Dan Brook
Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
daniel.brook@lgmobilereg.com
408-924-2914
What research questions/issues currently preoccupy you?
I research and write about a variety of subjects, and while my work may seem eclectic, it’s all related to culture and social justice.
What has been most challenging in your RSCA?
I tend to work on various projects at once, so each one sometimes distracts me from the others and I’m always surrounded by unfinished work.
A hidden talent?
I have written several thousand haiku, some of which have been published.
Books that changed your life?
Ah, so many books have changed me in so many wonderful ways, as both a reader and a writer. These bricks of civilization are essential to a full life.
A website/journal/newspaper you follow?
I like news aggregators, including the progressive Common Dreams.
Advice you would give to newer faculty or to students?
“Curiosity didn’t kill this cat!” — Studs Terkel
Some recent publications?
“A Brief Chat With Noam Chomsky”, Truthout, May 11, 2018
“A 99% Manifesto”, Tikkun, September 17, 2017
“A Sociology of Joy”, The Society Pages, August 22, 2017