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Description: The Annex Sociology Podcast presents roundtable discussions featuring contemporary American academic sociologists.
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Country Music Songwriting
This podcast episodes presents a panel interview of Rachel Skaggs (Ohio State) on her research about country music songwriting.
Teaching Classical Theory
An interview with Seth Abrutyn about classical theory's role in graduate sociology curricula.
Punishment in the Admissions Scandal
We discuss the punishment given in the College Admissions Scandal.
The Ethics of College Sports
We discuss the ethics of college sports' role in US higher education
Internet Gig Work
We interview Alexandrea Ravenelle (UNC, Chapel Hill) about her book on Internet-brokered gig work.
What if the Republican Party Were Destroyed?
A recent NY Times opinion piece muses about the death of the Republican Party. Canada's conservative party died in the mid-1990s. What happened?
A Shortage of Marriageable Men?
We discuss recent research suggesting that there is a shortage of marriageable men for college-graduating women.
Global Borderlands
We interview Victoria Reyes about her book, Global Borderlands.
Chinese Students of US Schools
We interview Yingi Ma about her research on Chinese students' experience in US higher education.
The German Sociological Divide
We discuss the politics of contemporary German sociology.
Valuing Public Scholarship
How much should the discipline value public scholarship? What to make of public scholarship on new media?
A Masculine Cure for Toxic Masculinity?
We discuss a recent article in Harper's, which describes a commercial male retreat that is designed to address the ill effects of toxic masculinity.
First Round Recommendation Letters
Should we end the practice of asking for recommendation letters in the first round of academic hires
What the Study of Leisure Teaches Us About Families
Today, we meet Marybeth Stalp, whose recent work on the sociology quilting explores the intersection of leisure, gender, and family.
Dutch Sociology
Our International Perspectives on Sociology series continues with a look at sociology in the Netherlands.
Literary Criticism
We discuss literary criticism with Phillipa Chong from McMaster University.
The Bosnian War
We discuss the Bosnian War with Adis Maksic (expert on genocide and survivor of the war) and Aliza Luft (UCLA).
Disabled Americans' Rights
We discuss attacks on the rights of disabled Americans with David Pettinicchio (University of Toronto).
Meet the Social Breakdown Podcast
We meet the gang from The Social Breakdown, a great sociology-themed, teaching-oriented podcast.
Relational Inequality Theory
Donald Tomaskovic-Devey and Dustin Avent-Holt discuss relational inequality theory.
Making It In India
An interview about Patrick Inglis' book on social mobility in India.
The Comradely Professor
The gang discusses "The Comradely Professor" article in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Ethnography Abroad
The challenges of conducting ethnography in other countries.
Elite Self-Pity
We discuss elite self-pity, and whether the sentiment is prevalent among sociology professors.
Spinning Abstracts
A recent medicine study called attention to exaggerations of findings in abstracts. Do we have the same problem in soc?
Academic Publishing
Columbia University Press' Eric Schwartz discusses academic publishing, and how to approach presses.
Academic Hazing
On today's episode of The Annex, we discuss a recent blog entry on "academic hazing" on circulating in academic Twitter, and where to draw the line be...
Opening Higher Ed Access
Amaka Okechukwu discusses her new book about the historical politics of affirmative action and open admissions in college admissions.
Neurosociology
Rengin Firat (UC Riverside) discusses how human neurology shapes the social phenomena that sociologists study.
Criticizing Lana Del Rey
Internet outrage at a mixed review of Lana Del Rey's new album. What do we learn about celebrity today?
US Housing Policy
A discussion of America's housing policy.
Can We Improve the ASA Submission Process?
Is this the best way to pick conference papers?
The Sokal Squared Hoax and Researcher Misconduct
We discuss recent charges of researcher misconduct against for failing to clear his Sokal Squared hoax with his school's institutional review board.
The Canadians of American Sociology
Joe, Howard Ramos (Dalhousie University), and Richard Carpiano (UC Riverside) discuss Americans who work in Canadian sociology.
Are Academics Affected by Leaving Home?
It's hard to get a job close to home. Does that influence academics?
