Professor Tom Kemple explores the ‘Faustian’ bargain Marx and sociologists make when translating theory into practice
Professor Tom Kemple’s new book explores how Karl Marx and classical sociologists take up a ‘Faustian’ bargain by translating theory into practice while making a pact or wager with the diabolical social, political, and economic forces of the modern world.
PhD Candidate Ryan Stillwagon receives grant from UBC’s Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
Congratulations to UBC Sociology PhD Candidate Ryan Stillwagon, whose partnership with Saige Community Food Bank & Community Kitchen won a community grant from UBC’s Partnership Recognition and Exploration fund.
Congratulations to Prof. Amanda Cheong for being selected as a SEAREG 2022 Fellow!
Prof. Cheong has been invited to join the tenth class of the Southeast Asia Research Group. The fellowship aims to recognize researchers in the social sciences displaying unusual premise as scholars of Southeast Asia.
Professor Tom Kemple receives the Martha Foschi Award
Dr. Tom Kemple has brought research and teaching together in very compelling and creative ways, through his teaching work in the Urban Ethnographic Field School and a global seminar in Guatemala (both of which provide research opportunities for students) but also through research he is currently engaged in examining these very fields schools and the experiences of students and community partners, truly bringing research and teaching into dialogue with each other.
Congratulations to Prof. Renisa Mawani for being named Canada Research Chair in Colonial Legal Studies
Congratulations to Prof. Mawani for her appointment as a Canada Research Chair! The program enables Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence, with chair holders improving knowledge depth and strengthening international competitiveness.
Congratulations to MA student Caitlin Chong for being awarded UBC’s Community Engagement Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund!
Sociology MA student Caitlin Chong has been awarded UBC’s Community Engagement Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund, which awards up to $1,500 to fill small resource gaps and empower community partners to build reciprocal relationships with UBC students, faculty, and staff.
PhD candidate Yijia Zhang among 2022 Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship recipients
Zhang received the fellowship within the Race & Technology stream. Her research focuses on examining ethnic community members’ motivations and experiences of working at ethnic platforms.
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.
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.
Q&A with Profs. Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani for their new roles as Editors of Contexts
A Q&A session with Prof. Profs. Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani where they talk about their new roles, expectations, and what they hope to contribute to the Contexts for readers and scholars.