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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 […]

Phoebe Godfrey: Sustainability, Community, and Food–Theory Meets Action for UConn Undergrads

Check out a recent article on UConn Today, titled “Sustainability, Community, and Food–Theory Meets Action for UConn Undergrads,” where they recognize Associate Professor in Residence of Sociology, Phoebe Godfrey, as a faculty member dedicated to teaching classes for the Sustainable Community Food Systems Minor. ***Excerpt from article*** “Sustainable Community Food Systems provides motivated undergraduates with […]

Carla Dhillon: New Faculty Bring Antiracism and the Environment to the Forefront

Check out UConn Today’s recent article “New Faculty Bring Antiracism and the Environment to the Forefront,” where they introduce the new CLAS faculty, including our newest member to the department Carla Dhillon who will work across disciplines to advance Antiracism and Human Interactions with the Environment.  ***Excerpt from article*** Carla Dhillon is an incoming assistant professor in […]

Liz Holzer: Improving Water and Food Security in Ethiopia through Research

Check out a recent article by the United Nations titled “Improving Water and Food Security in Ethiopia through Research” where they discuss the recent works of Water and Food Security, Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) project, with the help of Associate Professor of Sociology and Human Rights, Elizabeth Holzer, who is also one of the […]

Mary Bernstein: Connecticut’s underappreciated role on the frontline of LGBTQ+ legislation

Check out Professor Mary Bernstein’s recent interview for Fox61, “Connecticut’s underappreciated role on the frontline of LGBTQ+ legislation.” ***Excerpt*** Dr. Mary Bernstein, a professor of sociology at UConn, said the ruling [Goodridge v. Massachusetts] redefined civil unions, not a stepping stone to marriage, but as something legally inferior to marriage. Love Makes a Family used […]

Rianka Roy: Precarious Privilege

Check out graduate student Rianka Roy’s recent article in The European Legacy, “Precarious Privilege: Globalism, Digital Biopolitics, and Tech-Workers’ Movements in India.” Abstract This article focuses on Indian tech-workers’ views on labour and social movements in the context of precarity, digital globalism, and the neoliberal transformations of the culture and economy. Based on interviews of twenty […]

Ruth Braunstein: Meanings of Democracy Lab Launched

We are excited to announce the launch of the Meanings of Democracy Lab, founded and directed by UConn sociologist Dr. Ruth Braunstein. Several big questions animate how Americans engage in civic and political life: Who counts as a “real” American? What is required of a “good” citizen? Is American democracy flourishing or floundering? In today’s deeply […]