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Richard Sennett
History & Commentary
Richard Sennett is an American sociologist whose work examines urban social ties, the effects of city life, and the meaning of skilled work.
Biography
Richard Sennett, born in 1943, is an American sociologist who studies social ties in cities and how urban living affects individuals in the modern world. He is Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and formerly held the position of University Professor of the Humanities at New York University.
Sennett is a Senior Fellow of Columbia University’s Center on Capitalism and Society and the founding director of the New York Institute for the Humanities. He has held fellowships with the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Royal Society of Literature. In The Craftsman, he examines practical activity, skill, and the pride people take in doing good work.
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Books by Richard Sennett
The Craftsman
The Craftsman examines why people strive to do good work, arguing that competition alone is a poor route to quality. It explores historical divisions between making, art, technique, and theory, and considers how craft practices offer rewarding ways to develop and use skills.