{"id":399,"date":"2025-05-10T19:48:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T19:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/?p=399"},"modified":"2025-05-10T19:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T19:48:17","slug":"jon-wynn-on-writing-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/2025\/05\/10\/jon-wynn-on-writing-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Wynn on writing fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode we are joined by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/sociology\/users\/wynn\">Jonathan Wynn<\/a>, Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Jon joins us to discuss <em><a href=\"https:\/\/beltpublishing.com\/products\/the-set-up\">The Set Up<\/a>, <\/em>his debut work of fiction that both thrills and educates. Jon shares his experience writing a work of fiction, reflects on how theorists including W.E.B. Du Bois and Erving Goffman (as well as George R.R. Martin and the Magic Tree House book series) inspired and found their way into his novel, and reminds us of the rich and under-appreciated history of sociologists writing fiction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-291\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9041\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-399-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC64_Wynn_on_writing_fiction.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC64_Wynn_on_writing_fiction.mp3\">http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC64_Wynn_on_writing_fiction.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC64_Wynn_on_writing_fiction.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/?powerpress_pinw=399-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC64_Wynn_on_writing_fiction.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"GTaC64_Wynn_on_writing_fiction.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode we are joined by\u00a0Jonathan Wynn, Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. 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