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Making Sense of a Perplexing Country and an unwieldy Subject: Studies in the sociology of development and of modern-day trafficking and slavery

Making Sense of a Perplexing Country and an unwieldy Subject: Studies in the sociology of development and of modern-day trafficking and slavery

March 1, 2018

The Confounding Island: Institutions, Culture and Mis-Development in Post-Colonial Jamaica was just delivered to the press by Professor Orlando Patterson. This book examines one of the world’s most perplexing societies. Famous for the spectacular successes of its athletes and musicians, its vibrant democracy, and its religiosity, Jamaica is equally infamous for being among the world’s most violent places.... Read more about Making Sense of a Perplexing Country and an unwieldy Subject: Studies in the sociology of development and of modern-day trafficking and slavery

2018 Apr 24

Margot Moinester: Disparities by Nationality in U.S. Immigration Apprehensions, Detentions, and Deportations, 1980-2010

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Location: 

William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street, Room 450

Migration and Immigrant Incorporation Workshop presentation by Margot Moinester, PhD Candidate in Sociology, Harvard University and Doctoral Fellow at the American Bar Foundation.

 

Read more about Margot Moinester: Disparities by Nationality in U.S. Immigration Apprehensions, Detentions, and Deportations, 1980-2010
2018 Apr 10

Natasha Warikoo: Expectations, Grades, and Relationships: The impact of parenting on mental health outcomes among Asian American and white youth at a Pacific Northwest High School

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Location: 

William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street, Room 450
Migration and Immigrant Incorporation Workshop presentation by Natasha Warikoo, Associate Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read more about Natasha Warikoo: Expectations, Grades, and Relationships: The impact of parenting on mental health outcomes among Asian American and white youth at a Pacific Northwest High School
2018 Apr 17

Natasha Warikoo:Cultivation of Natural Talent Versus Growth Mindset- Two Forms of Concerted Cultivation Among White and Asian American Suburban Professionals

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street, Room 450
Culture and Social Analysis Workshop presentation by Natasha Warikoo, Associate Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read more about Natasha Warikoo:Cultivation of Natural Talent Versus Growth Mindset- Two Forms of Concerted Cultivation Among White and Asian American Suburban Professionals
2018 Feb 20

Hanna Katz: Towards a Less Lethal Policing- Departmental Variation in Police Officers' Use of Deadly Force and Derek Robey: Visibly Disconnected or Invisibly Connected: The Cases of Atheist and Muslim Stigmatization

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street, Room 450
Culture and Social Analysis Workshop presentations by Hanna Katz and Derek Robey, Doctoral Students in Sociology, Harvard University. Read more about Hanna Katz: Towards a Less Lethal Policing- Departmental Variation in Police Officers' Use of Deadly Force and Derek Robey: Visibly Disconnected or Invisibly Connected: The Cases of Atheist and Muslim Stigmatization
2018 Feb 27

Nazli Kibria and Walter Suarez Becerra: The “Good Immigrant Advocate Mother”: Racialized Nativism and Negotiating Special Needs Services in Schools

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Location: 

William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street, Room 450
Migration and Immigrant Incorporation Workshop presentation by Nazli Kibria, Professor and Chair of Sociology, Boston University and Walter Suarez Becerra, PhD Student in American Studies, Boston University. Read more about Nazli Kibria and Walter Suarez Becerra: The “Good Immigrant Advocate Mother”: Racialized Nativism and Negotiating Special Needs Services in Schools

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