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.
Dr. Kathryn McConnell to join UBC Sociology faculty in 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Kathryn McConnell will be joining our department in July 2024.
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.
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”.
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.
Prof. Karimi to speak as part of the Center for Migration Studies New Voices Speaker Series on November 7th
In his lecture, Prof. Karimi aims to address the theoretical impasse faced by migration studies by examining existing assimilation theories against the Popperian scientific criteria.
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.
Prof. Aryan Karimi to deliver talk “Reconsidering the Origins of Assimilation Theories” as part of the Center for Migration Studies New Voices Speaker Series
In his lecture, Prof. Karimi aims to address the theoretical impasse faced by migration studies by examining existing assimilation theories against the Popperian scientific criteria.
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.
Sociology Profs. Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani Appointed Editors of Contexts
Congratulations to Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani who are the new editors of Contexts, which brings the best sociological research to the general public and scholars outside the discipline.