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 […]
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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, […]
A special episode in cooperation with Dr. Robert Francis (Whitworth University) and his students. Bob spoke with Dr. Elizabeth Seale (SUNY-Oneonta) about her 2023 book Understanding Poverty: A Relational Approach, published by Polity Press. Dr. Seale has conducted studies on poverty, culture, inequality, rural communities, and more.
Jessica Calarco discusses the many ways American society traps women and sells myths that harm women and families.
Abigail Andrews, Ana Lopez-Ricoy, and Pamela Elguezabal on their research into the impact of deportation on men's lives in Mexico, detailed in their 2023 book, Banished Men.
