Save the Date for "African Diaspora Religion in Human Knowledge: Traditions, Horizons, Transcendence" a symposium celebrating the 25th anniversary of Michigan State University's African Atlantic Research Team, on Oct. 15-17, 2021. To receive further updates, complete the online Response Form.
Jennicet Gutiérrez is a transgender Latina organizer from México. Jennicet believes in the importance of uplifting and centering the voices of transwomen of color in all racial justice work. She works to end the deportation, incarceration, and criminalization of immigrants and all people of color.
Graduate students and faculty in Sociology are engaged in a diverse portfolio of research on the pandemic. This seminar will present brief overviews of several of the ongoing projects.
Thousands of Central Americans are leaving their homes in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to seek refuge in the United States. What is propelling their mass exodus and why should U.S. society care? This talk provides the political and social context for U.S.-Central American relations from the 1980s to the present to better understand how U.S. foreign policies in the region and immigration policies at home shape the current situation.
All members of the Department of Sociology are asked to participate in the department Zoom meetings whenever possible.
In the third in a series of Sociology Graduate Student Professional Development Workshops, this event will explore Pathways for Non-Academic Careers.
MSU Sociology Professor Dr. Steven Gold will discuss his edited book "Wandering Jews" with Gil Ribak, Laura Limonic, and Kirsten Fermaglich, who will give virtual presentations on their chapters. Wandering Jews provides readers with a broader understanding of the Jewish experience of migration in the United States and elsewhere. It describes the record of a wide variety of Jewish migrant groups, including those encountering different locations of settlement, historical periods, and facets of the migration experience.
All members of the Department of Sociology are asked to participate in the department Zoom meetings whenever possible.
Prof. San Juanita Garcia, University of California Santa Barbara will be giving a lecture via Zoom in the Sociology Department on Friday, April 23, 12-1:30.
MSU Sociology PhD candidate Yan Zhang will defend her dissertation "Parenthood in Later Life and Parents' Cognitive Health"
All members of the Department of Sociology are asked to participate in the department Zoom meetings whenever possible.
Michigan State University's African Atlantic Research Team invites you to their 25th anniversary symposium, to take place virtually Oct. 15-17, 2021.
Rawan Arar, University of Washington argues that refugee camps serve a political purpose for the state beyond housing large numbers of people.