About Michael Rosino

I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Molloy University in Rockville Centre, NY. My work focuses on racial politics, media, and democracy. I have published widely on the connections between racial oppression, struggles for racial equality, political conflicts, debates over public policy, and everyday social life in various scholarly and public outlets. My work emphasizes social change, policy, and community and civic engagement. I teach on a range of topics including sociological theory, popular culture, social inequalities, race and ethnicity, drugs and society, and political sociology.

NBN Episodes hosted by Michael:

Henrike Kohpeiß, "Bourgeois Coldness" (Divided Publishing, 2025)

December 27, 2025

Bourgeois Coldness

Henrike Kohpeiss
Hosted by Michael Rosino

Bourgeois Coldness (Divided Publishing, 2025) refers to an affective strategy that offers an explanation for how self-preservation works. Bourgeois co…

Claire Whitlinger, "Between Remembrance and Repair: Commemorating Racial Violence in Philadelphia, Mississippi" (UNC Press, 2020)

October 10, 2025

Between Remembrance and Repair

Claire Whitlinger
Hosted by Michael Rosino

Few places are more notorious for civil rights–era violence than Philadelphia, Mississippi, the site of the 1964 “Mississippi Burning” murders. Yet in…

Robert F. Carley, "Culture and Tactics: Gramsci, Race, and the Politics of Practice" (SUNY Press, 2019)

September 23, 2025

Culture and Tactics

Robert F. Carley
Hosted by Michael Rosino

While scholars of social and political movements tend to analyze tactics in terms of their effectiveness in achieving specific outcomes, Robert F. Car…

Jessica Vasquez-Tokos, "Burdens of Belonging: Race in an Unequal Nation" (NYU Press, 2025)

June 1, 2025

Burdens of Belonging

Jessica Vasquez-Tokos
Hosted by Michael Rosino

Burdens of Belonging: Race in an Unequal Nation (NYU Press, 2025) By Jessica Vasquez-Tokos, Professor of Sociology at the University of Oregon W.E.B…