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.
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Corte shares his ethnographic work on big wave surfing, risk-taking, and the difference between pleasure and fun.
Shai Dromi and Sam Stabler to discuss their new book Moral Minefields: How Sociologists Debate Good Science (University of Chicago Press)
As more of our culture is produced and consumed on digital platforms, state actors seek to influence international politics through them. In this episode of The Annex, we discuss cultural production and influence operations with Dana Weinberg (CUNY Queens College), Ashely Mears (Boston University), and Ori Swed (Texas Tech).
We discuss racism, racial humor, and Raul Perez's new book, The Souls of Black Jokes. Guests Raul Perez, Ann Morning, and Victor Ray
Economic thinking has influenced thought on public policy. What is it, and how did it become so influential?
Join us on Tuesday, December 6 at 12:15 PM Eastern time for a discussion about racism and white supremacy in everyday culture, featuring three top sociologists of race and culture. CLICK HERE FOR THE YOUTUBE STREAM Some manifestations of racism are easily identifiable. Practices that do things like promoting racial […]
A discussion about how the organization of science affects the behavior of scientists and departments, and in turn knowledge. With JP Pardo-Guerra (UC San Diego) and Charles Gomez (Arizona).
In today’s episode of the Annex, Daniel Morrison (Abilene Christian) sits down with Michael Rosino (Molloy College) to discuss media framing and the War on Drugs. Michael is the author of Debating the Drug War: Race, Politics, and the Media (Routledge, 2021).
Vanderbilt philosopher Robert Talisse discusses how politics is coming to dominate our lives, and what to do about it.
The Annex is back for its tenth semester. In this episode, we meet with Hannah Wohl (University of California, Santa Barbara) to discuss her book on creativity and cultural production, Bound by Creativity: How Contemporary Art is Judged (University of Chicago Press). Photo Credit. By Jami430 – Own work, CC […]
