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 ›
Visual Sociology 
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 ›
Bulgarian elections and (banned) film “Baklava”
Baklava is a recent Bulgarian film which was banned as soon as it was released a couple of years ago due to allegations of content unsuitable for the screen, including violence, indecency and child pornography. Allegations aside, the film presents a bleak,… Read More ›
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 ›
Painting Primates (Visual Sociology #001)
“Painting primates” by Justin Goodman and Joseph Klett Welcome to the first article in our visual sociology column! It introduces a less widely known area of sociology: the study of animals and society. Do check out the website of the American Sociological… Read More ›
Transformational
Illustration 1: “Transformational” Owton, 2012, Charcoal, 297x420mm, 130gsm, white cartridge paper Cross country; years and years running, Huuuuuge amounts of training, Puzzled; getting nowhere… slower and slower, Not occurring that I had undiagnosed asthma. Germany, in the street collapsed, Running… Read More ›
Love
Dr Helen Owton is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Northampton
History, tennis, and fashion: women at Wimbledon from 1884 until today
This gallery traces the evolution of female Wimbledon fashion, from the floor-length dresses of the 1880s to the skin-tight miniskirts of today: (click on the image to see the full gallery)
Films for action
Check out the website “Films for action”: it has an excellent online collection of films. Here is their Film of the Day for 22 February 2013:
Women academic authors between 1665 and 2010
See this Chronicle of Higher Education report on the publishing patterns of female academic authors in the last three and a half centuries.
Bird’s eye view of currently published research
If you are a visual learner (fancy way of saying that you are a fan of pictures and graphs), you might like to see this visualisation of the current ocean of research in all possible sub-fields, from dynamic network analysis… Read More ›
Making the familiar strange
In this video, Dalton Conley discusses the C.W.Mills’ idea that a successful sociologist makes the familiar strange.
Visualising deβt
Ever wondered how much money Greece owes, and who lent the money? Here is a helpful visualisation.
Happy New Year! (Mieow!)
Always fascinating to look back into history and find out that all new things are well forgotten old ones. We don’t get tired by celebrating New Year (OK, we do, but we forget about the tiredness after a year and… Read More ›
Sociologists also have fun
A glimpse into the sociology student culture in Germany… Here is how sociology students at the Humboldt University in Berlin advertised their first semester party a few days ago:
India’s XXI century untouchables
I recently talked to Pradeep Shinde, an anthropologist who studies the performance of work by sanitary workers in a Mumbai slum. He argues that the caste system in India is still very much present, and that alongside the changes caste-related… Read More ›
‘Why do the working class in Britain die young?’ (Documentary, 1988)
This BBC documentary from 1988 explores class inequalities in the lifespan and quality of life of UK citizens. What has changed today? Click the link to watch the documentary: Why do the working class in Britain die young?> Click HERE… Read More ›
‘Polish labour migrants in the UK’ (BBC documentary, Parts 5-7 of 7)
Continued: Part 5 Part 6 Part 7
‘Polish labour migrants in the UK’ (BBC documentary, Parts 1-4 of 7)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 (Continued tomorrow)
Unfinished London
This is the story of a town-planning cock-up known as the Northern Heights Plan which, if completed, would have meant miles of extra houses and tube stations to the North West of London. Produced by Jay Foreman and Paul Kendler.
One Story High
One Story High is a collection of very short sociological biographies I curated and edited for the on-line journal Fast Capitalism late in 2009, featuring the work of novelist and literary critic Amitava Kumar, anthropologist Katie Stewart and filmmaker John Cohen… Read More ›
What did Victorian headmistresses look like?
What did headmistresses who greeted their students on a chilly Monday morning a century ago look like? What sort of people were they? What did they think about? Why did they do their job? What did they care about? Have… Read More ›