Graduate student Jonathan Endelman has been awarded a Fox Fellowship from Yale’s MacMillan Center. He will spend the next year in Istanbul, Turkey, where he will be affiliated with Boğaziçi University doing research for his dissertation on the development of parliamentary representation andRead more...
Sass Awarded Mellon/ACLS Fellowship
Thu, 04/24/2014
Graduate student Jensen Sass has been awarded a 2014-2015 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Writing Fellowship. This prestigious award is intended to support a year of research and writing for advanced graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences. Congratulations, Jensen!
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Center for Cultural Sociology 10th Anniversary Conference
Fri, 04/18/2014
The Center for Cultural Sociology is celebrating its 10th anniversary by hosting a special conference, Advancing Cultural Sociology, from Friday, April 25, 1:00 PM to Sunday, April 27, 1:00 PM at Yale. Speakers will cover a wide range of topics in cultural sociology, especially meaning-centeredRead more...
Urban Ethnography Conference Draws Wide Attendance
Mon, 04/14/2014
The Yale Urban Ethnography Project, led by Professor Elijah Anderson, recently held its urban ethnography conference at the Graduate Club in New Haven and attracted nearly one hundred attendees. This is the third such major conference, held since 2008, that brings world class ethnographers togetherRead more...
Klett and Gerber in Cultural Sociology
Tue, 04/08/2014
Graduate students Joseph Klett and Alison Gerber have a new publication out now in the journal Cultural Sociology. In it, they argue that without attention to interaction and performance analyses of noise music are incomplete. Check it out here. Congratulations, Joe and Alison!
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Wagner Awarded Fulbright
Tue, 04/08/2014
Graduate student Luke Wagner has been selected for a 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Nepal. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program of the United States, and the award will allow Luke to conduct research for his dissertation on the role ofRead more...
Sierra-Arévalo Profiled in GSAS News
Tue, 04/08/2014
Graduate student Michael Sierra-Arévalo was profiled in the newest edition of Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences News. The News talked to Michael about choosing sociology, his research on gun violence, and his work with Project Longevity. Congratulations, Michael!
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Stan Wheeler Memorial Jazz Concert
Fri, 04/04/2014
Yale Law School and Yale University Bands will present the 2014 Stan Wheeler Memorial Jazz Concert on Sunday, April 6, 2014, at 2:00 pm in Levinson Auditorium, Yale Law School, 127 Wall Street, New Haven. The concert will feature the Yale Jazz Ensemble, Thomas C. Duffy, Music Director, and theRead more...
Gerber on Art and Taxes in the Star Tribune
Thu, 04/03/2014
Graduate student Alison Gerber has published a new op-ed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on art, work, and taxes. In it, she argues that “without the benefit of clear, transparent rules, agents audit people, not receipts”. Congratulations, Alison! See more here.
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Hunter on MSNBC Last Week
Mon, 03/17/2014
Professor Marcus Hunter was on the Melissa Harris-Perry show talking about sexuality and racial inclusion in the South. Check it out here if you missed it - congratulations, Marcus!
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