Past Events
Fall 2023
| EVENT | SPEAKER | DATE | TIME | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLOQUIUM | Dr. Brandi Summers University of California, Berkeley | SEP. 22 | 1:00-2:30 | Woldenberg Art Center Freeman Auditorium RM 205 |
| COLLOQUIUM | Dr. Ilana Horwitz Tulane University | OCT. 03 | TBA | TBA |
| COLLOQUIUM | Dr. Christoper Schreck University of California, Berkeley | NOV. 10 | TBA | TBA |
LOCATIONS AND TIMES TBA
FALL 2022
| EVENT | SPEAKER | DATE | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLOQUIUM | Dr. Mariana Craciun Tulane University | SEPT 6 | 1:00-2:30 |
| COLLOQUIUM | Dr. Andrea Leverentz University of Massachusetts Boston | OCT 21 | 1:00-2:30 |
| COLLOQUIUM | Dr. Zakiya Luna Washington University | NOV 11 | 1:00-2:30 |
| COLLOQUIUM | Dr. Brooke Harrington Dartmouth College | DEC 1 | 1:00-2:15 |
SPRING 2020
| EVENT | SPEAKER | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| COLLOQUIUM | Celeste Watkins-Hayes Northwestern | JAN 14 |
| COLLOQUIUM | Mario Small Harvard | JAN 31 |
| WORKSHOP | Sarah Babb Boston College | MAR 6 |
| WORKSHOP | Wendy Griswold Northwestern | MAR 26 |
| COLLOQUIUM | Claire Decoteau UIC | MAR 27 |
| WORKSHOP | Miriam Greenberg UCSD | APR 3 |
| COLLOQUIUM | Eric Klinenberg NYU | APR 16 |
| COLLOQUIUM | Caitlin Zaloom NYU | APR 17 |
FALL 2019
| EVENT | SPEAKER | DATE | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLOQUIUM | Ruha Benjamin Princeton University | SEPT 6 | 1:00–2:30 |
| WORKSHOP | Robin Wagner-Pacifici New School of Social Research | OCT 4 | 1:00–2:30 |
| WORKSHOP | David Gibson Notre Dame | OCT 25 | 10:30–12:00 |
| COLLOQUIUM | Ann Mische Notre Dame | NOV 1 | 1:00–2:30 |
SPRING 2019
| EVENT | SPEAKER | DATE | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLOQUIUM | Javier Auyero Universtiy of Texas, Austin | JAN 24 | 3:30–5:00 |
| WORKSHOP | Javier Auyero Universtiy of Texas, Austin | JAN 25 | 12:30–2:00 |
| WORKSHOP | Angel Parham Loyola University | JAN 25 | 3:00–4:30 |
| COLLOQUIUM | Kimberly Hoang University of Chicago | FEB 8 | 12:00–1:30 |
| WORKSHOP | Claudio Benzecry Northwestern University | FEB 22 | 3:00–4:30 |
| WORKSHOP | Japonica Brown–Saracino Boston University | MARCH 25 | 3:00–4:30 |
| COLLOQUIUM | Stefan Timmermans UCLA | APRIL 4–5 | TBA |
| WORKSHOP | Owen Whooley University of New Mexico | APRIL 12 | 3:00–4:30 |
| COLLOQUIUM | Debbie Becher Barnard College | APRIL 15–16 | TBA |
Sociology Fall 2018 Culture Workshops
- Oct 19: Craig Willse, Associate Professor, George Mason University
- Nov 26: Marina Zaloznaya, Associate Professor, University of Iowa
Sociology Fall 2018 Colloquium Series
- September 28: Upsold - How Real Estate Agents Get Buyers to Pay Higher Prices by Max Besbris
- October 26: Collective Trauma, Coping, & the Culturtal Work of Blog Use in Long-term Disaster Recovery by Stephen Ostertag
- November 30: Democratizing Finance for the Social Good - Modes of Radical Financial Reform by Michael McCarthy
2016-2017
Spring 2017 Tulane Culture Workshop Series
Sociology Colloquium Series Fall 2016
October 28 (Friday) at 3:30 PM - Newcomb Hall 202
Speaker: Kathleen Fitzgerald, Visiting Associate Professor, Tulane University
Title: "Race and Genetic Ancestry Testing: Identifying Slivers of Whiteness"
2014-2015
Lecture
April 9 (Thu) 6:00-7:30pm Cudd Hall
Speaker: Tom Dietz (Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy, Michigan State University)
Title: "Beyond Sustainability: Human Well-Being and the Environment"
Sociology Colloquium/Brown Bag Series Spring 2015
April 10 (Fri) 3:00-4:30pm Stone Auditorium
Speaker: Tom Dietz
Title: "Research and Education for Advancing Knowledge and Informing Decisions"
March 18 (Wed) 1:00-1:50pm Newcomb Hall 316-A
Speaker: Laura McKinney
Title: "Ecological Losses are Harming Women: A Structural Analysis of Female HIV Prevalence and Life Expectancy in Less Developed Countries."
February 25 (Wed) 1:00-1:50pm Location Newcomb Hall 15
Speaker: Michele Adams and Patrick Rafail
Title: "Men's Rights and the Mobilization of Privileged People's Movements: The Articulation of Grievances in an Online Community."
January 21 (Wed) 1:00-1:50pm Newcomb Hall 316-A
Speaker: Raymond Murphy (Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa, Canada)
Title: "Catastrophism in Louisiana: Emancipatory or Sclerotic?"
Sociology Colloquium/Brown Bag Series Fall 2014
September 17 (Wed) 1:00-1:50pm Newcomb Hall 25
Speaker: Stephen Ostertag
Title: "Journalism as Deep Culture: An Ontological Framework"
October 15 (Wed) 1:00-1:50pm Room: Newcomb Hall 25
Speaker: David Smilde
Title: "A NeoWeberian Political Sociology of the Venezuela Conflict"
November 12 (Wed) 1:00-1:50pm Room: Newcomb Hall 25
Speaker: Katherine Johnson
Title: "Maternity as a Situated Accomplishment: Conceptualizing Motherhood through Contested Situations"
November 19 (Wed) 2:30-3:30pm Room: Stibbs Room (LBC 203)
Speaker: Dan Barnett, Johns Hopkins University
Title: Examining Public Health Workers' Perceptions of Organizational Expectations Following Disasters
2013-2014
Sociology Colloquium 2013-2014
August 30 (Fri) 3:00-4:00pm LBC 202 (Rechler Room)
Speakers: Clare Cannon and Laura McKinney
"Natural Disasters and the Spatial Distribution of Waste."
Please note: October 18 (Fri) talk has been postponed
January 31 (Fri) 3:00-4:30pm LBC 201 (Race Room)
Speaker: Paul Draus (University of Michigan, Dearborn)
"A Swiftly Shifting City: Landscape and Social Change in Detroit"
(Note: Reception to follow the talk)
March 28 (Fri) 3:00-4:00pm LBC 201 (Race Room)
Speaker: Carl L. Bankston, III
" Immigrant Networks & Social Capital: Overview of a New Book"
Please note: April 25 (Fri) talk has been canceled