Events for Undergraduate Majors

Fall 2009

Spring 2010 Preview!

Friday, November 6
509 Knox Hall - 606 West 122nd Street (btwn Broadway, Claremont)

11:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Meet the Sociology faculty - take a sneak peek at Spring!

This is your chance to learn first hand about Spring 2010 course offerings and the new major requirements.

Ask questions - get some answers! And have a light lunch - on the house - in our new home at Knox Hall.

There will be some sociology majors there as well to fill you in.

See you there!

Spring 2009

5th Annual Senior Thesis Presentations - Friday, May 1, 2009 - 411 Fayerweather Hall

8:45 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 a.m. WELCOME
David Stark, Chair, Department of Sociology

9:15-10:45 a.m. THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY
Maria Abascal: The Practice of Politics: City Council Involvement in a Migrant and Non-Migrant Community

Amanda Karl: The Broadening of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: An Examination of Diagnosis Expansion and Legitimacy Acquisition

Caitlin Halpern: Social Movement Free Riders: How Ex-Gays Built a Movement through Antagonism and Controversy

Discussant: Clėment Théry

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m READING TEXTS, READING CULTURE
Lana Limón: The Columbia Daily Spectator and The Harvard Crimson: A Study of Organizational Success

Amari Hammonds: Black is Beautiful? Physical Traits of Black Women in Celebrity Weeklies, 2000-2008

Discussant: Joscha Legewie

12:30-1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00-3:00 p.m. HISTORY AND ITS MALCONTENTS
Rudi Batzell: Confronting Capitalism in California: The Workingmen's Party, Antislavery and the Assault On Corporate Aristocrats and Chinese Slaves

Neha Nimmagudda: Contesting Consent: Nationalistic Ideology and Mobilization in the African National Congress and the Indian National Congress

Discussant: Aurora Fredriksen

Fall 2008

2008 Presidential Election Forum

Sociologists Want to Know - What Kind of Change Do You Want on Election Day?

Monday, October 27, 6:00 p.m., in 301 Philosophy Hall - meet with Professors Dana Fisher, Shamus Khan, Carla Shedd, and Josh Whitford for a sociological conversation about the 2008 Presidential Election.

Host: David Stark, Chair of the Department of Sociology.

Bring a Friend to Sociology!

For two days, Tuesday, October 28, and Wednesday, October 29, all undergraduate Sociology lecture courses will be open to guests and visitors.

If you would like to try Sociology on for size, this is your chance! Here's the list of our courses.

Host: Priscilla Ferguson, Director of Undergraduate Studies

Past Events

Spring 2008

Annual Senior Thesis Presentations
Friday, May 2, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
513 Fayerweather Hall

Host: Karen Barkey

Undergraduate Major Open House
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
411 Fayerweather Hall

Host: Karen Barkey

Spring 2007

3rd Annual Senior Thesis Presentations
Friday, April 27, 2007
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
513 Fayerweather Hall

Host: Thomas DiPrete

Undergraduate Major Open House
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
411 Fayerweather Hall

Host: Professor Karen Barkey

Spring 2006

David Stark, "Satisfaction Guaranteed: Malls and Megachurches in Oklahoma City"
Thursday, March 2, 2006
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
411 Fayerweather Hall

Host: Gil Eyal

Fall 2005

Peter Bearman, Doormen
Thursday, November 17, 2005
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
411 Fayerweather Hall

Host: Gil Eyal

The department of sociology is beginning a new experimental series - "Professor and Lunch" - directed at sociology majors, concentrators and any other undergrads who are interested in sociology. The idea is to meet with one of the professors in the department, in a relaxed atmosphere, who will speak about their work and answer questions from students. In particular, we would like you to learn about innovative ways of doing sociological research; what materials and methods sociologists use in order to figure out the questions that interest them. This should serve you well when you come to write your senior thesis or similar work.

Undergraduate Major Forum
Monday, November 14, 2005
11:30-1:00 p.m.
411 Fayerweather Hall

Host: Gil Eyal

The Sociology Undergraduate Major Forum will be held on Monday, November 14, 2005 from 11:30-1:00 p.m., 411 Fayerweather Hall. Undergraduate majors and concentrators meet with faculty and hear about the courses offered in the spring, and get some information about how to plan your program of study for the following semester so you can fulfill the requirements in a timely manner. There will also be other announcements, including hopefully an adviser from the career education center to speak about jobs and opportunities after you graduate.

Lunch will be provided - please join us!