Sociology Students Association

Student-run colloquium on March 26

Sociology Students Association — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:19:05 +0000

Maliha Safri, Assistant Professor of Economics at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, will give a talk titled “An Alternative Political Economy.” Join us in the Sociology Lounge (room 6112) on Friday, 26 March 2010 at 3pm. As always, the talk will be followed by a wine-and-cheese reception.

Professor Safri will tell us about her recent work with Jersey Shore Haitian and Latino community members who are in the midst of mapping the “solidarity economy” projects that are either already in existence or in the process of materializing. She argues that simultaneously theorizing and constituting a new object of policy and politics allows us to reconfigure the imaginary of economic transformation.

Professor Safri has been working in the areas of political economy, immigration, and subjectivity. She is a member of the Solidarity Economy Network and the Center for Popular Economics. Professor Safri is also associate editor of the Routledge journal Rethinking Marxism.

Twitter Updates for 2010-01-10

Sociology Students Association — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:59:00 +0000

Don't miss the Historical Materialism conference this month. Features several of our own soc folks. hm2010nyc.org #

Twitter Updates for 2009-12-06

Sociology Students Association — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:59:00 +0000

Hang out after the department holiday party on Friday for some good clean SSA fun. Wine provided. #
Join us for games and fun after the holiday party in the soc lounge. #

Twitter Updates for 2009-11-29

Sociology Students Association — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:59:00 +0000

Everybody welcome @frmtns to twitter! That's short for Formations, the SSA's new journal #

Twenty more totes!

Sociology Students Association — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:35:50 +0000

We only have twenty more tote bags to give away, so don’t miss your chance to pre-register before Friday! Not convinced yet that you want to come? Take a look at our program and our illustrious line-up of participants. Did we mention Frances Fox Piven, author of Regulating the Poor, will be there? And that we’ll be serving Manhattan’s best Korean comfort food for lunch?

Conference program posted

Sociology Students Association — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:45:09 +0000

The program for our conference on November 20, 2009, is now online. Also, you still have the chance to pre-register.

Update: Please distribute our conference poster.

Pre-register for our conference and get a free tote bag!

Sociology Students Association — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:30:15 +0000

We have more than two dozen presentations lined up from graduate students based in universities in three different countries. Also, an all-star team of faculty discussants and speakers, including Randy Martin, author of Empire of Indifference. And a keynote speech by Patricia Ticineto Clough. And all that for an unbeatable price: free! So, get ready to reimagine with us on November 20! Pre-register for our conference and get a gorgeous free tote bag! Does academia get any better than this!?

Deadline extended for call for abstracts

Sociology Students Association — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:44:50 +0000

We know how it is. The semester starts, you have way too many things on your plate, and whooosh! you miss a deadline. For example, the submission deadline for the SSA’s first graduate student conference, Sociological Reimagination: Crisis and Critique Today, which ended yesterday. But fear not. The organizers have decided to give you one more week to get in that abstract. So hurry! Head on over to our conference page and share your ideas by 8 October 2009.

Kick-off Colloquium and Mixer

Sociology Students Association — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:49:18 +0000

On Friday, 11 September 2009, the SSA is running the first colloquium of the new academic year. Our speaker will be Ananya Mukherjea, assistant professor of sociology and women’s/gender studies at The College of Staten Island. The title of her talk is “The Social Politics of Influenza: The Question of International, Inter-species, and Interpersonal Boundaries.” After her presentation, Ananya will take questions not only about the politics of the swine flu, but also about the transition from doctoral studies to a full-time faculty position.

After the colloquium, join your fellow students for a Mixer at Piano’s on the Lower East Side.

Further details about the Mixer and Ananya’s talk are in our flyer.

First Annual Graduate Student Conference

Sociology Students Association — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:14:16 +0000

The SSA is hosting a graduate student conference at the Graduate Center this fall, on Friday, November 20, 2009. The title is “Sociological Reimagination: Crisis and Critique Today.” Our keynote speaker is renowned social theorist Patricia Ticineto Clough. Submissions from all schools and disciplines are welcome. Join us in Manhattan in the fall! More information…