Annex Sociology Podcast

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ASA Election 2019: Rhacel Salazar-Parrenas Feb 11, 2019

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Introducing ASA Vice Presidential candidate Rhacel Salazar-Parrenas from the University of Southern California, Dornsife.

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By National Museum of American History - From the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution in the Vote: The Machinery of Democracy exhibit., Public Domain, Link

ASA Election 2019: Jennifer Earl Feb 11, 2019

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Introducing ASA Vice Presidential candidate Jennifer Earl from the University of Arizona.

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By National Museum of American History - From the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution in the Vote: The Machinery of Democracy exhibit., Public Domain, Link

Taxing the Rich Feb 06, 2019

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Joe, Neda Magbouleh (University of Toronto) and Bart Bonikowski (Harvard) discuss a viral speech by a Dutch writer at Davos, which argues that talk about the need to raise taxes on the rich.

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The MAGA Hat Kid Jan 29, 2019

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Joe, Leslie, Howard Ramos (Dalhousie University), and Richard Carpiano (UC Riverside) discuss a conflict between Catholic school boys, Black Israelites, and a Native American group on the Washington Mall. An encounter between one boy and a Native American triggered social media firestorms, and many questions about the current state of America's political culture and media.

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Story from New York Timescaptured and used under Fair Use.

The Sokal Squared Hoax and Researcher Misconduct Jan 15, 2019

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Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Brian McCabe (Georgetown University) discuss recent charges against Portland State philosopher Peter Boghossian for researcher misconduct for failing to clear his Sokal Squared hoax with his school's institutional review board.

Can We Improve the ASA Submission Process? (Brian McCabe) Jan 15, 2019

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Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Brian McCabe (Georgetown University) discuss complaints about the ASA's submission process for its annual meeting, and whether it could be improved.

US Housing Policy (Brian McCabe) Jan 15, 2019

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Joe, Leslie and Gabriel interview Brian McCabe (Georgetown University) about his book, No Place Like Home: Wealth Community and the Politics of Homeownership (2016, Oxford University Press). We discuss homeownership policy in the United States.

Robert Wuthnow on Small Town America's Distress Apr 16, 2018

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This week, The Annex is thrilled to sit down with Robert Wuthnow of Princeton University. Robert just published The Left Behind: Decline and Rage in Rural America with Princeton University Press. We talk about the challenges facing small towns, the roots of their disaffect, and the politics that this distress creates.

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