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Tag Archives: sociology
Backlist Bop: Snobs, not so many slobs
in sports history
Tagged cultural history, golf, sociology, sports
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Outsiders, in general, consider January off-season for golf in the northern United States. The intemperate weather replaces the pond and sand trap with real hazards like frostbite and packs of ravening wolves. The … Continue reading
Release Party: Politicizing Creative Economy, by Dia Da Costa
in anthropology, folklore, theatre, women
Tagged Asian studies, drama, India, sociology, theater, women and gender studies
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Scholars increasingly view the arts, creativity, and the creative economy as engines for regenerating global citizenship, renewing decayed local economies, and nurturing a new type of all-inclusive politics. Dia Da Costa delves into the global development, nationalist and leftist/progressive histories … Continue reading
Release Party: Neoliberal Chicago, edited by Larry Bennett, Roberta Garner, and Euan Hague
in Chicago, politics
Tagged Chicago, neoliberalism, political science, sociology, urban studies
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The neoliberal philosophy of fiscal austerity aligned with reduced economic regulation has transformed Chicago. As pursued by mayor Rahm Emanuel and his predecessor Richard M. Daley, neoliberal thinking has led officials to gut regulations and social services, privatize everything from … Continue reading
Studying Appalachian Studies wins Weatherford Award
in Appalachian studies, awards, higher education
Tagged georgraphy, sociology, Weatehrford Award
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Studying Appalachian Studies: Making the Path by Walking, edited by Chad Berry, Phillip J. Obermiller, and Shaunna L. Scott has been awarded the Weatherford Award in non-fiction by Berea College and the Appalachian Studies Association. The award is given to … Continue reading
Q&A with the editors of Studying Appalachian Studies
in author commentary, authors
Tagged appalachian studies, education, geography, sociology
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Chad Berry, Phillip Obermiller, and Shaunna L. Scott are the editors of the collection Studying Appalachian Studies. The editors collaborated to answer some questions about the book, which takes a global approach to the perspectives of Appalachian Studies. Q: In the … Continue reading
Q&A with The Neighborhood Outfit author Louis Corsino
in american history, author commentary, authors, Chicago, interviews
Tagged criminal justice, Louis Corsino, sociology, The Neighborhood Outfit
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Louis Corsino is a professor of sociology at North Central College. He recently answered some questions about his book The Neighborhood Outfit: Organized Crime in Chicago Heights. Q: Who were the “Chicago Heights boys” and what was their role in the … Continue reading
Q&A with Digital Depression author Dan Schiller
in communication, interviews, media studies
Tagged Dan Schiller, Digital Depression, economic crisis, library science, politics, sociology
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Dan Schiller is a professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science and the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is answered some questions about his book Digital Depression: Information Technology and Economic Crisis. Q: … Continue reading
Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed wins Association for Humanist Sociology book award
in awards
Tagged appalachian studies, enviornmentalism, Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed, Shannon Elizabeth Bell, sociology
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On October 11 Shannon Elizabeth Bell accepted the Association for Humanist Sociology book award for 2014 at the AHS conference in Cleveland, Ohio, Bell’s Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed was selected as a co-winner for the award out of more than … Continue reading