Charles Lemert

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}} Charles Lemert (born 1937) is an American born social theorist and sociologist. He has written extensively on social theory, globalization and culture. He has contributed to many key debates in social thought, authoring dozens of books including his text ''Social Things: An Introduction to the Sociological Life'', 5th edition (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011). From 1982 to 2010, he taught at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. He currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut with his family.

Lemert is distinguished as a theorist in the US, most notably for introducing French theory to American sociology. His first book ''Sociology and the Twilight of Man: Homocentrism and Discourse in Sociological Theory'' (Southern Illinois University Press, 1979) drew from theoretical contributions of the likes of Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida in order to critique humanism in sociological theory. Lemert is also known for his instructional texts: ''Social Theory: The Multicultural and Classic Readings ''(Westview Press, 2004) and ''Thinking the Unthinkable: The Riddles of Classical Social Theories'' (Paradigm Publishers, 2007).

He maintains a column called Slow Thoughts for Fast Times for the online journal [http://www.fastcapitalism.com/ Fast Capitalism] and edits the Great Barrington Books series for Paradigm Publishers and New Social Formations series for Rowman & Littlefield.