University of Cincinnati s Department of Sociology Announces Fall Colloquium Schedule
The Department of Sociology at UCs McMicken College of Arts and Sciences has announced a list of guest speakers for its 2014 fall colloquium. Speakers from across the nation will address a wide range of issues, including feminism in evangelical Christianity, the enduring effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and many others.
All talks are held from 3 p.m. until 4:15 p.m. at the Taft Research Center, Edwards 1 on UCs main campus, unless otherwise noted.
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"Putting On the Uniform: Choice, Obligation, and Collective Identity in Men's Work Dress"
Sept. 5, Erynn Masi de Casanova, University of Cincinnati, Department of Sociology
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"Hip Hop in Latin America"
Sept. 10, 3:00-5:00 PM, Tanya Saunders, The Ohio State University, Department of African American and African Studies
Held in conjunction with UC's Hispanic Heritage Month and Taft Research Center
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Bodies of Christ: Women, Sexual Pleasure, and (What Looks Like) Feminism in Evangelical Christianity
Sept. 12, 1:30 PM - Kelsy Burke, St. Norbert College, Sociology Department
Held in conjunction with the Taft Research Center and the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Enduring Health Effects and Youth Empowerment Efforts along the U.S. Gulf Coast
Sept. 26, Lori Peek, Colorado State University, Department of Sociology
Held in conjunction with the Department of Geology
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"Call to Home: Musings on Writing Across Time, Space, and Lives"
Oct. 24, Taft Departmental Public Lecture: Carol Stack, University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Education
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Inaugural Symposium of The Cincinnati Project
Nov. 14, 9:30 AM 1:30 PM, Japonica Brown-Saracino, Boston University, Department of Sociology
Held in conjunction with the Kunz Center for Social Research
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Save the date, speaker TBA.
Dec. 5
For more information, contact Program Coordinator
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