Colloquium Series
The Sociology Department's weekly colloquium brings in leading scholars from other colleges and universities, as well as from Penn, to present their current research and engage in discussion with faculty and graduate students. These lively exchanges are the main forum in which the department as a whole gathers. Each semester's colloquium schedule includes scholars doing research in a range of subfields and using varied methods. Regular attendance is an excellent way to learn about the latest research in the field and to stay in touch with colleagues. For past colloquiums visit here.
Time: Noon
Location: 103 McNeil Building
Organizers: Chenoa Flippen and Amada Armenta
Spring 2013
January 16, 2013
James M. Raymo,
Professor of Sociology,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professor of Sociology,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Single Mothers and Poverty in Japan: The Role of Living Arrangements"
January 23, 2013
Lauren J. Krivo,
Professor of Sociology,
Rutgers University
"Social Isolation of Disadvantage and Advantage: The Reproduction of Inequality in Urban Space"
January 30, 2013
Rene Almeling,
Assistant Professor of Sociology,
Yale University
Assistant Professor of Sociology,
Yale University
"The Commercialization of Medicine? Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing, Medical Professionals, and Markets for Bodily Knowledge"
February 6, 2013
Gregory D. Squires,
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy & Public Administration,
George Washington University
“Cybersegregation: Is Neil a More Desirable Tenant than Tyrone or Jorge?”
February 20, 2013
Victor M. Rios,
Associate Professor of Sociology,
University of California, Santa Barbara
Associate Professor of Sociology,
University of California, Santa Barbara
"Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys"
February 27, 2013
Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo,
Professor of Sociology,
University of Southern California
Professor of Sociology,
University of Southern California
"Gardens of Migration: Homeland Re-Creations, Community Belonging and The Democracy of Dictatorship in the Urban Community Garden"
March 20, 2013
Elizabeth A. Armstrong,
Associate Professor of Sociology,
University of Michigan
"Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality"
March 27, 2013
Karolyn Tyson,
Associate Professor of Sociology,
University of North Carolina
Associate Professor of Sociology,
University of North Carolina
"Effectively Maintaining Inequality: Tracking and the Myths of Meritocracy and Choice"
April 3, 2013
Katharine M. Donato,
Professor of Sociology,
Vanderbilt University
Professor of Sociology,
Vanderbilt University
"Weathering the Storm? Employment Transitions of Low-Skill Mexican Immigrants, 2003-2011"
April 17, 2013
Chenoa Flippen,
Assistant Professor of Sociology,
University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor of Sociology,
University of Pennsylvania
"Intersectionality at Work: Determinants of Labor Supply among Immigrant Hispanic Women"
