In honor of his late advisor, Erik Olin Wright, graduate student Masoud Movahed wrote a commentary in “The Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Possible” detailing Wright’s Real Utopias Project.
Month: March 2022
Jenna Nobles Presents at March 31 OB-GYN Grand Rounds
Taylor Laemmli’s Paper Receives Award
Congratulations to graduate student Taylor Laemmli for having her paper, “Workers and Their Foes: Low-Autonomy Precarious Work in the Service Triad,” selected for the Harry Braverman Award by the Labor Studies Division of the Society …
Max Besbris Wins Distinguished Book Award
Assistant Professor Max Besbris’ book “Upsold” was selected by the Midwest Sociological Society for it’s Distinguished Book Award.
CANCELLED: Tyrone Forman Colloquium March 30
Unfortunately our speaker, Professor Tyrone Forman, has had to postpone his presentation that was scheduled for Wednesday, March 30 at 12:15pm. We will be working to reschedule his lecture for later this semester and will …
Chicago Ethnography Conference April 2
The Chicago Ethnography Conference will be virtual Saturday April 2. This year’s theme is Ethnography and Qualitative Literacy: Communicating Research in Uncertain Times. There will be keynote presentations from @JessicaCalarco and @MarioLuisSmall and graduate student …
Sociology Alumni Discuss Career Paths with Undergraduate Students
What can you do with a Sociology major? On Tuesday April 5 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm in Varsity Hall at Union South, meet Sociology alumni who will share their career paths and discuss the different …
Lewis Friedland Retires after 30-Year Career
Affiliated Faculty Member Lewis Friedland, a widely respected sociologist of media and political sociology and valued affiliate of our department, retired from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication this past semester. Professor Friedland was …