Department of Sociology News


Department of Sociology News

Meet Them Where They Scroll: The Power of Pop Culture in Parenting and Teaching

From math lessons to tough talks about gender and identity, educators are finding that today’s music, movies and memes can open the door to meaningful conversations

Celebrating 2025 Killam Award recipients in the Faculty of Arts

Advancing knowledge and leadership through distinguished scholarship

2025 Killam Awards celebrate a tradition of scholarship

Celebrating the Killams’ vision, the awards honoured excellence across UCalgary’s disciplines

Observing the world through invisible graffiti

UCalgary student Amber Skye Beaulieu’s summer project sparks passion for research

Reframing the narrative around online learning

UCalgary research team makes the case for online teaching

Introducing new appointments in the Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts welcomes new colleagues and celebrates promotions

Department of Sociology in the Media

In the News Omid Asayesh, Sociology, in The Conversation

Omid Asayesh in The Conversation: Canadian immigration policy has become a moving target

In the News Pallavi Banerjee writes in latest issue of Contexts Magazine

Can Trump backlash reinvigorate Canadian higher education?

In the News Dean Curran, Sociology, in The Conversation Canada

The warning signs are clear: We’re heading toward a digital crisis