be protected by or protected from hESC research. When biomedical research enters into the hybrid space of media and politics, some actors emerge as having "more life"-and therefore more authenticity and legitimacy-in raising…
Mediations in Fashion
This paper deals with the relations between the sociality of cultural economies and the cultural objects traded in them. It argues that the study of cultural economies must work up new methodologies that can account for both. The paper suggests the concept of the ‘mediator’ as a way of highlighting how cultural objects and sociality are co-constituted. The ‘mediator’ is formulated as a methodological tool for by-passing the academic divide betwee…
Classifying Microorganisms
This paper describes the coexistence of two systems for classifying organisms and species: a dominant genetic system and an older naturalist system. The former classifies species and traces their evolution on the basis of genetic characteristics, while the latter employs physiological characteristics. The coexistence of the classification systems does not lead to a conflict between them. Rather, the systems seem to co-exist in different configura…
Beauty and Bacteria
Beauty and Bacteria:Visualizations in Molecular Microbial Ecology Julie Sommerlund Introduction In November 2000, Nature, the prestigious scientific periodical, ran a news feature entitled "Slimebusters." The feature dealt with biofilm, and was illustrated by a picture of biofilm made by a group of microbiologists working with Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopes (CSLM) at the Danish Technical University (Fig. 1).1 Having a picture published in Na…
Classifying Microorganisms
This paper describes the coexistence of two systems for classifying organisms and species: a dominant genetic system and an older naturalist system. The former classifies species and traces their evolution on the basis of genetic characteristics, while the latter employs physiological characteristics. The coexistence of the classification systems does not lead to a conflict between them. Rather, the systems seem to co-exist in different configura…
Who Has More Life? Authentic Bodies and the Ethopolitics of Stem Cells
This essay discusses contemporary U.S. debates over human embryonic stem-cell (hESC) research. Central characteristics of these debates, we argue, are the actors and bodies who come to represent "life itself"-a life either to be protected by or protected from hESC research. When biomedical research enters into the hybrid space of media and politics, some actors emerge as having "more life"-and therefore more authenticity and legitimacy-in raising…
Inhibited Intentionality and Cultural work
In this paper we suggest ways to reconsider the question regarding the relationship gender and creativity. First, we review the theoretical literature on gender and creativity, concluding that the dominant thought is that men are prevalent in making creative achievements, particularly when connected to the notion of 'genius.' Second, we review the empirical studies on gender and creativity, a body of literature that comes to the same overall conc…
Mediations in Fashion
This paper deals with the relations between the sociality of cultural economies and the cultural objects traded in them. It argues that the study of cultural economies must work up new methodologies that can account for both. The paper suggests the concept of the ‘mediator’ as a way of highlighting how cultural objects and sociality are co-constituted. The ‘mediator’ is formulated as a methodological tool for by-passing the academic divide betwee…
Beauty and Bacteria
Beauty and Bacteria:Visualizations in Molecular Microbial Ecology Julie Sommerlund Introduction In November 2000, Nature, the prestigious scientific periodical, ran a news feature entitled "Slimebusters." The feature dealt with biofilm, and was illustrated by a picture of biofilm made by a group of microbiologists working with Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopes (CSLM) at the Danish Technical University (Fig. 1).1 Having a picture published in Na…
Classifying Microorganisms
This paper describes the coexistence of two systems for classifying organisms and species: a dominant genetic system and an older naturalist system. The former classifies species and traces their evolution on the basis of genetic characteristics, while the latter employs physiological characteristics. The coexistence of the classification systems does not lead to a conflict between them. Rather, the systems seem to co-exist in different configura…
Who Has More Life? Authentic Bodies and the Ethopolitics of Stem Cells
This essay discusses contemporary U.S. debates over human embryonic stem-cell (hESC) research. Central characteristics of these debates, we argue, are the actors and bodies who come to represent "life itself"-a life either to be protected by or protected from hESC research. When biomedical research enters into the hybrid space of media and politics, some actors emerge as having "more life"-and therefore more authenticity and legitimacy-in raising…
Mediations in Fashion
This paper deals with the relations between the sociality of cultural economies and the cultural objects traded in them. It argues that the study of cultural economies must work up new methodologies that can account for both. The paper suggests the concept of the ‘mediator’ as a way of highlighting how cultural objects and sociality are co-constituted. The ‘mediator’ is formulated as a methodological tool for by-passing the academic divide betwee…
The promises of talent
In this paper we address the question of talent from a performative perspective. Instead of entering the discussion about whether talent should be considered an individual or a social construction, we suggest looking into how talents are performed. Inspired by the sociology of expectations, we explore when talents are made and what effects they have. Based on studies of Danish film directors and designers, our research suggests that talent is con…
Inhibited Intentionality and Cultural work
In this paper we suggest ways to reconsider the question regarding the relationship gender and creativity. First, we review the theoretical literature on gender and creativity, concluding that the dominant thought is that men are prevalent in making creative achievements, particularly when connected to the notion of 'genius.' Second, we review the empirical studies on gender and creativity, a body of literature that comes to the same overall conc…
Sociology (6 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Biology (2 works)