Fall 2009 Working Papers Seminar Series / Qualitative Research Seminar
- Monday September 21, 12:00-1:30pm: Sociology Conference Room, Sue Berger, Clinical Assistant Professor at Boston University, and Doctoral Candidate in the UMass Boston Gerontology Program, "A Study of Older Adults Living with Vision Loss: Methodological Challenges"
- Wednesday October 21, 2:30-4:00pm: Healey Library 10th floor, Andrea Leverentz, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UMass Boston
- Wednesday November 18, 2:30-4:00pm: Sociology Conference Room, Lakshmi Srinivas, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UMass Boston. "Movie-Going and the Importance of 'Peripherals.'"
For further information please contact the Sociology Department's Working Papers Seminar Series / Qualitative Research Seminar Organizer, Professor Philip Kretsedemas.
Assistant Professor Melissa Morabito Presents at Conference
The International Academy of Law and Mental Health held its 31st international conference in New York City from June 29 to July 4, 2009. During the conference Assistant Professor Melissa Morabito presented her research on “Philadelphia: A Police Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Evaluation.” Her presentation was featured as part of a panel discussion regarding Improving Police Response to Persons with Mental Illness. Complete program information is available at: http://www.ialmh.org/template.cgi?content=NewYork2009/main.html
Professor Elijah Anderson Visits UMass Boston and the Sociology Department
Distinguished Urban Ethnographer and Sociologist Professor Elijah Anderson visited UMass Boston on May 4, 2009. He held a proseminar for graduate students on the topic "A Conversation on Ethnography and Methodology" in the Chancellor's Conference Room. He also spoke at the department's end of the year event from 6-8 pm on "the Challenges of Urban Life." Professor Anderson is one of the nation's most respected scholars in the field of urban inequity. For more information about this event, see the Winter 2009 issue of the Sociology Department Newsletter or contact the Gradaute Program Director, Professor Stephanie Hartwell or Sociology Department Chair, Professor Susan Gore.
Sixth Annual Social Theory Forum 2009: "Integration, Globalization and Racialization:Theories and Perspectives on Immigration "
The Sixth Annual Social Theory Forum was held on April 8 and 9, 2009, in the Ryan Lounge (McCormak Bldg.) at UMass Boston. This year’s conference explored the relationship between immigration and the changing cultural, political, and social landscape of the global North. The conference organizers sought papers that use thick descriptions and rigorous analyses of the dynamics of immigration, especially to re-examine some of the guiding assumptions and core propositions of modern social theory. For the complete Call for Papers and listing of suggested themes click here. For further information about the STF click here. For further information please contact Professors Jorge Capetillo-Ponce, Glenn Jacobs or Philip Kretsedemas.