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Faculty > Dmitri N. Shalin
Dr. Shalin is Professor of Sociology, director of the UNLV Center for Democratic Culture, coordinator of Justice & Democracy Forum series, editor of the Social Health of Nevada Report, co-director of the International Biography Initiative, Erving Goffman Archives and Yuri Levada Archives, assembler of Intercyberlibrary and Pragmacyberlibrary, organizer of international forums on Russian Art and Culture, and administrator of the MoodCounts Survey. His research Interests and publications are in the areas of pragmatism, social theory, emotional intelligence, biocritical studies, democratic culture, and Russian society.
 Publications
Russian Culture
Intercyberlibrary
Pragmacyberlibrary
MoodCounts Survey
Emotional Intelligence
Erving Goffman Archives
Justice & Democracy Forum
Center for Democratic Culture
International Biography Initiative
Recently Taught Courses
Soc 725 – Pragmatist Hermeneutics
Soc 723 –
Classical Sociological Theory
Soc 451/651 –
Russian Society in Transition
Soc 457/657 –
Marriage and the Family
Soc 101 –
Introduction to Sociology |
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Current
Research Projects
Center for Democratic Culture
CDC promotes civic education through community-based programs and research on the historical experience of American democracy and its contemporary relevance at home and abroad.
International Biography Initiative
IBI features interviews and autobiographical materials collected from scholars who participated in the intellectual movements spurred by the Nikita Khrushchev's liberalization campaign.
Erving Goffman Archives
EGA collects critical studies and biographical materials about Erving Goffman and his era. This open-source project promotes the dramaturgical perspective and biographical methods of research.
Social Health of Nevada
SHN report tracks the leading indicators and compares quality of life in the Silver State and other regions of the country.
Dmitri Shalin:
Department Chair
Office: CBC - B 237
Telephone: 702.895.0259
Email: shalin@unlv.nevada.edu
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