In this episode, we talk to Alexandrea Ravenelle (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) about her research on gig economy work. Her new book, Hustle and Gig: Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy (University of California Press) details the motivations and trials of those who work on Internet-brokered gigs (like TaskRabbit, Uber, AirBnB, and the now-defunct KitchenSurfing).
Cristina Mora discusses her work on Hispanics and politics in both the United States and Spain.
An interview with Judith Stacey (NYU), a towering figure in gender studies, interviewed by Philip Cohen (Maryland)
Joe, Leslie and Gabriel interview Jessi Streib (Duke University) discuss how they deal with attendance in their classes. Other readings: “The Contamination […]
We interview Philip Cohen from the University of Maryland, College park about his work on open science in sociology, and his new […]
