Watch: Dr. Terrell Carver “Masculinities, Gender and International Relations”
The Sociology Research Forum hosted Dr. Terrell Carver (University of Bristol) for his talk, “Masculinities, Gender and International Relations,” on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
Prof. Aryan Karimi to deliver talk “Reconsidering the Origins of Assimilation Theories” as part of the Center for Migration Studies New Voices Speaker Series
In his lecture, Prof. Karimi aims to address the theoretical impasse faced by migration studies by examining existing assimilation theories against the Popperian scientific criteria.
UBC Sociology PhD student Mark Shakespear among co-authors awarded Canadian Sociological Association 2022 Best Article Award
Shakespear was awarded the award for the paper “Mapping the environmental field: Networks of foundations, ENGOs and think tanks.” written alongside William Carol and Nicolas Graham of the University of Victoria.
UBC’s Digital Scholarship Lab equipped with paid software, now available to students
The Digital Scholarship Lab’s updated list of paid softwares is now available to students for free at Koerner Library.
Watch: Dr. Allison Pugh’s Distinguished Speaker Lecture
Thanks to Dr. Allison Pugh for kicking off our 2022/2023 Distinguished Speaker Series with her lecture, “The Stratification of Human Contact: The Present and Future of Connective Labour.”
Prof. Musto comments on the separation of sport by gender in recent Atlantic piece
Prof. Musto argued that “part of the reason why we have this belief that boys are inherently stronger than girls, and even the fact that we believe that gender is a binary, is because of sport itself, not the other way around”.
Prof. Wilkes co-authors paper on cultural and institutional theories of trust for Socius Journal
The paper “Can Bureaucrats Break Trust? Testing Cultural and Institutional Theories of Trust with Chinese Panel Data” aims to test cultural and institutional theories using data from three waves of the China Family Panel Studies, assessing how political and social trust respond to treatment by public officials that respondents consider unfair.
Sojourners recruiting Co-Editor-in-Chief
UBC’s Undergraduate Journal of Sociology at UBC is recruiting a Co-Editor-in-Chief for its 15th edition! If you’re interested in showcasing exceptional undergraduate writing and working with a team of passionate, budding academics, apply by midnight on September 30th.
Prof. Aryan Karimi writes op-ed for The Conversation, discussing the failure of implementing multiculturalism techniques in Europe as compared to Canada
Prof. Karimi’s piece argues the transplantation of Canadian style multiculturalism is bound to fail in European countries characterized by monoculturalism, lest a a new form of multi-ethnicity make a comeback in the region.
UBC Health offers up to 25,000$ in research funding to faculty members collaborating to develop new teams, ideas and translate findings from innovative health-related research
The funding, granted through the Health Innovation Funding Investment (HIFI) Awards is additionally directed to projects focusing on promoting diversity and inclusion, and having the potential to impact health equity.