Professor Andrew Papachristos spoke with CNN as part of their Chicagoland coverage about what he calls the “crime gap” in that city and how to tackle it. Check out the story here. Congratulations, Andrew!
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Eyerman Painting Exhibition in New York
Thu, 03/13/2014
This weekend Professor Ron Eyerman will show artwork from his books and on themes of cultural trauma and the arts in New York City at 120 Park Avenue and 42nd Street, just across from Grand Central. Hours are March 14-16, 1-5pm. Congratulations, Ron!
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Rice University Recognizes Almeling
Fri, 03/07/2014
This spring, Professor Rene Almeling was invited to deliver the Gray/Wawro Lecture in Gender, Health and Well-Being at Rice University, where she was also awarded the 2014 Distinguished Alumna Award from the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. Congratulations, Rene!
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Wallerstein in Iran
Mon, 03/03/2014
Professor Immanuel Wallerstein’s series of lectures in Iran has been covered by the Washington Post, who describes his visit as a sign that Iranian authorities are fulfilling promises of more openness in academia. Read more about Professor Wallerstein’s travels here and about his recentRead more...
Sass on Deliberative Cultures
Sat, 03/01/2014
Graduate student Jensen Sass, together with coauthor John Dryzek at the Australian National University, has a new article out in the journal Political Theory. In it, Sass and Dryzek use an intersubjective conception of culture to explore local differences in deliberative democracy. CongratulationsRead more...
Anderson to Speak to Honor Society
Thu, 02/27/2014
Professor Elijah Anderson will give a lecture as the keynote speaker of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society’s Speaker Symposia. His talk, titled “The Iconic Ghetto and the Promise of Urban Ethnography”, will explore the image of the ghetto as a powerful source ofRead more...
New Issue of AJCS
Wed, 02/26/2014
A new issue of the American Journal of Cultural Sociology is out now! The journal, housed in our department, aims to provide a space where cultural sociologists can follow the latest developments and debates within the field. The new issue includes contributions from Kurasawa, McQuade, Nylander,Read more...
New Publication by Becker in Ethnic & Racial Studies
Tue, 02/25/2014
Graduate student Elisabeth Becker just published a new article on Albanian Kosovars in Little Italy in the journal Ethnic and Racial Studies. In it, she develops the concept of “assumed ethnicity”, in which one ethnic group strategically presents itself as another. Congratulations, Elisabeth!
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New Publication by Nelson and Gorski
Mon, 02/24/2014
Recent graduate Samuel Nelson and Professor Philip Gorski have a new article out in the journal International Sociology, titled “Conditions of religious belonging: Confessionalization, de-parochialization, and the Euro-American divergence. In it, they present a new account of different trajectoriesRead more...
Hunter on Voter Suppression in the Washington Post
Tue, 01/21/2014
Professor Marcus Anthony Hunter has published a new op-ed in the Washington Post. In it he reviews voting rights in the U.S. since 1965, considers the way forward, and argues that “voter suppression anywhere is a threat to voters everywhere.” Read the op-ed here. Congratulations, Marcus!
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