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Mike Featherstone is Professor of Sociology in the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE) at Goldsmiths, University of London. He joined Goldsmiths Sociology Department in January 2013 and moved to ICCE in January 2016. Previously, he was Research Professor of Sociology and Communications and Director of the Theory, Culture & Society Centre at Nottingham Trent University.
His academic qualifications include a PhD, MA from Durham University, and BA from State University of Utrecht (1900).
Professor Featherstone's research focuses on consumer culture, social and cultural theory, the body, global culture and knowledge formation, ageing and the life course, automobilities, aestheticization processes, and digital culture. His work explores the intersections between material consumption, cultural practices, and social formations, with particular attention to how global processes shape local experiences. He has made significant contributions to understanding luxury consumption, the dynamics of global culture, and the relationship between digital technologies and social life.
His recent publications reveal a growing interest in the public sphere in the digital age, the future of universities, and the relationship between consumer culture and sustainability. Featherstone's work consistently bridges theoretical sophistication with empirical richness, examining how cultural practices reflect and shape broader social transformations. His scholarship demonstrates increasing engagement with questions about ecological sustainability, the transformation of knowledge institutions, and the cultural politics of global events.
- Founding editor of Theory, Culture & Society (1982-)
- Founding editor of Body & Society (1995-)
- Editor of Theory, Culture & Society Book Series (1990-)
- Member of Consortium of Humanities Centres and Institutes (2000-05)
- HEFCE Research Assessment Exercise Sociology panels (1995-6 and 2001)
Professor Featherstone has been a visiting professor in Barcelona, Geneva, Kyoto, Recife, São Paulo, Singapore, Tokyo and Vancouver. He currently spends part of the year working with colleagues at the University of Tokyo and Tokyo University of the Arts on a project related to the Olympics, examining cultural dimensions of global sporting events and their impact on national identity formation in East Asia.
