Tenure, Race & Social Activism: Cornel West’s “Ridiculous” Situation at Harvard
Fascinating discussion with West covering tenure, activism, status, race, academic freedom and tenure. (especially around 16:30)
They are prisoners: Captive Orcas
An essay by Lori Marino that discusses the Southern Resident pods found around the San Juan Islands. A thoughtful piece that while hard to read at times, is a good example of speciesism.
CRStal Radio
Very cool. Podcasts from the Canadian Sociological Association (here).
‘Inspired choice’: Biden appoints prominent sociologist to top science post
Don’t look now, but sociology is ON A ROLL!
Why Black Communities Are Wary of a Vaccine, and What They’re Doing About It
Article in the Tyee by Moira Wyton (here).
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I Embedded With Trump-Supporting ‘Stop The Steal’ Protesters.
Interesting article from HUFFPOST by a sociology graduate student, Megan Kang. Nice example of ethnographic research methodology.
Valuing male dominance may predict support for Trump, study says
CNN article by Sandee LaMotte that reviews numerous studies about some characteristics that Trump supporters appear to share. Article is here. Students of sociology will note the central role [...]
Far-right extremist groups and hate crime rates are growing in Canada
Some good resources from the CBC on hate crimes in Canada (here).
Last Night at the Strip Club
A short documentary from the CBC website on Andrea Werhun’s experiences during the pandemic. Agency. Empowerment. Gender. Patriarchy. Capitalism. Available here. Andrea’s personal [...]
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Working for Dignity
Came across their website (here) that describes a community-engaged learning course that involved a number of faculty, community organizations and over 100 undergraduate students. I found the [...]