Do more Public Sociology! We allow the grifters of the world to dominate on the issues Sociology is best placed to explain. Everyday people don't read academic journals or attend conferences. We are complicit in our own demise and in the exploitation of public issues. We speak too much to ourselves!
For those interested in learning sociology !
An actual lecture by Erving Goffman himself!
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Jason Taylor
Jason Taylor
A video about Zygmunt Bauman's (2000) 'Liquid Modernity'.
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Jason Taylor
French sociologist, Dr Julien Billion, has a four-pronged integrated approach to address youth homelessness, by improving pathways to education and employment www.europeanbusinessreview.com/youth-homele... #sociology #socialscience
An interesting article, if a little fatalistic. Sociology is surrendering to philosophy because it refuses to engage outside of its own bubble. We only talk to each other, and only in ways that make it difficult for outsiders to engage with us. Considering our subject matter, it's quite ironic.
Looking for something new to listen to? Check out 'English Stitch', a wonderful series from @resonancefm.bsky.social in which Stuart Hall guides us through the diverse and contested territory of British cultural history. Featuring contributions from many others including @academicdiary.bsky.social.
My new paper on how patients use epistemic markers like “I read” and “I heard” is out. I show that epistemic markers allow patients to assert their agency while acknowledging medical authority
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A short video on the Sociology of Talcott Parsons. Focus is mainly on the AGIL model but it provides an overview of the main themes from Parsons work. I hope you and your students enjoy!
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The only known recording of Erving Goffman. Lecture at PSA about fieldwork. Interesting, funny and lively reflections from a sociological legend! I couldn't contain my joy when I found the original recording. I hope it makes someone as happy as it did me! Enjoy!
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In 20 years of university teaching I have had one Jordan Peterson fan announce that she would not read any “sociology” I assigned, on principle, and one self-described “conservative” ask me to reprimand a classmate for her choice of t-shirt.
That’s all the student-driven cocooning I’ve encountered
Social Theory on Film
Social Theory on Film
Sociology at Work
Sociology needs to do more as a discipline to reach and make itself accessible to the public.
The platforms exist. They're horrible. But if we don't engage with and adapt to them, we don't engage the massive audiences they cater to.
Meet the public where they are!
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'An Invitation to Sociology' is a 30-minute film introducing Sociology. It uses the example of studying a police officer to explore a range of sociological theories and ideas. It is a summary of what I try to get across to my students during their first few weeks of study.
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow
Social Theory on Film
Aleksandr Shirokov
Social Theory on Film
Social Theory on Film
Ted McCormick
As access to online health information grows, patients increasingly arrive at medical consultations informed but uncertain about how to display their …
This channel covers all things Sociology. I make 'films' that should be interesting to sociologists, sociology students, and anyone who is interested in social interaction and the structure of society...
Sociology Is Surrendering Its Public Voice to Philosophy
What “distressing” ideas? How are they “cocooned”? It’s amazing how much publicity one can get by reinforcing cliches that accord so little with the experiences of so many of us who actually teach college students.
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Larry Glickman
As modernity falters, sociology cannot diagnose the society it once helped define — and philosophy has taken its place.
