Prof. Clayton Childress explores the structural and cultural dimensions of tokenism in new article
In “Tokenism and Its Long-Term Consequences: Evidence from the Literary Field,” Prof. Clayton Childress examines post-colonial literature to explore tokenism’s structural and cultural dimensions.
PhD student Erica Mildner investigates the gender divide in family welfare policy knowledge in sole-authored paper
“What do prospective parents know about family welfare incentives?” UBC Sociology PhD student Erica Mildner recently published a sole-authored paper in Community, Work & Family investigating this question in the contexts of the United States and Hungary.
Prof. Amanda Cheong theorizes omission and the political strategy behind it
Amanda Cheong’s new publication, titled “Theorizing Omission: State Strategies for Withholding Official Recognition of Personhood,” examines omission — the condition of being left out of state administrative apparatuses.
Guns versus climate: Prof. Andrew Jorgenson on his latest publication examining how militarization affects carbon emissions
Professor Andrew Jorgenson’s latest journal article, “Guns versus Climate: How Militarization Amplifies the Effect of Economic Growth on Carbon Emissions” was published in the American Sociological Review earlier this year in May.
Honours student Liva Bahji conceptualizes the “sisterhood wound” in her thesis
Liva Bahijj’s thesis “Unsmothering Girlhood: The Geometry of the Sisterhood Wound” offers a sociological approach to the degenerative and often default emotional dynamics between women.
PhD student Colter Uscola wins Best Graduate Student Paper award from the American Sociology Association
Colter Uscola’s paper, “Drinker Identity Development: Shame, Pride and a Thirst to Belong,” discusses how marginalized identities form, aiming to challenge current theoretical assumptions that dominate intervention strategies and recovery policy. We talked to him about his work on this article.
PhD student Yasmin Koop-Monteiro presents her paper published in Environmental Sociology
UBC Sociology PhD student Yasmin Koop-Monteiro recently published a paper titled, “Animals and climate change: A visual and discourse network analysis of Instagram posts” in Environmental Sociology with UBC Sociology Prof. David Tindall.
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Profs. Katherine Lyon and Tony Silva recognized by Canadian Sociological Association
Prof. Katherine Lyon received Lorne Tepperman Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Award and Tony Silva was recognized with the Early Investigator Award by the Canadian Sociological Association.
Celebrating Professor Gillian Creese’s career and retirement
UBC Sociology celebrates the retirement of Dr. Gillian Creese, who has been a member of our UBC community and the departments of Sociology and GRSJ for over 35 years.