William G Roy
PROFESSOR & DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Ph. D., University of Michigan
Office: 245A HAINES
Phone: 310-825-3633
Fax:
310-206-9838
E-mail:
billroy@soc.ucla.edu
Mailing Address:
375 Portola Plaza
264 Haines Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Subfield
Comparative/Historical Sociology, Political Sociology, Economy and Society, Sociology of Culture
Research Interests
Corporate growth and state formation, political sociology, comparative-historical methods, social construction of reality, sociology of culture, sociology of music.
My current research is on American folk music, social movements and race, specifically how racial identities are constructed and negotiated in the way that social movements use race. I am comparing the use of music by the "Old Left" in the 1930s and 40s with the Civil Rights movement and the "New Left" in the 1960s.
Personal Research:
Bill Roy's Geneology Page