Based on three years of ethnographic and community-engaged research and 38 interviews with trans and queer organizers and activists in Chicago, this dissertation explores the organizing tactics, motivating ideologies and political underpinnings of…
Professor Lorena Garcia was recently featured on ‘The Pulso Podcast,” to discuss Latina beauty standards. The Pulso Podcast brings you untold stories & unheard voices…the Latino voices you aren’t hearing in the news…
Graduate student, Erielle Jones has co-authored an article titled, “The Relational Nature of Gender, the Pervasiveness of Heteronormative Sexual Scripts, and the Impact on Sexual Pleasure, ” in Archives of Sexual Behavior. This…
Great news! Dr. Decoteau has been awarded the Robin M. Williams, Jr. Lecturer award from the Eastern Sociological Society. The award is for Dr. Decoteau to share some of her amazing new work…
Dr. Sigrid Luhr was awarded a Russell Sage Foundation Presidential Grant for a project titled, “Remote Work, Work-Life Conflict, and Belonging in Silicon Valley.” See a brief description of the project below. Congratulations…
Dr. Somashekhar was a featured respondent on a discussion about the possibilities of Black-South Asian American coalition building. This special feature was done in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. The YouTube video…
Dr. Mahesh Somashekhar has published a new article in Social Currents titled, “The Business Ownership Patterns of Undocumented Immigrants in the United States: An Exploratory Study.” In this article, Dr. Somashekhar examines undocumented…
The grad college has announced deadlines for spring awards, see deadlines below. If you plan to apply, be sure to submit all your materials to Lisa before the grad college deadline for each…
Dr. Sigrid Luhr will be moderating a panel titled, The Sociology of Work: An Intersectional Lens, at the University of Chicago on February 6 at 5-6:30pm. Registration for the panel can be found…
Dr. Julie Dowling was quoted in an article titled, “The White population could decrease under a new Biden Proposal,” in “The Washington Post,” on January 30th. Dr. Dowling’s students, Lynda Lopez and Tala…
