Everyone cares about the environment: Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy’s new book demonstrates five eco-social relationships
About why acknowledging diverse eco-social relationships can help us overcome the political polarization that undermines our ability to protect the environment.
UBC Sociology graduate students presenting at American Sociological Association Annual Meeting
UBC Sociology PhD students Tom Einhorn, Allison Laing, Parker Muzzerall, and Rose Xueqing Zhang are traveling to Los Angeles this week to present their research at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. We are excited to share some of what they will be presenting.
Introducing UBC Sociology’s incoming Department Head Catherine Corrigall-Brown
UBC Sociology is thrilled to welcome Dr. Catherine Corrigall-Brown as our new Department Head. She will begin her three-year term on July 1, becoming the first female head of our department.
Prof. Ethan Raker selected for the Wall Scholars Program 2022
This year’s Wall Scholars program invites 12 UBC scholars to engage with the urgency, scale, and complexity of the Climate and Nature Emergency.
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. 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.
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.
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).
Anupriya Dasgupta explores how the postcolonial Indian State perpetuate violence against minorities
Recent graduate Honours student Anupriya Dasgupta examines whether public spaces enable, restrict or predict the outcomes of political protest through discourse analysis of the recent anti-CAA/NRC protests in India.