Start Here: A Conversation with Jack Katz

Abstract

This chapter is a transcript of an informal conversation between Jack Katz and Keith Hayward that took place in Rome in August 2019. It covers a number of subjects linked to Professor Katz’s academic career, as well as some personal biographical reflections on how his upbringing shaped his sociological thinking about the ‘seductive’ nature of crime and transgression. The chapter also discusses Professor Katz’s various contributions to qualitative research methodology (specifically ‘analytic induction’ and ‘social ontology’), before concluding with a summary of his latest research for the ‘Hollywood neighborhoods’ project and some brief thoughts about future research trajectories.

Citation

Hayward, K. (2020), "Start Here: A Conversation with Jack Katz", Polizzi, D. (Ed.) Jack Katz, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 7-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-072-720201005