Ingo Mörth

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Ingo Mörth

Ingo Mörth (born May 1, 1949, in Grades/ Austria) is an

sociologist
.

Biography

Ingo Mörth studied 1968-1976

full professor (since 2002) at the Department of Sociology[1] at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, where he also was head of the Institute of Cultural Economics and Cultural Research.[2] He retired from the Johannes Kepler University Linz in 2011, but is still affiliated as lecturer and researcher there[3]

Work

His main working areas are Sociological theory, sociology of culture, sociology of art, sociology of media, sociology of religion, research in leisure and tourism and in the sociology of education. He is known beyond the German-speaking scientific community especially in the fields of a sociology of religion, sociological theory and sociology of culture.[4]

His

post-modern
societies, whereas his empirical research looks into the intertwinedness of culture, tourism and leisure.

Mörth founded and developed together with Gerhard Fröhlich three multilingual online websites on famous social scientists: Pierre Bourdieu,[6] Norbert Elias[7] and Clifford Geertz.[8][9]

Recently Mörth concentrated on theory and research in the Sociology of Media and the Sociology of Arts, and he was also involved in the planning and development of several projects in the field of arts and culture.[10]

Publications (selection)

References

  1. ^ Personal page accessed May 14, 2020
  2. ^ see the homepage of this JKU institute accessed May 13, 2020
  3. ^ For all biography details see the personal homepage/ section curriculum of Ingo Mörth accessed March 3, 2016
  4. ^ See the information on the public impact of Ingo Mörth, esp. for his works on Norbert Elias, Pierre Bourdieu, Clifford Geertz, and on the theory of religion
  5. ^ see his book "The social reality of religion"
  6. ^ The database HyperBourdieuWorldcatalogue accessed March 5, 2016
  7. ^ The database HyperEliasWorldcatalogue accessed March 5, 2016.
  8. ^ The database HyperGeertzWorldcatalogue accessed March 5, 2016.
  9. ^ see also the homepage of the Austrian section for cultural theory and research within the Austrian Sociological Association. accessed March 5, 2016
  10. ^ List of projects in these areas directed by Ingo Mörth at the Institute of Cultural Research at the Kepler University Linz accessed May 15, 2020.
  11. ^ Religion Critical Theory online version accessed March 4, 2016.
  12. ^ New Age online version accessed March 5, 2016.
  13. ^ Review Luckmann online version accessed March 5, 2016.
  14. ^ Utopia 2001 online version accessed March 5, 2016.
  15. ^ Kulturtourismus Kulturtourismus online version accessed March 5, 2016.
  16. ^ Niedrigqualifizierte online version accessed March 5, 2016.
  17. ^ Wissensspeicher online version accessed March 5, 2016.
  18. ^ Tourismus online version accessed March 5, 2016.
  19. ^ On Norbert Elias online version accessed March 5, 2016.
  20. ^ Dritter Mediensektor online version
  21. ^ bibliography Max Reisch by Ingo Mörth online

further informations

  • Wuggenig, Ulf: Jumping of the Shoulders of Giants? Cultural and Arts Sociology in German-Speaking Countries, Newsletter Sociology of Culture, American Sociological Association, vol. 18 no. 3 (spring 2004), pp. 1–11
  • Stausberg, Michael; The study of religion(s) in Western Europe (II): Institutional developments after World War II, in: Religion, Volume 38, Issue 4, December 2008, pp. 305–318

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