The role of academics as a group and higher education as a sector in responding to the coming Trump administration.
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Dr. Alexandrea Ravenelle, @ajravenelle.bsky.social, @AJRavenelleNYC, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill joins Dan Morrison (@danielrmorrison.bsky.social) to discuss her 2023 book Side Hustle Safety Net: How Vulnerable Workers Survive Precarious Times (University of California Press). The book shows us how low income workers struggled […]
A conversation with Dr. Casey Jakubowski. With a PhD in Educational Policy and Leadership from SUNY Albany, Casey is a prolific author, consultant, leadership coach, and expert on rural schooling. He spoke with Dan Morrison about his work on conflict within schools and the challenges that face rural educators and […]
Teenagers' use of social media to represent their lives, and in some cases, sexual abuse and assault.
Dan Morrison (@danielrmorrison.bsky.social) interviews Dr. Benjamin Shestakofsky (@bshestakofsky), Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Shestakofsky is author of Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality which was published this year by the University of California Press. An expert in the effects of digital […]
Dan Morrison is joined by guest co-host Jeffrey N. Parker (@jnparker.bsky.social), Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of New Orleans. Jeffrey is an urban sociologist specializing in place reputation at multiple levels of analysis, from the neighborhood to the region. Together, they interviewed Dr. Ricard Ocejo, professor of sociology […]
How cosmetic surgeons at the global, national, and local levels participate in racial projects through niche standardization.
Dr. Sweet is the author of The Politics of Surviving: How Women Navigate Domestic Violence and its Aftermath.
Dr. Jasmine Harris, incoming full professor and chair of Africana Studies at Metropolitan State University in Denver stops by the Annex to discuss her 2024 book Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education, published in 2024 by Broadleaf Books. Merging sociological analysis with memoir, […]
