Book Launch Held for Kibria, Bowman, and O’Leary’s Race and Immigration
To celebrate the publishing of Race and Immigration (2013, U.K.: Polity Press) Authors Professor Nazli Kibria and Ph.D. Candidates Cara Bowman and Megan O’Leary celebrated with friends and family at the BU Bookstore at Barnes and Noble in Kenmore Square on Wednesday, April 16th. Congratulations Nazli, Cara, and Megan!
Professor David Swartz Gives Talk at New York University
Professor David Swartz gave a talk April 12 at New York University on his recent book Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals: The Political Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu. The talk was sponsored by the NYU Department of Media, Culture and Communication and organized by Rodney Benson and Steven Lukes.
Professor Ashley Mears Gives Keynote Speech at the 16th Annual Chicago Ethnography Conference
Professor Ashley Mears gave the Keynote speech, titled “Girl Capital in the Consolidation of Class among Elites: A Relational Approach to Ownership,” at the 16th Annual Chicago Ethnography Conference. Hosted by the Department of Sociology at Northwestern University on March 15th, 2014, this conference “is an annual graduate student conference hosted by one of several Chicago-area sociology […]
Professor Catherine Connell to Present on Gender and Identity at Northeastern Conference
On Friday, March 21st, Professor Catherine Connell will present at the Gender and Identity in the Age of Obama Conference at Northeastern University. Professor Connell will present her paper, “A Few Good Gays: The Identity Implications of Obama’s Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Professor Ruha Benjamin to Present at BU Discoveries Lecture Series
Sociology and African American Studies Professor Ruha Benjamin is a featured lecturer at the BU Discoveries Lecture Series on March 25th, 2014 at 7PM. She will discuss her book, People’s Science: Bodies and Rights on the Stem Cell Frontier, and address the tensions between scientific innovation and social equality. Registration for this event is now […]
CUNY Professor and BU Alum Philip Kasinitz to Speak at Annual Albert Morris Lecture
The Boston University Sociology Department proudly presents The Sixth Annual Albert Morris Lecture in Sociology featuring BU Alumnus and Professor of Sociology at CUNY Philip Kasinitz presenting “Diversity and Inclusion: Immigration, Demographic Change and Racial Justice in Contemporary America.” Thursday, April 10th at 5PM 9th Floor Colloquium Room Boston University Photonics Center 8 St. Mary’s […]
Professor Ammerman to Serve as Director of Graduate Division of Religious Studies
Professor Nancy Ammerman will serve a two-year term as Director of the Graduate Division of Religious and Theological Studies (DRTS). The DRTS “is Boston University’s home for academic graduate study of religion and theology. [Their] mission is to train scholars of religion who will distinguish themselves through research, teaching, and service to universities, colleges, seminaries, […]
‘Against the Grain’ Radio Show Devotes Show to Professor Julian Go’s Research
The “Against the Grain” radio show on California’s Pacifica Radio devoted a show to Professor Julian Go’s research on the American empire in the post World War II era. The show will air Noon to 1 pm PT Monday November 18 on KPFA 94.1 FM and KFCF 88.1 FM in Northern and Central California and will […]
SPC Hosts Celebration of Professor David Swartz’s “Symbolic Power, Politics and Intellectuals: The Political Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu”
On Friday, September 27th, the Society, Politics and Culture Workshop hosted a Book Discussion and Launch Party celebrating the publication of Professor David Swartz’s “Symbolic Power, Politics and Intellectuals: The Political Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu.” (University of Chicago Press, 2013) The celebration featured a panel discussion of the book with Bart Bonikowski of Harvard University, […]
Professor Liah Greenfeld featured in Shanghai Review of Books
Professor Liah Greenfeld was featured in the Shanghai Review of Books. They published a long retrospective analysis of Professor Greenfeld’s ideas in the past 20 years, from Nationalism: Five Roads to Modernity to The Spirit of Capitalism: Nationalism and Economic Growth to Mind, Modernity, Madness: The Impact of Culture on Human Experience.