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First Publics provides a space to explore the politics, pedagogy, and practice of teaching as public sociology.
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I wrote a Class Note for First Publics on teaching the hidden curriculum -- check it out below! thesocietypages.org/firstpublics/2…
📚Read Now📚 Check out Cody R. Melcher article on the ever changing sociological canon through the analysis of syllabi. Read how the Black Lives Matter movement has played a role in its evolution. ASA Sociology Diverse: Issues In Higher Education #teachingsoc
First-gen college students face unique challenges, but research by Tabitha Wilbur shows that despite higher stress levels, they don't experience more depressive symptoms in college. Check out our TSP Discovery by Mahala Miller here: bit.ly/3T65mLA
TSP Tuesdays! Check out the latest research and public sociology from us and our partners Contexts Magazine, CCF, and First Publics. bit.ly/47eJV0B
Interested in comparative historical sociology & methods? Join us 9/27th The New School for a one-day symposium on Nicholas Hoover Wilson and Damon Mayrl's "After Positivism." event.newschool.edu/afterpositivism #soctwitter
This week's Sociology Clippings include Jeffrey Swanson Duke University on gun laws in The New York Times, Scott Thumma Hartford International University in PBS News on megachurch pastor resignations, Dr Stephanie Alice Baker on the UK's populist movement in City, University of London & more. Read it here: bit.ly/4ei8LPq
✨New Review Alert!✨ Check out Sarah Hoiland's review of Academic Outsider: Stories of Exclusion and Hope by Victoria Reyes, a book that uncovers the structures of institutionalized power and inequality in academia. #bookreview #sociology #academia doi.org/10.1177/009205…
🚨 New Publication First Publics! Check out Kirsten Vinyeta's Class Note on how she implemented a community-engaged research project on water conservation in her Environmental Sociology course! A triple win for students, faculty, and community.
Sociologists: Do you know someone who has made significant contributions to how sociology is taught at the undergrad or grad level? The ASA Sociology Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award is accepting nominations for exceptional educators! asanet.org/about/awards/d…
See Tamika Odum & Greg Kordsmeier discussing the impact teaching sociology in “unprecedented times” can have on students. Various difficulties may arise while teaching during crises. The paper gives teachers ideas to craft pedagogy for an engaged future. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…