Publications for Simone Varriale
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Journal Articles
Franceschelli, M and
Varriale, S (2026)
Culture of migration and symbolic violence: the mobilities of Black and racialised Italians in the UK,
Cultural Sociology, ISSN: 1749-9755. DOI:
10.1177/17499755261417008.
Varriale, S (2026)
How cultural taste shapes recognition and redistribution struggles: far-right politics, touristification and the political economy of taste,
British Journal of Sociology, ISSN: 0007-1315. DOI:
10.1111/1468-4446.70136.
Varriale, S (2025)
Varieties of racial capitalism: Black and Muslim Italians' unequal migrations between Italy and post-Brexit Britain,
Antipode, 58(1), e70115, ISSN: 0066-4812. DOI:
10.1111/anti.70115.
Varriale, S and Franceschelli, M (2025)
Meritocracy, recognition and double consciousness: why Black and Muslim Italians move to (and sometimes leave) post-Brexit Britain,
British Journal of Sociology, 77(2), pp.253-263, ISSN: 0007-1315. DOI:
10.1111/1468-4446.70064.
Varriale, S (2024)
Against culture? Class analysis, strategic essentialism and methodological nationalism after Beverley Skeggs' Formations of Class & Gender,
The Sociological Review, 73(2), pp.306-324, ISSN: 0038-0261. DOI:
10.1177/00380261241309997.
Varriale, S (2023)
How many intersections? Theoretical synergy as a rationale for intersectional biographical analysis,
Qualitative Inquiry, 31(1), pp.58-69, ISSN: 1077-8004. DOI:
10.1177/10778004231209950.
Varriale, S (2021)
The other Eurostars: lifestyle migration, class and race among vocationally trained Italians,
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 49(1), pp.332-349, ISSN: 1369-183X. DOI:
10.1080/1369183x.2021.1911632.
Varriale, S (2021)
The coloniality of distinction: Class, race and whiteness among post-crisis Italian migrants,
The Sociological Review, 69(2), pp.296-313, ISSN: 0038-0261. DOI:
10.1177/0038026120963483.
Varriale, S (2021)
Reconceptualizing Aesthetic Cosmopolitanism: Evidence From the Early Consecration of Anglo-American Pop-Rock in Italy,
American Behavioral Scientist, 65(1), pp.99-115, ISSN: 0002-7642. DOI:
10.1177/0002764218800139.
Antonucci, L and
Varriale, S (2020)
Unequal Europe, unequal Brexit: How intra-European inequalities shape the unfolding and framing of Brexit,
Current Sociology, 68(1), pp.41-59, ISSN: 0011-3921. DOI:
10.1177/0011392119863837.
Varriale, S (2019)
Unequal Youth Migrations: Exploring the Synchrony between Social Ageing and Social Mobility among Post-Crisis European Migrants,
Sociology, 53(6), pp.1160-1176, ISSN: 0038-0385. DOI:
10.1177/0038038519858044.
Lavie, N and
Varriale, S (2019)
Introduction to the special issue on global tastes: The transnational spread of non-Anglo-American culture,
Poetics, 75, pp.101388-101388, ISSN: 0304-422X. DOI:
10.1016/j.poetic.2019.101388.
Varriale, S (2016)
Beyond Distinction: Theorising Cultural Evaluation as a Social Encounter,
Cultural Sociology, 10(2), pp.160-177, ISSN: 1749-9755. DOI:
10.1177/1749975515596447.
Varriale, S (2015)
Cultural production and the morality of markets: Popular music critics and the conversion of economic power into symbolic capital,
Poetics, 51, pp.1-16, ISSN: 0304-422X. DOI:
10.1016/j.poetic.2015.03.002.
Varriale, S (2014)
Cognitive capitalism,
Cultural Trends, 23(1), pp.70-72, ISSN: 0954-8963. DOI:
10.1080/09548963.2014.862004.
Varriale, S (2014)
Bourdieu and the sociology of cultural evaluation: Lessons from the italian popular music press,
Rassegna Italiana Di Sociologia, 55(1), pp.121-148, ISSN: 0486-0349. DOI:
10.1423/76934.
Varriale, S (2013)
Rockin’ the jazz biopic,
Jazz Research Journal, 6(1), pp.27-46, ISSN: 1753-8637. DOI:
10.1558/jazz.v6i1.27.
