UBC Sociology thanks Guy Stecklov for his service as Department Head
UBC Sociology thanks Guy Stecklov for his service as Department Head for the past five years. His leadership saw the department welcome many new faculty members, grow more diverse and inclusive, and rise on the international stage.
Prof. Ghaziani speaks with CBC news about the importance of physical spaces for LGBTQ people
Prof. Ghaziani says that despite the connectivity the LGBTQ community may find online, physical spaces are important. Brick-and-mortar institutions like queer bars and rainbow crosswalks make significant differences outside big urban centres.
Prof. Yue Qian’s recent study examines beliefs about science and COVID-19 as a risk factor for infections
Study findings suggest that highly educated people are more likely than the less educated to adopt beliefs that affirm the seriousness of COVID-19, which influnces their behaviors to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Dr. Catherine Corrigall-Brown elected as the Chair of the Collective Behavior and Social Movements section of the ASA
Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Corrigall-Brown for her recent appointment as the Chair of the Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section of the American Sociological Association.
Photos from our 2022 Graduation Celebrations
UBC Sociology congratulates all of our students who celebrated their graduation this year! We were so thrilled to be able to celebrate with you and your friends and families. We can’t wait to see what you will do next.
Prof. Ghaziani speaks with the Riverfront Times about the gayborhood in St. Louis
Prof. Ghaziani says that we need to update how we think about gay districts. “It doesn’t make sense anymore to think about ‘the gayborhood’ as a singular thing,” he says. “I think instead we’re moving toward a model of ‘gayborhoods, plural.'”
Prof. David Tindall spoke to The Narwhal about RCMP enforcement on anti-logging protestors
Prof. Tindall says there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to these kinds of enforcement, which means that similar situations can have very different results.
Prof. Ghaziani speaks with the Chicago Reader about LGBTQ+ acceptance, Pride, and the importance of gay bars
Prof. Ghaziani says that queer spaces like gay bars are inseparable from the LGBTQ+ community’s history, and that “attitudes about homosexuality have liberated at unprecedented rates,” according to his research.
Prof. Amanda Cheong’s recent paper details stateless children’s experiences with immigration control and detention
Professor Amanda Cheong’s new article, “Deportable to Nowhere: Stateless Children as Challenges to State Logics of Immigration Control,” made visible the lives of those who have been made legally invisible via the denial of citizenship.
Profs. Catherine Corrigall-Brown and Yue Qian awarded by Canadian Sociological Association
Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Corrigall-Brown for receiving the Lorne Tepperman Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Award, and to Prof. Yue Qian for receiving the Early Investigator Award, both issued by Canadian Sociological Association (CSA).