Annex Sociology Podcast

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Social Isolation and Physical Distancing in Time (Boyles, Sangaramoorthy & Finlay) Jun 01, 2020

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What effect will social isolation and physical distancing have on already marginalized communities during the COVID-19 pandemic? In this episode, we talk to three colleagues from a variety of social sciences to understand the different dimensions of social isolation during the pandemic.

Dr. Andrea Boyles is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Social and Behavioral Sciences at Lindenwood University. She studies police-citizen relations, neighborhood disadvantage and disorder, and community reliance and collective action. She is the author of two books: Race, Place, and Suburban Policing: Too Close for Comfort and You Can't Stop the Revolution: Community Disorder and Social Ties in Post-Ferguson America.

Dr. Thurka Sangaramoorthy is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She studies care for those living with HIV, care systems for non-citizen immigrants, and local community expertise in understanding social phenomenon. She is the author of two books: Rapid Ethnographic Assessments: A Practical Approach and Toolkit for Collaborate Community Research and Treating AIDS: Politics of Difference, Paradox of Prevention.

Dr. Jessica Finlay is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan. She studies geographies of aging, built environments and service provisions, and vulnerability and resilience among marginalized older adults. She is the author of one book The Whole-Body Microbiome: How to harness Microbes Inside and Out for Lifelong Health and is currently conducting research on the effect of COVID-19 on older adults.

Today's program host is Sarah Patterson from the University of Michigan Population Studies Center. Sarah is a demographer with articles in The Journal of Marriage and Family, The Journal of Aging & Social Policy, Gender & Society, Socius, and Social Science Research. She is also a host of the New Books Network Sociology

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Racialized Organizations (Victor Ray) May 25, 2020

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In this week's episode of The Annex, we talk about the concept of "racialized organizations" with Victor Ray (University of Iowa). Victor recently published "Why So Many Organizations Stay White" in Harvard Business Review.

Special guest co-host Jason Smith from George Mason University, and recent editor of Race and Contention in Twenty-First Century U.S. Media (Routledge).

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Teaching Online (Rafalow, Medley-Rath & Silva) May 18, 2020

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The COVID-19 crisis thrust the academy into teaching online. In this episode, we talk to three colleagues with expertise in online pedagogy.

Matthew Rafalow is a social scientist at Google who earned his doctorate in sociology at the University of California, Irvine. He is an ethnographer who specializes in human-machine interactions, and currently leads a research program on streaming experiences at Google.

Stephanie Medley-Rath is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Indiana University Kokomo, and is incoming Chair of the ASA's Section of Teaching and Learning in Sociology.

Derek Silva is an Assistant Professor of Criminology at King's University College. He has a forthcoming article in Teaching Sociology on the use of podcasts in pedagogy, and hosts the podcast What's That Noise?

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The Moral Obligation to Succeed in College (Daniel Chambliss) May 11, 2020

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Daniel Chambliss is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Hamilton College. He recently co-published How College Works (with Christopher G. Takacs) with Harvard University Press.

Today, we discuss his recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, "Go Ahead, Drop My Course", which discusses the professional philosophy of dealing with students who aren't interested in sociology or college.

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Hijabs and Jobs (Eman Abdelhadi) May 04, 2020

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Today, we talk about how wearing hijabs affect job prospects among Muslim women. Our guest is Eman Abdelhadi (University of Chicago) recently authored "The Hijab and Muslim Women's Employment in the United States" in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility.

We have two co-hosts. John O'Brien (NYU Abu Dhabi). John is author of the award-winning Keeping It Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys with Princeton University Press.

Neda Magbouleh (University of Toronto) is author of The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race with Stanford University Press.

Professional Wrestling Apr 27, 2020

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Today, The Annex delves into the world of professional wrestling with R. Tyson Smith, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Fighting for Recognition: Identity, Masculinity, and the Act of Violence in Professional Wrestling (Duke University Press).

We have two great co-hosts. Patrick Reilly is a sociologist at the Paul Merage School of Business University of California, Irvine. He is a media sociologist, author of "No Laughter Among Thieves" in the American Sociological Review, and a part-time independent wrestling announcer in California.

Timothy Gill is a sociologist at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Tim is an expert on Venezuelan politics, recently published The Future of U.S. Empire in the Americas: The Trump Administration and Beyondwith Routledge, and is a former wrestler.

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Race and Racialized Voices at NPR Apr 20, 2020

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Public radio has sometimes criticized as being "too white". Today's episode examines the idea that NPR is a racialized organization.

Laura Garbes is a doctoral student at Brown University. She studies the racialization of voice in public radio. Laura recently posted “When the “Blank Slate” Is a White One: White Institutional Isomorphism in the Birth of National Public Radio” to SocArXiv.

Victor Ray is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Iowa. Victor recently published “A Theory of Racialized Organizations” in the American Journal of Sociology.

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The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teen Boys Apr 13, 2020

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Today, we discuss the everyday lives of American Muslim teen boys with John O'Brien (NYU Abu Dhabi). John is author of the award-winning Keeping It Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys with Princeton University Press.

We have two special co-hosts.

Neda Magbouleh (University of Toronto) is author of The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race with Stanford University Press.

Eman Abdelhadi (University of Chicago) recently authored "The Hijab and Muslim Women's Employment in the United States" in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility.

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EMTs and Society Apr 06, 2020

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Today, we discuss emergency medical workers' role in society, and what you can learn about contemporary American by following them around.

Our guest is Josh Seim from the University of South California, Dornsife. Josh is the author of Bandage, Sort, and Hustle (University of California Press).

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Gender, Work and Relationships Mar 29, 2020

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Today, The Annex sits down with Jacklyn Wong, who researches gender, relationships, and careers to ask: What is holding women back?. Jaclyn Wong is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of South Carolina. She recently published “Competing Desires: How Young Adult Couples Negotiate Moving for Career Opportunities” in Gender and Society.

Sarah Patterson is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan.

Leslie Hinkson is the National Vice President of Racial Justice and Equity at the League of Conservation Voters.

Marybeth Stalp is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Northern Iowa.