Japonica Brown-Saracino interviewed on WBUR’s Radio Boston
BU Sociology chair Japonica Brown-Saracino appeared on WBUR’s Radio Boston to talk about lesbian bars in Boston. There are fewer than 30 such bars in the country and Professor Brown-Saracino helps explain why that’s the case and also how local LGBTQ groups have been filling the void. Listen to the segment on WBUR here.
Cati Connell awarded 2023 SSSP Outstanding Book Award
Professor Cati Connell’s new book, A Few Good Gays: The Gendered Compromises behind Military Inclusion, was just awarded the Outstanding Book Award for 2023 by the SSSP Division of Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities. The award is intended to recognize published work of exceptional quality in the areas of global studies and social problems and […]
Neha Gondal to receive 2023 CAS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Education
Congratulations to Neha Gondal on receiving the 2023 College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Education! Each year, CAS honors some of our best educators with a range of teaching awards. These prizes are awarded annually to members of the CAS faculty who exemplify deep and broad commitment, skill, effectiveness, impact, […]
Nazli Kibria published in the Boston Globe
“In a society where so many of our relationships are fleeting and easily cut off,” Nazli Kibria writes in a new piece in the Boston Globe, “sibling ties stand out for their permanence. These are durable, flexible relationships that can withstand bumps along the road.” Kibria’s article, “‘Love you brother, but despise your politics’: How […]
Jonathan Mijs receives major grant for research project
Congratulations to Jonathan Mijs on receiving a major grant from the Volkswagen Foundation for a 4-year international research project, WealthTalks: The (re-)production of wealth inequality in everyday talk. Jonathan will conduct the study with colleagues at the Freie Universitat Berlin, the London School of Economics, the University of Rio de Janeiro and the University of […]
Max Greenberg receives CAS Professional Development Leave for Fall 2023
We are delighted to announce that Max Greenberg has received a CAS Professional Development Leave for Fall 2023. Max will work to develop the infrastructure for the Sociology Department to engage with and learn from the field of social change in the Boston area. He hopes to develop new pathways by which our students can […]
Susan Eckstein awarded the Latin American Studies Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Susan Eckstein has been awarded the Latin American Studies Association Lifetime Achievement Award. The LASA2023 Kalman Silvert Award Committee concluded that Dr. Eckstein richly deserves this lifetime career recognition, on the grounds of prolific, high-quality, interdisciplinary scholarship, truly exceptional service to LASA, and broader service to the profession. You can read more about the award […]
Nazli Kibria to receive Eastern Sociological Society Conference’s 2023 Merit Award
Nazli Kibria is receiving the Merit Award at this year’s Eastern Sociological Society Conference. The ESS Merit Award recognizes an ESS member’s exceptional achievement and a lifetime of scholarly contribution to the discipline and profession of sociology. Congrats Nazli! The #ESS2023 Awards Ceremony is this Saturday, February 25th in Baltimore.
BU Experts profile Celeste Curington’s research
On Valentine’s Day, BU Experts interviewed Celeste Curington about “how online dating has created a new form of digital racism.” The profile highlights her research on the ways race, gender and identity influence the online dating experience drawing from the findings in her 2021 co-authored book The Dating Divide: Race and Desire in the Era […]
Cati Connell publishes new UC Press book
Faculty member Cati Connell’s new book A Few Good Gays: The Gendered Compromises behind Military Inclusion was published in December by University of California Press. The book “identifies the homonormative bargain that underwrites these uneven patterns of reception—a bargain that comes with significant concessions, upholding and even exacerbating race, class, and gender inequality in the pursuit […]