Professor Amin Ghaziani curates a special symposium on “Queer Urbanisms”
Prof. Ghaziani curates a special symposium and authors the lead essay in the new issue of City & Community, the official journal of the community and urban sociology section of the ASA.
Undergrad. Student Vahid Rashidi publishes an article in the The International Journal of Sport and Society
“Tractor Sazi FC and the Civil Rights Movement of Turks in Iranian Azerbaijan” Abstract: The Tractor Sazi football club was founded in 1970 in Tabriz, the largest city of Iranian Azerbaijan, in which the majority of Iran’s ethnic Turkish population is concentrated. In the past few years, after it excelled to the level of Iranian […]
PhD Student Kaitlyn Jaffe receives the Arts Graduate Research Award
The Faculty of Arts Research Awards are to assist graduate students (PhD and Masters) based in the Faculty in research directly associated with their degree program.
Emeritus Prof. James White releases new edition of his book, “Family Theories”
The book provides an incisive, thorough primer to current theories of the family that balances the diversity and richness of a broad scope of scholarly work in a concise manner.
Honorary Prof. Francesco Duina releases “States and Nations, Power and Civility: Hallsian Perspectives”
A look at the nature and preservation of civility in and between nation states and empires in a set of geographically and historically wide-ranging chapters.
Undergrad. Kennedy Wong receives the Pacific Sociological Association Undergraduate Student Paper Award
The Distinguished Undergraduate Student Paper Award recognizes an undergraduate student or students for a paper of high professional quality.
Professor Sinikka Elliott releases new book, “Pressure Cooker”
Along with fellow coauthors, Sarah Bowen and Joslyn Brento, the book explores why home cooking won’t solve our problems and what we can do about it.
Professor Thomas Kemple releases new book, “Simmel (Classic Thinkers)”
In this book, leading expert Prof. Kemple clearly and accessibly introduces Simmel’s sociological and philosophical work.
Prof. Anne Martin-Matthews appointed as UBC’s new Associate Vice-President, Health
The AVP, Health, is responsible for providing academic leadership and development, administrative management and delivery related to the portfolio’s strategic initiatives.
Prof. Wendy Roth receives Martha Foschi Award for Excellence in Research and Teaching
This is a bi-annual award which recognizes excellence in sociological research and teaching.