University of Wisconsin–Madison

Year: 2022

Masoud Movahed Publishes Commentary on Erik Olin Wright’s Work

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.

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 for the Study of Social Problems.

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 send out more information once a new date and time have been set.

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 research from around the globe.  Register here. The following UW-Madison graduate students have worked hard on the Organizing Committee:  Sadie …

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 fields they work in.  This event is intended for undergraduate students and is sponsored by Success Works.  Learn more and …

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 a co-advisor and committee member for many of our graduate students over the past three decades. His research focused on …

Russian and Ukrainian Students Protest Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine

Graduate student Anna Popovych, who came from Ukraine to study sociology, participated in a small protest of Russian and Ukrainian students and teachers on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Thursday February 24, to show their solidarity with Ukraine and to call for a stop to President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the former Soviet republic. …

Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Summer/Fall 2022: Navigating Careers in Public Policy

Term: Summer 2022 and Fall 2022 Status: Open Working With: Wendy Li, wyli@wisc.edu  Topic: Navigating Careers in Public Policy Who are the people who write our laws and policies in Washington, D.C.? Beyond the elected and appointed officials we might recognize in the news, there are hundreds of thousands of individuals who work to support and …