Author Archives
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Getting Started: Public Engagement for Social Scientists
“Getting Started: Public Engagement for Social Scientists” on Bundlr
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What is Digital Sociology?
Tuesday 16th July 2013 BSA Meeting Room, Suite 2, 2 Station Court Imperial Wharf, Fulham, London SW6 2PY This inaugural event for the BSA’s Digital Sociology Group brings together a diverse range of speakers who, in a variety of ways,… Read More ›
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Acts of terror: a short film about photography, freedom and the police
Act of Terror from Fat Rat Films on Vimeo. While filming a routine stop and search of her boyfriend on the London Underground, Gemma suddenly found herself detained, handcuffed and threatened with arrest. Act of Terror tells the story of… Read More ›
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Lost in London
“Lost in London” is a film by Michael Smith and Wojciech Duczmal, who’ve collaborated on many documentaries for the BBC over the years. It develops further their idea of the lyrical essay-film, or documentary-poem. Inspired by Baudelaire’s idea of the… Read More ›
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BSA Teaching Group Conference on June 15th
BSA TEACHING GROUP CONFERENCE Saturday 15th June 2013 Nottingham Trent University Sponsored by the Higher Education Academy The BSA’s Teaching Group is pleased to announce a regional conference hosted by the School of Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University. This event is… Read More ›
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I Shoot, Therefore I Exist (Visual Sociology #003)
I shoot, therefore I exist by Claudia Vallvé, Barcelona This is my street. I see them every day, any hour of the day. By dozens. Standing there. Taking their photos. They come, they shoot, they go. Average of stay: 3… Read More ›
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Can Human Action Be Explained?
If you find Charles Taylor interesting, there’s another lecture and a link to introductory resources available here. If you don’t find Charles Taylor interesting then apologies in advance for the profusion of philosophers and theorists who will be featuring on… Read More ›
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New Round of Postgraduate Research Scholarships in Sociology at Kent
New Round of Postgraduate Research Scholarships in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) University of Kent. SSPSSR has a world-wide reputation for excellence and is one of the leading and largest research centres for social science in… Read More ›
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Getting a Ph.D. will turn you into an emotional trainwreck, not a professor
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The future of the brain by Professor Steven Rose
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The Visual Criminology Project: Beyond Data Visualization and the Power of Spectacle
Although criminology has grown as a field of study in the last 2 decades, it remains rooted in sociology. The study of the analysis of crime, criminal behaviour, and societal responses to law breaking cannot be understood without understanding who… Read More ›
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One Man’s Story (Visual Sociology #002)
Taos alone by Michael V. Miller The title of this work is “Taos alone”. Shot by Michael V. Miller with telephoto lens on Pentax 35 mm SLR at side of mission church in Taos Pueblo, northern New Mexico, June, 1982. He… Read More ›
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What is digital sociology? An interview with Noortje Marres
What is Digital Sociology? You can find out more about Noortje’s work here.
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Alan Bryman on Research Methods
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Recognising Diversity? Gender and Sexual Equalities In Principle and Practice
Recognising Diversity?: Gender and Sexual Equalities In Principle and Practice 20th & 21st June: Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, University of Leeds Recognising Diversity?: Gender and Sexual Equalities In Principle and Practice marks the end of the research project ‘Recognising… Read More ›
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On Bullshit
You can read an abridged version of Harry Frankfurt’s original essay here
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BSA Teaching Group Regional Day Conference: Nottingham
The BSA’s Teaching Group is pleased to announce a regional conference hosted by the School of Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University. This event is aimed specifically at sociology teachers and will bring together a variety of guest speakers in… Read More ›
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How one story is changing everything
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Interested in Digital Sociology?
The British Sociological Association’s new Digital Sociology group aims: To identify and disseminate best practice in the use of digital tools by sociologists. To develop and promote specifically sociological modes of inquiry into digital media use. To develop and promote… Read More ›
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The dawn of Cafe Society
I have for over 40 years written in cafes. In the early 1970s I scribbled in longhand, always having a notebook and biro about me somewhere. More recently, of course, I have carried a lightweight laptop around, several books chapters… Read More ›
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Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz discuss the Economy and Inequality