Roberto Franzosi

Roberto Franzosi is a Professor of Sociology and Linguistics at Emory University's Department of Sociology within the Emory College of Arts and Sciences. He specializes in narrative analysis, content analysis, and historical sociology. His research focuses on social protest, political violence, and language measurement, with notable projects on Italian fascism and racial violence in Georgia. Franzosi has authored influential books such as From Words to Numbers and Quantitative Narrative Analysis, advancing methodologies for analyzing textual and narrative data.

Education:

• PhD in Sociology, Johns Hopkins University, 1981
• BA in Literature, University of Genoa, 1975

Research Interests: Franzosi's work bridges sociology and linguistics, emphasizing the application of quantitative methods to narrative data. His projects include analyzing labor strikes in Italy, the rise of fascism, and racial lynchings using newspaper archives. He advocates for integrating narrative analysis with computational tools to study historical and social phenomena.

Publications: Franzosi's recent articles explore semantic grammars, frame analysis, and network analysis of narrative content. His work addresses methodological debates in mixed-methods research, emphasizing the synergy between qualitative and quantitative approaches.

Teaching & Engagement: He teaches courses on data science, sociolinguistics, and historical sociology. His office is located at Tarbutton Hall 212, and he can be reached via email at rfranzo@emory.edu.