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• ASA Virtual Mini-Conference: Reimagining the Future of Work

  • Start
    January 30, 2025
  • End
    January 31, 2025
  • Location
    Virtual

  

  The ASA Virtual Mini-Conference (VMC), will share the theme of the 2025 Annual Meeting, “Reimagining the Future of Work.” Over two days of programming from 11:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Eastern, the VMC will offer eight paper sessions, a spotlight session on the future of sociology, and two book forums, as well as a networking event. Visit Registration for more information about rates.
  

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• Nadia Murad "My Story: The Power of Personal Stories and the Role of Activism"

  • When
    February 06, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD

  Nadia Murad is an American University Sine Institute of Policy & Politics Spring 2025 Fellow. She is President and Chairwoman of Nadia's Initiative, human rights activist, and recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. Murad is a leading advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence. Her New York Times bestselling memoir, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State, is a harrowing account of the genocide against the Yazidi ethno-religious minority in Iraq and Nadia’s imprisonment by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).

  Nadia's Initiative was the 2024 recipient of the DCSS Anna Julia Cooper Award for Public Sociology by a Community Organization.

  Murad is presenting a Seminar Series on Activism and Accountability. "Sexual violence in conflict zones is used as a weapon of war and terror against women, girls, and communities, but this crime is often seen as a side effect of conflict. I will talk about my activism and advocacy work to hold perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) accountable and the challenges I am facing to achieve justice and accountability for survivors of these crimes."

  "My Story: The Power of Personal Stories and the Role of Activism"
  February 6 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
  Location TBD

  DCSS is a co-sponsor of Nadia Murad's seminar series.

  More information is on the Sine Institute website.
  

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• Philip Cohen, "Citizen Scholar: Public Engagement for Social Scientists"

  • When
    February 20, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    UMD College Park, McKeldin Library

  Speaking of Books with Philip Cohen

  "Citizen Scholar: Public Engagement for Social Scientists"

  What is the role of professional scholars in civic life? How and why should academics seek to reach audiences beyond their disciplines and institutions? Must there be tension between advancing along an academic career path and taking part in public conversations, or can these goals reinforce each other? Cohen will present his new book, Citizen Scholar, a practitioner’s guide to civic engagement today, showing current and aspiring social scientists how to build a career in the public sphere.

  Philip N. Cohen is a professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park. His books include The Family: Diversity, Inequality, and Social Change (fourth edition, 2024), and his commentary has appeared in major media outlets such as The New York Times and The Washington Post. He writes about demographic trends, family structure, the division of labor, health disparities, and open science. He is also the director of SocArXiv, an open archive for social science research at UMD.

  Registration is required. There are 50 seats available. See complete details and register online.
  

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• Jordanna Matlon: The Long Crisis of Black Masculinity in Racial Capitalism

  • When
    February 20, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • Location
    TBD

   Jordanna Matlon

  "The Long Crisis of Black Masculinity in Racial Capitalism"

  February 20, 2025, 5:30 PM
  Location TBD
  

  
  Jordanna Matlon is Associate Professor of Global Inquiry in the School of International Service at American University. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley.

  Dr. Matlon is an urban sociologist and scholar of race and colonial legacies in Africa and the African diaspora. Her scholarship interrogates the ways “Blackness” operates as a signifier, intersects with gender norms, manifests in popular culture, and illuminates our understanding of political economy. Her book, A Man among Other Men: The Crisis of Black Masculinity in Racial Capitalism (Cornell University Press) investigates the relationship between masculinity, work, and globalization in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. A Man among Other Men has won twelve awards from five associations across four disciplines, including the American Sociological Association's 2024 Distinguished Scholarly Book Award and the International Studies Association's John Ruggie ISA 2024 Best Book Award, the most prestigious publication awards in those disciplines. It also received an honorable mention for the African Studies Association Best Book Prize.

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• Nadia Murad "Who Can Influence the End of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in the World?"

  • When
    March 19, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD

  Nadia Murad is an American University Sine Institute of Policy & Politics Spring 2025 Fellow. She is President and Chairwoman of Nadia's Initiative, human rights activist, and recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. Murad is a leading advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence. Her New York Times bestselling memoir, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State, is a harrowing account of the genocide against the Yazidi ethno-religious minority in Iraq and Nadia’s imprisonment by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).

  Nadia's Initiative was the 2024 recipient of the DCSS Anna Julia Cooper Award for Public Sociology by a Community Organization.

  Murad is presenting a Seminar Series on Activism and Accountability. "Sexual violence in conflict zones is used as a weapon of war and terror against women, girls, and communities, but this crime is often seen as a side effect of conflict. I will talk about my activism and advocacy work to hold perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) accountable and the challenges I am facing to achieve justice and accountability for survivors of these crimes."

  "Who Can Influence the End of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in the World?"
  March 19| 4:00 - 5:00 PM
  Location TBD

  DCSS is a co-sponsor of Nadia Murad's seminar series.

  More information is on the Sine Institute website.
  

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• Save the Date: DCSS Presents ASA President-Elect Shelley Correll

  • When
    April 08, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD

  Save the Date!
  

  DCSS Presents
  ASA President-Elect Shelley Correll

  Professor Correll will preview her 2026 ASA Annual Meeting theme, “Disrupting the Status Quo: Putting Sociology to Work for a More Equitable Society.”

  Shelley J. Correll is Michelle Mercer and Bruce Golden Family Professor of Women’s Leadership, Director of the Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab, and Professor of Sociology at Stanford University.
  

  Tuesday, April 8
  4 - 5:30 p.m.

  Location TBD
  

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• Nadia Murad "How to Avoid Retraumatization of Survivors, Shame, and Stigma?"

  • When
    April 09, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD

  Nadia Murad is an American University Sine Institute of Policy & Politics Spring 2025 Fellow. She is President and Chairwoman of Nadia's Initiative, human rights activist, and recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. Murad is a leading advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence. Her New York Times bestselling memoir, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State, is a harrowing account of the genocide against the Yazidi ethno-religious minority in Iraq and Nadia’s imprisonment by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).

  Nadia's Initiative was the 2024 recipient of the DCSS Anna Julia Cooper Award for Public Sociology by a Community Organization.

  Murad is presenting a Seminar Series on Activism and Accountability. "Sexual violence in conflict zones is used as a weapon of war and terror against women, girls, and communities, but this crime is often seen as a side effect of conflict. I will talk about my activism and advocacy work to hold perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) accountable and the challenges I am facing to achieve justice and accountability for survivors of these crimes."

  "How to Avoid Retraumatization of Survivors, Shame, and Stigma?"
  April 9| 4:00 - 5:00 PM
  Location TBD

  DCSS is a co-sponsor of Nadia Murad's seminar series.

  More information is on the Sine Institute website.
  

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