Japonica Brown-Saracino & Landon Lauder quoted in new Boston.com article
An article published today on Boston.com explores the question “When can you say you’re ‘from Boston’?” It goes on to examine why the question, “So, where are you from?” can surprisingly be difficult to answer even for people called Boston home for many years. Japonica Brown-Saracino is quoted in the article, explaining: “As neighborhoods gentrify, […]
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.
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino featured on CNN
Professor of Sociology Japonica Brown-Saracino featured in CNN article covering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gay and lesbian bars. https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/22/business/gay-lesbian-bars-covid-consequences-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0NMdzR_AbgXsoR3Epbaa6N5L7dVFgAYLk1gLcWQvgB-H3EE0Kf_QJIbG0.
Professor Brown-Saracino in New York Times
Japonica Brown-Saracino and her new book How Places Make Us were featured in the September 13 New York Times.
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino Quoted in New York Times
Japonica Brown-Saracino was quoted in a recent New York Times article about the changing racial composition of U.S. neighborhoods. Good work, Japonica!
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino ASA section chair-elect
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino has been elected as the next Chair of the ASA community/urban section. Congratulations, Japonica!
Japonica Brown-Saracino Publishes Second Book
Sociology professor Japonica Brown-Saracino has published her second book, How Places Make Us, through University of Chicago Press. An excerpt from the book is featured on Slate. Congratulations, Japonica!