Research interests: Cultural sociology, racial and ethnic studies, work and identity, and urban ethnography. Carolyn's dissertation utilizes historical, interview, and ethnographic methods to examine the institutionalization of work in regards to the fire service in Elm City. Her project also examines the cultural meanings and identity of firefighting work within the urban context. Carolyn has conducted research on cultural images of Asian Americans in popular media; she has also ethnographically documented the varying roles of a local library in an impoverished urban neighborhood. Carolyn is a Doctoral Candidate and Junior Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology and the Center for Comparative Research at Yale.
Education: B.A. Sociology, summa cum laude (Hunter College, City University of New York); Phi Beta Kappa; M.A. Sociology, Yale University; M.Phil. Sociology, Yale University.
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| E-mail: | carolyn.ly (at) yale.edu |
| Vita: | Vita_Carolyn Ly |