Past Events



Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society Workshop: Jonathan Metzl, Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University

"New Directions in Medical Training"
Oct 22, 2015 at -

Jonathan Metzl​,​ Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, and the Director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. ​Dr. Metzl​…



Practice Job Talk: Yi-Lin Chiang, Ph.D Candidate in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

"When Things Don't Go as Planned: Contingencies and Parental Strategies for Elite University Enrollment in China."
Oct 21, 2015 at -



Penn Sociology Colloquium Series: Eric Klinenberg, Professor of Sociology, NYU

Colloquium
"A Conversation about Modern Romance"
Oct 21, 2015 at -



Wharton Management Department Colloquium: Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, Professor of Sociology, Univ. of Massachusetts

Oct 19, 2015 at -



13th Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine

"Materiality Medica"
Oct 17, 2015 at -

*co-sponsored by Penn Sociology*

The University of Pennsylvania is pleased to host the 13th Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine on October 16 – 17, 2015 in Philadelphia. JAS Med is convened…



13th Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine

Materiality Medica
Oct 16, 2015 at -

*co-sponsored by Penn Sociology*

The University of Pennsylvania is pleased to host the 13th Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine on October 16 – 17, 2015 in Philadelphia. JAS Med is…



Culture and Interaction: Rachel Ellis, Ph.D. Candidate, Penn Sociology

Workshop
"Faith Behind Bars: An Ethnographic Study of Religion in a Women's Prison."
Oct 16, 2015 at -



Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism: Jennifer Earl, Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona

"Kids These Days: Supply and Demand for Youth Online Political Engagement"
Oct 15, 2015 at -

WHAT IS THE REAL POTENTIAL FOR ONLINE YOUTH ACTIVISM in the US? Professor Earl approaches the question from two directions.  How interested are youth in engaging in online political activity (what is the “demand” for…



Penn Humanities Forum: Steven Epstein, Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University

"Living in the Era of Sexual Health"
Oct 14, 2015 at -

Steven Epstein
John C. Shaffer Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University 
Lance Wahlert 
Assistant Professor of…



Faculty Meeting (Full Professors Only)

Oct 14, 2015 at -