Interview with MSU Sociology Alumni Michael Mascaranas

April 30, 2013

Dr. Michael Mascaranas gives a live interview on his book, "Where the Waters Divide", and global social movements on Latin Waves Grass Roots Media, an internationally syndicated radio program, which features the voices of Noam Chomsky, Derrick Jensen, Vandana Shiva, Silvia Federici and others who are working to create a society based on justice (racial, gender, ecological and cultural) and principles of fairness and equality.

Listen to the interview.

Shu-Fen Kao publishes article on controversies in Taiwan

January 9, 2013

Kao, Shu-Fen (2012). "EMF Controversy in Chigu, Taiwan: Contested Declaration of Risk and Scientific Knowledge Have Implications for Risk Governance." Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics 12: 81-97. ( read here)

Teri Swezey, Sociology PhD 2004, walks and bikes 2,255 miles

December 6, 2012

Teri Swezey, (PhD 2004) recently returned to Chapel Hill, NC after walking and riding her bicycle 2,255 miles from Wrightsville Beach, NC to Flagstaff, AZ on behalf of vulnerable elderly and their caregivers as part of SOAR Feat 2012 .

Secret Ink: Tattoo’s Place in Contemporary American Culture

June 7, 2012

Alumni Derek John Roberts has published an article in the Journal of American Culture, 35:153-165. 2012.

Long considered a hallmark of American deviance, the tattoo has undergone drastic redefinition in recent decades. No longer the preview of bikers, punks and thugs, tattooing is increasingly practiced and appropriated by mainstream, middle class individuals.

Squires Receives Lynd Lifetime Achievement Award

November 1, 2011

Gregory Squires is the 2011 Recipient of Robert and Helen Lynd Lifetime Achievement Award

Hello from one of our graduates Lorian Wyzinski

December 1, 2009

Alum Lorian Wyzinski writes from Lesotho.

Theda Skocpol chosen as member of National Academy of Sciences

April 29, 2008

Theda Skocpol, B.A. Sociology, became a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) at its 145th annual meeting of the election of sociologists.

Tomiko Yamaguchi publishes on GMOs in India

September 1, 2007

Department alumnus Tomiko Yamaguchi (Ph.D. 2004) has published an article based on the fieldwork she conducted for her dissertation "Controversy Over Genetically Modified Crops in India: Discursive Strategies and Social Identities of Farmers" in Discourse Studies (2007; 9[1]:87-107)

Alumnus Andrew P. Davidson Publishes in Development in Practice

February 1, 2007

Andrew P. Davidson, alumnus of MSU's Sociology Department (Ph.D. 1992), has published an article entitled "Participation, Education, and Pluralism: Towards a New Extension Ethic" in Development in Practice (17[1]:39-50) . The abstract of the article is available online. Andrew is on the faculty at the School of Sociology and Anthropology, University of New South Wales, Sidney, NSW, 2052, Australia.

Alumnus Valerie Gunter publishes Volatile Places

November 22, 2006

Department alumnus Valerie Gunter (Ph.D. 1992) has published a book entitled "Volatile Places: A Sociology of Communities and Environmental Controversies" with Steve Kroll-Smith at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.