Date: Friday, October 15, 2021 Time: 12:30 PM Venue: Homer Babbidge Library, Class of 147 Conference Room Join us for a talk by Professor Annette Lareau, the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania and a Past-President of the American Sociological Association. She is the author of the […]
Events
Bandana Purkayastha: Decolonial Perspectives | Oct. 29
Check out Professor of Sociology and Asian and Asian American Studies, Bandana Purkayastha, at the upcoming event: “Decolonial Perspectives: Reclaiming our Rights as People in the Global South” on October 29th, 2021
Phoebe Godfrey: Virtual Book Launch | October 14, 2021
Check out the virtual book launch for Global Im-Possibilities, co-edited by Phoebe Godfrey, October 14th, 2021, from 6:00 – 7:30. The event is free and all are welcome to join! Register Here
Phoebe Godfrey: Building Bridges | Sept. 30 – Oct. 1
You won’t want to miss this free two day event, Building Bridges: Being in Nature, hosted by NatureRx! Sociology Associate Professor in Residence Phoebe Godfrey will participate on the second day, NatureRx at UConn: Connecting with nature for better well-being and metal health. This in person mini-symposium brings together UConn researchers, educators, mental health providers for […]
Manisha Desai: Reflections on Decolonising the Transnational Feminist Analytic
Check out Professor of Sociology and Asian and Asian American Studies, Manisha Desai, at the upcoming event: “Reflections on Decolonising the Transnational Feminist Analytic” on October 7th, 2021 from 12:30pm-1:45pm. While transnational feminist movements and praxis have a centuries old history, transnational feminism as an analytic emerged in the 1990s US academy in response to […]
Manisha Desai: Remembering Dr. Gail Omvedt
Department Head of Sociology, Manisha Desai, recently participated in “Taking a Perspective of ‘Land, Caste, Class & Gender’ to the Global Audience” to remember Dr. Gail Omvedt (1941-2021).
Bandana Purkaystha: Analyzing Gender
Check out Professor of Sociology and Asian and Asian American Studies, Bandana Purkaystha, in the upcoming series “Analyzing Gender: Global Encounters” on September 6th &13th at 5:00pm.
Manisha Desai: A Global Treaty to End Violence Against Women
Professor Manisha Desai moderated the webinar “A Global Treaty to End Violence Against Women: Why Now?” on July 28, 2021. The webinar discussed the origins and process that led to the draft of a global treaty to end violence against women, the inadequacy of the current conventions, and the current advocacy and mobilization to bring […]
David Embrick: Publishing NOW! February 10, 2021
Heather Battaly (Philosophy, UConn) David G. Embrick (Sociology and Africana Studies, UConn) Charles Mahoney (English and Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, UConn) February 10, 2021, 1:15–2:30pm An online webinar. Event registration is required for attendance. Heather Battaly is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut. She specializes in epistemology, ethics, and virtue theory. She is […]