Jeffrey K. Olick is a leading cultural and historical sociologist and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology and History at the University of Virginia. A former president of the Memory Studies Association, he is widely recognized for his contributions to collective memory studies. Olick earned his undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. in Sociology from Yale University. Before joining Virginia, he taught sociology at Columbia University for eleven years. His research focuses on collective memory, commemoration, critical theory, transitional justice, postwar Germany, and sociological theory. His current work explores the relationship between psychology and sociology, the legacy of Maurice Halbwachs, and the role of memory conflicts in shaping political culture. Olick is an internationally influential scholar whose work has been translated into numerous languages and is widely cited in the field of Memory Studies. Olick has also contributed to sociological theory through his English translations of important works by Theodor W. Adorno, helping reassess Adorno’s relationship with empirical sociology. His scholarship has had a global impact, with translations of his own work appearing in numerous languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian, and others.
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