Call for Papers: Cultural Sociology Working Papers Series

On August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn Calls for PapersLeave a comment

Greetings! In anticipation of this year’s ASA meeting, we at the Cultural Sociology Working Papers Series would like to reissue our call for papers. Conference papers are especially welcome.

Cultural sociology has seen a remarkable efflorescence in the last decade. Scholars in the field have reinvigorated meaning-centered analysis in the discipline, studying topics as diverse as economic behavior, political processes, social movements, media, art, and architecture. Their studies have similarly ranged from focusing on macro level historical processes to investigating local level interaction patterns, with an eye towards the variable ways in which culture shapes them. Their joint premise is that, because culture is entwined in all aspects of social life, it cannot be dismissed as the side-product of underlying economic or political forces and must be understood on its own terms. With the growing diversity of this field, it becomes increasingly important for cultural sociologists to exchange ideas and to share their work at various stages of development.

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Job Posting: Head of the Department of Sociology at University of British Columbia – Vancouver Campus

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The Faculty of Arts invites applications for the position of Head of the Department of Sociology, with anticipated start date of July 1, 2016. We expect that the successful candidate will be appointed at the rank of full Professor; however, exceptional candidates at the senior Associate Professor level also will be considered. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D., a distinguished record of research preferably in any of the Department’s broad areas of specialization, a strong commitment to advancing all areas of research, a demonstrated commitment to high quality teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and possess a track record of successful graduate supervision. The Department is committed to international visibility, research excellence and societal impact.

Submissions should include a letter of application and curriculum vitae sent to Laura J. Hart, Manager, Dean’s Office, via email (laura.hart@ubc.ca). At a later stage of the process, long-listed candidates will be asked to provide evidence of teaching effectiveness, and arrange to have four confidential letters of reference sent directly to the Dean’s Office. Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled.

Call for Papers: WFRN 2016 Conference Call for Papers

On August 5, 2015August 14, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn Calls for Papers, ConferencesLeave a comment

The Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) invites submissions for the 2016 Conference, Careers, Care, and Life-Course “Fit:” Implications for Health, Equality, and Policy, to be held June 23-25, 2016 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.

Conference Information:
Careers, Care, and Life-Course “Fit:” Implications for Health, Equality, and Policy
June 23-25, 2016 (June 22, 2016 Pre-Conference Policy Day)
Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington D.C., USA

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Job Posting: Two TT Assistant Professor Positions at Washington University

On August 5, 2015August 5, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn Job PostingsLeave a comment

Washington University in St. Louis invites applications from outstanding scholars and teachers to join our recently re-established Department of Sociology. We are authorized to fill two tenure-track assistant professor positions. Candidates must have a recent Ph.D. in sociology or finish the Ph.D. by July 1, 2016. Duties include research for scholarly publication, teaching, student advising, and participation in department planning and university service. Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and especially encourages applications from women and members of under-represented and minority groups. Salary, teaching requirements, and research support will be highly competitive.

Applications should be received by October 1, 2015 if at all possible, but the search committee will consider applications until the positions are filled.

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New Book: Berrey on the Language and Limits of Diversity

On August 1, 2015August 1, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn AnnouncementsLeave a comment

The Enigma of Diversity: The Language of Race and the Limits of Racial Justice by Ellen Berrey. University of Chicago Press (May 2015)

Diversity today is a widely honored American value. But does this public commitment to diversity constitute a civil rights victory? Drawing on six years of fieldwork and historical sources dating back to the 1950s, Ellen Berrey examines three case studies from widely varying arenas: affirmative action in the University of Michigan’s admissions program, housing redevelopment in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, and a human resources department at a Fortune 500 company. The book explores the complicated meanings, uses, and effects of diversity as it is invoked by different organizational actors for different, often symbolic ends. In each case, diversity affirms inclusiveness, especially in the most coveted jobs and colleges, yet it resists fundamental change in practices and cultures that are the foundation of social inequality. The Enigma of Diversity identifies the true cost of the popular embrace of diversity: the taming of demands for racial justice.

Learn more: ellenberrey.com

Forthcoming Publication from OOW Section Member Elizabeth Hoffmann

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OOW Section member, Elizabeth A. Hoffmann, will have an article exploring emotional labor worker co-operatives in Winter 2016 issue of The Sociological Quarterly.

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Announcement: Faculty Mentoring Lunch in the 2015 ASA

On August 1, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn ConferencesLeave a comment

In the past couple of years, our section has organized small groups of members with mixed seniority (typically a group of students and one or more faculty members) to have dinner at a local restaurant during the ASA meetings. We will be running these meals again this year, except that they will be lunch meetings rather than dinner. They will take place on the third day of the conference, Monday, August 24th, a bit after noon (to accommodate sessions that end at 12:10).

Kim Fox has once again generously agreed to coordinate the lunch groups. She will collect the names of people who sign up, assemble the groups, and provide restaurant recommendations. If you (either faculty members, students, or others) are interested, please complete this brief online form and Kim will place you in a group: http://goo.gl/forms/C6z7gmIgTX

Once we get closer to the meeting, Kim will inform you of the group you are in and provide a list of possible restaurants to help your group make your lunch plans. If you have further questions, you can reach her at kimberly.fox@bridgew.edu<mailto:kimberly.fox@bridgew.edu>

We look forward to seeing you in Chicago.

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