Prof. Amanda Cheong joins University of Ottawa Prof. Jamie Liew for project documenting experiences of racialized stateless persons
Cheong and Liew’s project received a SSHRC CRSH Insight Grant to further their research, which will be the first in-depth study of the historical and institutional roots of statelessness in Malaysia.
Dr. Amin Ghaziani renewed as Canada Research Chair
Congratulations to Dr. Amin Ghaziani, who has just been renewed as a Canada Research Chair in Urban Sexualities!
Congratulations to Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student award recipient Allison Laing
Congratulations to recent graduate Allison Laing, who was granted a 2021 Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student award by the Canadian Sociological Association!
Congratulations to AUSxURO Arts Undergraduate Research Award first-place winner Monorme Chaudhury
Congratulations to undergraduate student Monorme Chaudhury who was one of the winners of the inaugural Arts Undergraduate Society and Undergraduate Research Opportunities Arts Undergraduate Research Award.
Congratulations to Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student award recipient Dr. Nicole Malette!
Congratulations to Nicole Malette, who has been granted a 2021 Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student award by the Canadian Sociological Association!
Congratulations to Prof. Michela Musto who was awarded a 2021 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to UBC Sociology Assistant Professor Dr. Michela Musto, who has been named a 2021 National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow.
Three UBC Sociology professors elected to American Sociological Association positions
Congratulations to UBC Sociology Professors Lindsey Richardson, Amin Ghaziani, and Elizabeth Hirsh who were all elected to leadership positions in the American Sociological Association.
Congratulations to Kaspar Naegele Memorial Prize in Sociology winner Ella Kim Marriott
Ella Kim Marriott is honoured to be this year’s recipient of the Kaspar Naegele Memorial Prize and wants to thank all of her professors and the sociology department office staff for providing her with a truly exceptional undergraduate experience.
Ethan Shapiro uncovers what hipster culture teaches us about socio-economic and political trends
Ethan Shapiro’s research examines hipsters as members of a struggling middle-class who produce niche goods and services to navigate neoliberal austerity. His project demonstrate that some hipsters see themselves as creative entrepreneurs who resist conventional forms of employment for more ‘authentic’ and self-expressive endeavours.
UBC Sociology 2021 Graduates Yearbook
UBC Sociology congratulates our 2021 graduates. We are so proud of your accomplishments and wish you all the best on your graduation day.