Varriale, S (2013)
Review of ‘Challenging dominant discourses of the past: 1968 and the value of oral history’, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Warwick, 23 February 2011,
Memory Studies, 6(1), pp.105-107, ISSN: 1750-6980. DOI:
10.1177/1750698012463900.
Varriale, S (2012)
Book Review: Performance and Power,
The Sociological Review, 60(3), pp.578-580, ISSN: 0038-0261. DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-954x.2012.02109.x.
Varriale, S (2012)
Is that girl a monster? Some notes on authenticity and artistic value in Lady Gaga,
Celebrity Studies, 3(2), pp.256-258, ISSN: 1939-2397. DOI:
10.1080/19392397.2012.679481.
Varriale, S (2012)
Effetto Tenco: genealogia della canzone d'autore, by Marco Santoro, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2010, 296 pp, €18.00 (paperback), ISBN 978-88-15-13407-3,
Modern Italy, 17(2), pp.278-280, ISSN: 1353-2944. DOI:
10.1080/13532944.2012.669635.
Chapters
Varriale, S (2023)
The Coloniality of Meritocracy: From the Anglosphere to Post-Austerity Europe. In
Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations, Bristol University Press, pp.16-39, DOI:
10.56687/9781529222722-004.
Varriale, S (2023)
Summary of Participants. In
Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations, Bristol University Press, pp.155-173, DOI:
10.56687/9781529222722-012.
Varriale, S (2023)
List of Tables. In
Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations, Bristol University Press, pp.iv-iv, DOI:
10.56687/9781529222722-001.
Varriale, S (2023)
Imagining Meritocracy in Unequal Positions. In
Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations, Bristol University Press, pp.40-63, DOI:
10.56687/9781529222722-005.
Varriale, S (2023)
Introduction. In
Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations, Bristol University Press, pp.1-15, DOI:
10.56687/9781529222722-003.
Varriale, S (2023)
Sample Composition. In
Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations, Bristol University Press, pp.152-154, DOI:
10.56687/9781529222722-011.
Varriale, S (2023)
The Coloniality of Belonging. In
Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations, Bristol University Press, pp.87-112, DOI:
10.56687/9781529222722-007.
Varriale, S (2023)
Interview Topics and Questions. In
Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations, Bristol University Press, pp.174-175, DOI:
10.56687/9781529222722-013.
Varriale, S (2023)
(Re)Imagining Meritocracy in Unequal Migrations. In
Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations, Bristol University Press, pp.64-86, DOI:
10.56687/9781529222722-006.
Varriale, S (2023)
Interviewing: From Theory to Practice. In
Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations, Bristol University Press, pp.146-151, DOI:
10.56687/9781529222722-010.
Varriale, S (2023)
The Coloniality of Brexit. In
Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations, Bristol University Press, pp.113-138, DOI:
10.56687/9781529222722-008.
Varriale, S (2020)
Field theory. In
The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society, SAGE, pp.616-619, DOI:
10.4135/9781483375519.
Varriale, S (2016)
"Cultura di classe in pillole": il folk revival e le pratiche del giornalismo musicale italiano. In
La musica folk. Storie, protagonisti e documenti del revival in Italia, Il Saggiatore, pp.1083-1092, ISBN: 978-8842818540.
Internet Publications
Varriale, S (2025)
How working-class culture became an elite game: cultural taste, far-right politics and sourdough pizza.
Varriale, S (2023)
How racism and inequality affect even ‘desirable’ EU migrants in the UK.
Varriale, S (2019)
BREXIT AND INEQUALITY: WHY ARE THE EU AND EU MIGRATION MISSING?.
Varriale, S and Antonucci, L (2019)
EU migration through the lens of inequality: how Britain shaped the unequal Europe it wants to leave.
Varriale, S (2018)
Curiosity, intelligence and spirit of adventure: challenging misconceptions about low-skilled EU migrants.
Varriale, S (2017)
EU migrants: differences, inequalities and distinctions.
Varriale, S (2017)
La peggio gioventù: musica pop, disuguaglianze e fan shaming in Italia.
Varriale, S (2017)
Per le masse e i ragazzini: scrivere di musica pop in Italia.
Varriale, S (2016)
WHOSE CULTURE IS GLOBAL? LISTENING TO ANGLO-AMERICAN POP MUSIC IN ITALY.
