Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy and grad student Emily Ismailzai talked about their new course: Shopping, Society, and Sustainability
We interviewed Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy, and a graduate student and teaching assistant Emily Ismailzai about their new course: what it covers, what it was like to develop a course, challenges of teaching and more.
Prof. Kimberly Huyser copublishes research on COVID-19 in New Mexico Tribal Lands
New research by Prof. Kimberly Huyser explores how historically-embedded structural vulnerabilities are critical in understanding the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 that American Indian and Alaska Native populations are experiencing.
Alumna Sarah Brayne reveals how police use big data and surveillance technologies in her new book
Assistant Professor of Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin and UBC Sociology alumna Sarah Brayne published her new book, Predict and Surveil: Data, Discretion, and the Future of Policing. Her new book is a groundbreaking examination of the growing role of the private sector in public policing.
Prof. David Tindall talked to CityNews about anti-mask protests in Alberta
Anti-mask movement is stronger in Alberta than in other provinces. Prof. David Tindall says anti-mask movement tends to come from the extreme right or the extreme left and from the same people who are skeptical about climate change.
Prof. Oral Robinson’s new book explores intra-Caribbean migration and identity
We spoke to UBC Sociology Professor Oral Robinson about his new book, which explores how intra-Caribbean migrants experience living within different Cariibbean countries.
Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy talks about her new paper: The moral dimensions of environmental impact
We interviewed Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy about the reasons for investigating the morality of reducing environmental impact, the way environmental practices influence moral judgments, the vignette experiment, and more.
David Cho is coordinating a new student-directed seminar on Cultural Sociology
Have you ever wondered what exactly is “Canadian” culture? So has UBC Sociology 4th-year student David Cho. Join him next term as he tries to understand the differences, disparities, and inequalities in contemporary multicultural societies such as Canada, the US, and the UK. Learn more about student-directed seminars and David’s course.
How did Wuhan residents cope with a 76-day lockdown? We interviewed Profs. Yue Qian and Amy Hanser to find out
We talked to Profs. Yue Qian and Amy Hanser about their research: how did residents cope with lockdown, complexities in the relationship between an authoritarian state and an urban populace, the possibility of this type of lockdown in Canada, and more.
Thankstaking Day Special! Celebrating a Massacre: Prof. Kimberly Huyser speaks on Shop Talk Podcast
Join James McKeever and UBC Sociology Prof. Kimberly Huyser as we honour those whose land we live on, the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Kimberly talks about being Navajo, COVID’s effect on Indigenous communities, Uranium Mines on Indigenous land, and cultural appropriation! Listen to a podcast here.
Max Chewinski finds academic work to be very exciting, challenging and rewarding
UBC Sociology PhD student Max Chewinski examines how disasters provide opportunities and constraints for social action. Learn more about his research, experience with a graduate degree, career prospects, and more.