The Anti-Vaccination Movement
The anti-vaccination movement explained.
The MAGA Hat Kid
What are we to make of a conflict on the Washington Mall?
Internal Politics in the Women's March
We discuss internal political divisions in the Women's March.
The Shutdown
A discussion of the federal government shutdown.
Taxing the Rich
A viral speech calls for the need to tax the rich.
ASA Election 2019: Jennifer Earl
Introducing ASA Vice Presidential candidate Jennifer Earl from the University of Arizona.
Nationalism
We talk about nationalism with Bart Bonikowski. Guest host Neda Magbouleh.
ASA Election 2019: Rhacel Salazar-Parrenas
Our 2019 ASA election coverage continues with an interview of Vice Presidential candidate Rhacel Salazar-Parrenas.
ASA 2019 Election: Shelley Correll
Our coverage of the 2019 ASA election continues with an interview of Presidential candidate Shelley Correll
ASA 2019 Election: Aldon Morris
Our coverage of the 2019 ASA election continues with an interview of Presidential candidate Aldon Morris.
The Benefits of a Privileged Youth
We talk to Daniel Laurison about the benefits of growing up privileged.
The 2019 Oscars
We discuss the 2019 Oscars
Communicating the Limits of our Knowledge
We discuss whether social scientists do enough to communicate the limits of their knowledge in public debate.
Mesearch and Autoethnography
A discussion about the concepts of "mesearch" and "autoethnography", and their legitimacy as a criticism of research.
UC Walks Away from Elsevier
The University of California's hard negotiations with the publisher Elsevier.
The Momo Challenge
We discuss an online hoax and panic, and the diffusion of social panic and conspiracies.
CPAC, the Bulwark, and Political Puritanism
We discuss political fissures in conservatism, and political puritanism.
Amazon HQ2 and New York City
A discussion of Amazon's decision to locate its HQ2 in New York City.
The College Cheating Scandal
We discuss the College Cheating Scandal, in which several celebrities and wealthy people were caught using bribery and cheating to get their children ...
Cancel Cultre
We discuss "cancel culture", demands that cultural products are removed from public distribution and circulation when their creators are enmeshed in m...
Teen Suicide
We discuss teen suicide with Seth Aburtyn and Anna Mueller
Organized Lying
We meet Sarah Jenkins to discuss her work on organizations whose business model depends on deception.
Reactions to the Admissions Scandal
The Annex discusses whether the academy should react to the college admissions scandal by changing.
Jussie Smolett
The Annex discusses the case of Jussie Smollett, an actor who was charged with fabricating a hate crime .
Are Sociologists Trying Hard Enough?
A discussion about Fabio Rojas' contention that sociologists' failure to prioritize public impact hinders their influence over policy.
Gender Bias in Teaching Evaluations
A discussion about recent findings that gender bias in teaching evaluation.
Unrest in Sudan
A discussion about political upheaval and the ouster of Omar al-Bashir in Sudan.
Race on Capitol Hill
An interview with James R. Jones about his work on race.
Do Rich People Move When Taxes Go Up?
We interview Cornell's Cristobal Young about how the rich react to tax changes.
Reparations at Georgetown
We discuss the concept of reparations for slavery, and voices advocating for reparations.
Pyramid Schemes
We discuss pyrmid schemes
Old Town Road and Country Music Authenticity
We discuss the viral hit "Old Town Road", and the tension faced by black artists who generate country hits
Educational Achievement and Asian-Americans
We discuss recent research on Asian-American educational achievement with Arthur Sakamoto
Coping with Retirement
An interview with Michelle Silver (University of Toronto), author of Retirement and Its Discontents (Columbia).
Stanford Press Faced Cuts
Stanford University's Provost recently threatened to cut Stanford University Press, describing the Press as a "second rate press."
The Pressure to Go Partisan
We discuss the pressure to portray findings in partisan frames.
Chase Tweets Financial Advice
A discussion about a backfired tweet from Chase bank, which seemed to blame people's economic problems on irresponsible spending.
Upper-Middle Class American Parenting
The Annex Sociology Podcast examines an article in the New York Times Upshot’ discussing a high intensity parenting style.
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