sociology & anthropology
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Barnes-Brus’ research featured on Radcliffe site
Research by Tori Barnes-Brus ’97, associate professor of sociology, on the advertising used by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company was featured by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study earlier this month.
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Sociology major wins award for paper
Cornell junior Rose Reed-Maxfield won the prestigious Manford Kuhn Award for best Junior-Senior paper at the Iowa Sociological Association’s Annual Meeting.
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Fellowship leads Howard to a career in public health
Hayden Howard ’14 is committed to public health policy with a job offer from an occupational healthcare company, an application to a Master’s of Public Health program, and interviews for positions that would deal directly with public health issues.
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Beyond Binaries: Exploring the Boundaries of Gender and Sexuality
Dr. Pat Tetreault, Director of the LGBTQA Resource Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln facilitated a workshop on gender April 16. This workshop helped participants explore and discuss attitudes and boundaries that we have learned about gender and sexuality.
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Parallel first-year courses join for consumption studies
Parallel First-year Seminars in sociology and geology explored the topic of consumption, presenting their work on the Orange Carpet to students, faculty and staff.
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Student wins award for sociology paper
Liane Olson received the Steve Wieting Award for best paper integrating theory and research at the 2013 annual meetings of the Iowa Sociological Association.
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Six courses traveled to tropical field stations in February
Fifty-seven students joined their Cornell professors for courses in the Bahamas and Belize during block 6. Cornell courses have traveled to the Gerace Research Center in the Bahamas for years, and 2013 marked the third annual trip to a field station in Latin America.
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Davis on “Ethical Perspectives in the News”
Erin Davis, associate professor of sociology, appeared on KCRG-TV 9’s “Ethical Perspectives on the News” on Nov. 11. Davis participated in a panel discussion on “Dressing Our Daughters,” which addressed the sexualization of youth, gender expectations and bullying, and the implications of reality TV beauty pageant shows on girls and young women.
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HAIG Lecture: Torture in Colonial Spain’s Northwestern Frontier
Anton Daughters, ACM/Mellon post-doctoral teacher-scholar fellow in anthropology, will give a lecture on April 19th titled “Torture in Colonial Spain’s Northwestern Frontier: The 1686 Case of Joseph Romero ‘Canito.’”
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Tracing Tradition: Discourses and Practices in the Soviet Union and the Contemporary Caucasus
Dr. Julie Fairbanks, assistant professor of anthropology at Coe College, will lecture Tuesday April 10th. In this presentation, Fairbanks considers the ways that Adygs (also known as Circassians), a people living in the Caucasus region of Eurasia, have been talking and writing about their traditions since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Soviet-era discourse forms […]
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Ian Cheney: “Farming the City”
What is the role of urban agriculture in a 21st century sustainable food system? Are urban farms gimmicks, distractions, or key ingredients in a better agriculture? On Nov 9th, with slides and clips from his films and travels, filmmaker and environmental advocate Ian Cheney explores the wild world of urban farming, blending humor and whimsy […]
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Watt combines anthropology adventures with music outreach
The flexibility of OCAAT gave student Ian Watt the chance to found OCTAVE Living and Learning Community, which gives free music lessons to children in need, while still excelling academically.
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“The Star Thrower’s Quest: The Challenge of Reconciliation on the World Stage”
Ian McIntosh, presidential scholar in the department of sociology and anthropology, will give a public lecture. “The Star Thrower,” the famous short story by anthropologist Loren Eiseley from his book “The Unexpected Universe,” has informed
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Change the Media, Change the World
A vibrant, diverse and independent media is the cornerstone of healthy public debate. Learn how current policies on media consolidation, public media, and the future of the internet shape public participation and influence democracy
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Sociology and psychology students study Japanese culture firsthand
In 2010, students in sociology and psychology traveled to Japan to study the connections between Japanese cultural traditions, gender roles, and public policy.
Barnes-Brus’ research featured on Radcliffe site 
Sociology major wins award for paper 
Fellowship leads Howard to a career in public health 
Parallel first-year courses join for consumption studies 
Student wins award for sociology paper 
Six courses traveled to tropical field stations in February 
Davis on “Ethical Perspectives in the News” 
Watt combines anthropology adventures with music outreach 
Sociology and psychology students study Japanese culture firsthand