Dr. Ethan Raker: Extreme Heat, Adaptation, and Racial Health Disparities at Birth

31 March 2022 11:00 am

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The Sociology Research Forum hosts Professor Ethan Raker for a presentation titled, “Extreme Heat, Adaptation, and Racial Health Disparities at Birth.”

Dr. Anthony Ocampo: Brown and Gay in LA: Queer Sons of Immigrants Coming of Age

05 April 2022 11:00 am

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UBC Sociology’s Distinguished Speaker Series hosts Dr. Anthony Ocampo for a talk titled, ” Brown and Gay in LA: Queer Sons of Immigrants Coming of Age.”

Prof. Amin Ghaziani set to speak at the University of Illinois Chicago’s last installment of the Spring 2022 Colloquium Series

06 April 2022 12:00 pm

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Prof. Ghaziani will deliver his talk “Matters of Culture: The Connective Power of Meaning Making for Understanding Cities, Inequality, and the Nighttime Economy” as part of UIC’s Spring 2022 Colloquium Series on April 6th. The event is free and open to all.

Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference 2022

13 April 2022 2:00 pm

Venue: ANSO 207
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The Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) is a one-day, student-run conference organized jointly by the Sociology Students’ Association which aims to recognize and showcase the scholarly research and sociological works our amazing undergraduate community has undertaken this year. Find out what your Sociology peers are exploring by coming out to support and learn more about their projects and research!

Dr. Neil McLaughlin: What Erich Fromm’s critical theory can teach us about public sociology

26 April 2022 11:00 am

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UBC Sociology’s Distinguished Speaker Series presents a talk titled, “What Erich Fromm’s critical theory can teach us about public sociology,” by McMaster University Professor Neil McLaughlin.

Remembering Sinikka

12 May 2022 12:00 pm

Venue: ANSO
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Faculty, staff, and students are invited to this picnic in memory of Professor Sinikka Elliott. Please bring a vegan (optional) dish to share, and a blanket to sit on. Drinks, cutlery and plates will be provided.

Prof. Silvia Bartolic speaks at the CTLT Spring Institute, “Integrating Sustainability and Climate Change Content in your Course”

31 May 2022 1:00 pm

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Together with all speakers, they will discuss the significance of sustainability and climate change education in higher education and will share their work about they’ve set goals, made content connections, and designed their courses and programs.

Dr. Allison Pugh “The Stratification of Human Contact: The Present and Future of Connective Labor”

06 September 2022 2:00 pm

Venue: ANSO 207
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UBC Sociology welcomes Dr. Allison Pugh for our 2022/2023 Distinguished Speaker Series Academic Launch. She will be presenting a lecture titled, “The Stratification of Human Contact: The Present and Future of Connective Labor.”

Dr. Terrell Carver “Masculinities, Gender and International Relations”

20 September 2022 11:00 am

Venue: ANSO 134
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Dr. Terrell Carver presents a talk based on his forthcoming book, which addresses great-power politics through the gender ‘lens’ of both masculinity and femininity. It adapts current theorisations within a novel conceptual framework that presents gender as an asymmetrical binary.

Martha Foschi Honorary Lecture 2022: Dr. Jane Sell

25 October 2022 11:00 am

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UBC Sociology presents the Martha Foschi Honorary Lecture 2022, part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. This year’s speaker Dr. Jane Sell will present her talk titled, “Racial/Ethnic Discrimination: Questions and (Some) Answers from Experimental Social Psychology.”