Student paper discussion: Anna (dissertation work) Reading: Small, Mario. 2019. "The Role of Space in the Formation of Social Ties." Annual Review of Sociology. Vol. 45:111-132. Contact: gcurbanstudiesworkshop@gmail.com
"Class Identities and Attitudes Towards Immigration and Race among Working-Class Whites" Speaker: Monica McDermott Associate Professor of Sociology, T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, and Visiting Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation
Title: Decolonizing Classical Theory: A 'Contrapuntal' Reading of Auguste Comte Speaker: Zine Magubane, Boston College Description: At first glance, the writings of Auguste Comte (the 'father' of positivism) would seem to offer very little of value for postcolonial sociology. Indeed, in the standard ways that Comte appears in disciplinary histories, this would appear at first... Read more »
