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Dr. Ezra Zuckerman Sivan “What Day is It and Who Cares about the Date? Social Media Expressions of Temporal Disorientation Before and After Pandemic Onset”

Dr. Ezra Zuckerman Sivan’s talk exploits the natural experiment represented by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to illuminate how institutionalized social rhythms provide a foundation for the lives of contemporary Americans.

“Research in Progress: Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity at the University of Calgary” Dr. Sarah Eaton

What are the ethical implications of artificial intelligence technologies for teaching, learning, and assessment? In this talk, Dr. Sarah Eaton shares details about this project, as well as insights from working in a field that is developing almost faster than scholars and educators can keep up.

Dr. Vanessa Watts “The Sociological Indian: Representations of Indigeneity in Canadian and American Sociology Journals”

Who are Indigenous peoples in sociology? Is there such a thing as an “Indigenous social”? In Dr. Vanessa Watts’ talk, representations of Indigeneity will be explored in thematic categories found across five sociology journals from the US and Canada.

Prof. Tom Kemple: Divesting from Cancel Culture on the Left

UBC Sociology Prof. Tom Kemple will speak at a Symposuim hosted by SFU titled, “Divesting from Cancel Culture on the Left.” Cancel culture is a culture of harassment, punishment, dehumanization, and exile that has a profound impact on our communities, our relationships, our ability to effectively organize, and our personal mental health and wellbeing. This symposium will explore the problems with cancel culture and discuss what we could be doing instead.

Prof. Amanda Cheong gives presentation at Making Space: Asian Heritage Month

Since 2002, the City of Vancouver has acknowledged and celebrated Asian Heritage Month in May. “Asian Heritage” is a term meant to capture a multitude of ethnic experiences and cultural identities in Vancouver. What does it mean to designate an entire month to the celebration of these various identities? What possibilities does it open for social justice – and where, if any, are its potential limits to this work?

Prof. Kimberly Huyser: Hearing Indigenous Voices During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This dialogue session highlights the experiences and triumphs of Indigenous peoples around the world. The session will be an opportunity to discuss lessons learned about conducting research and Indigenous resilience during the pandemic with researchers based in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand.

“Building the Nation of Immigrants” with Dr. Tomás Jiménez | Distinguished Speaker Series

The Department of Sociology is excited to host Dr. Tomás Jiménez as the first guest speaker in our 2023-24 Distinguished Speaker Series. Dr. Jiménez, Professor of Sociology at Stanford University, will present a lecture titled “Building the Nation of Immigrants: Textbooks, Immigration, and the National Narrative, 1930-1985.” ABSTRACT How did the idea of the nation […]