Prof. Tindall interviewed in National Observer piece about B.C Premier David Eby’s new promise to protect 30% of province’s land by 2030 in partnership with Indigenous Peoples
Prof. Tindall commented that despite the NDP shifting its tone around climate and environmental issues, radical policy change is still unlikely.
Prof Tindall co-authors piece for the Conversation discussing the future of COP
Prof. Tindall’s piece discusses the utility of continuing UN climate summits after the failure of the COP27.
Department Head Catherine Corrigall-Brown discusses her new book “Keeping the March Alive”
We spoke to Prof. Catherine Corrigall Brown about her recent release “Keeping the March Alive: How Grassroots Activism Survived Trump’s America”.
Prof. Raker speaks at University of Wisconsin-Madison Centre for Demography and Ecology
Prof. Raker delivered a lecture titled “Flooding, Spatial Vulnerability, and Racial Health Disparities: The Case of Hurricane Harvey” as part of the centre’s Demography Seminar Series.
Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy to speak at UVic Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture Series on October 26th.
Prof. Kennedy will be discussion political polarization over environmental protection, arguing that everyone cares about the environment, but when we critique and demean others’ relationships with the environment, we fail to recognize important common ground.
Prof. Lauster comments on likely housing policy evolution in aftermath of Vancouver’s municipal election for the Vancouver Sun
Prof. Lauster told the Vancouver Sun it is not likely the new ABC council will entertain proposals endorsed by centre-left parties, but will presumably back more developments along major streets.
Celebrating our Faculty’s Recent Publications
Last month, UBC Sociology held a Book Launch Party to celebrate some of our faculty who published new books during the pandemic. After a long time of doing research and writing remotely, it was wonderful to come together to share what we had learned.
Study abroad with a Global Seminar in Guatemala
Study Power and Oppression and Theories of Civil Society on location in rural Guatemala! UBC Professors Sylvia Berryman (Philosophy) and Thomas Kemple (Sociology) are teaming up once again with Go Global to offer a unique encounter with global systems, oppression, poverty, and civil society activism.
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.
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.”