Scott Lash (born December 23, 1945)[1] is a professor of sociology and cultural studies at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Lash began his teaching career as a lecturer at Lancaster University and became a 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.
[2] His work with co-author John Urry has received a great deal of attention in cultural geography and Gibson Burrell stated their work "their book (The End of Organised Capitalism) was a huge achievement in the ‘assemblage’ of material, and 25 years of ‘events’ have not been too unkind to it.
"[5] His works have been translated to 15 languages, and he has directed research projects in the domain of technology and media since 1996.