Welcome to the Department of Sociology
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Bringing Creativity to Life in Assessments
An advanced topic, Sociology of Blackness (SOCI 401-01), was taught for the first time in the fall term of 2024 by Gbenga Adejare as an in-person class. The course was designed to explore the context of being Black in the social world. There were multiple assessments in the course aimed at reifying concepts, internalization of abstract issues, and bringing out the creativity in students.
The Ripple Effect: Mentorship Lessons from UCalgary Alumni
We asked some notable UCalgary alumni from the last year to reflect on the mentors who shaped their journeys from career-defining advice to life-changing support.
2024 Asian Law & Society Association Distinguished Article Award
Dr. Qian Liu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, receives the award for the article "Relational Legal Consciousness in the One-Child Nation."
UCalgary undergraduate students begin their transdisciplinary research journeys
Apply for your PURE award by Jan. 27
The Final Rumble: Creative Arts Community Sparks New Movement
After 12 years, UCalgary Alumni Rich and Jessica Théroux are closing the curtain on Rumble House and sketching the blueprint for Calgary's next big art revolution.
‘I found my passion’: How a UCalgary student discovered his Vietnamese identity through an undergraduate research project
Billy ‘Me’ Wijaya traced his family's roots over the course of a transdisciplinary undergraduate research summer studentship
In the news
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, in CBC Radio-Canada
Proclamer ses résolutions de Nouvel An peut être une source de stress
In the News Qian Liu, Sociology, in CTV News
The rent-a-friend industry is booming among Canada's Chinese diaspora
In the News Michael Adorjan, Sociology, in MediaSmarts | HabiloMédias
Experiences Researching Artificial Intelligence Literacy | Media Literacy Week 2024 event
In the News Dean Curran, Sociology, in CBC News Calgary
Calgarians' hope for financial future is fading, new report suggests
In the News Pallavi Banerjee, Sociology, in Calgary Herald
As migrants continue to arrive, Alberta still seeing largest population growth in Canada
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, in Global News
How Jasper’s residents can process grief after wildfire hits community
Featured publications
In the News History of Education Quarterly
Scott McLean in History of Education Quarterly: From Missionary Zeal to Holiday Appeal: Summer School, Professionalization, and Teachers in Canada, 1915 – 1959
In the News Gender Work Organization, Wiley Online Library
Pallavi Banerjee and Carieta Thomas, “The Migrant Care Work Regime and the Making of the Constant-Care Worker Among Indian Immigrant Nurses.”
In the News Michael Adorjan, Sociology, in Routlegde, Taylor & Francis Group
Parenting Cyber-Risk: Opportunities and Challenges Raising Children with Digital Environments
In the News Sharla Alegria and Pallavi Banerjee - Oxford Academic, Social Problems
Time Won’t Give Me Time: Intersections of Racialized and Gendered Organization of Work in Tech
Black Milk: The Fragility of Childhood in the Shoah
Dr. Sara R. Horowitz (York University) presents the 2025 University of Calgary Holocaust Memorial Lecture, exploring the wartime experiences of four children.
Feb. 2, 1 p.m.
Calgary Central Library