Nancy W Hanrahan

Nancy W Hanrahan is a Professor in the Women and Gender Studies department at George Mason University. Her work bridges cultural sociology, critical theory, and feminist theory, with a focus on music and digital technologies.

• Education: Ph.D. in Political and Social Science (2024) from The New School for Social Research

Research interests include:

• Cultural sociology and critical theory
• Feminist theory applications to education and care work
• Sociology of music in digital eras

Recent publications analyze teachers' strikes as responses to neoliberal social policy, digitization's impact on music aesthetics, and historical discourses of democratization in music. Collaborative work with Dr. Sarah Amsler explores the crisis of care in education.

• Scientific award: Fulbright Scholar (2011)

She has supervised multiple Ph.D. students on topics ranging from feminist thought in sociology to refugee incorporation and urbanization processes.