Scott Lash is a professor of sociology and cultural studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

He took a BSc as in Psychology from the University of Michigan, an MA in Sociology from Northwestern University, and a PhD from the London School of Economics (1980). Lash began his teaching career as a Lecturer at Lancaster University where he became Professor in 1993. He moved to London in 1998 to take up his present post as Director for the Centre for Cultural Studies and Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths College.

Lash's work has been particularly influential in sociology and cultural studies. His work with co-author John Urry has received a great deal of attention in cultural geography.

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