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Why Do We Love Being Fans?
From team colours to friendship bracelets, two UCalgary experts on fandom explore why our favourite teams and performers become part of who we are.
Dr. Veda Kim receives Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dr. Kim’s dissertation awarded by the Korean Social History Association for his dissertation Life/Death: The Jeju Genocide, Necropower, and South Korean Subimperialism (University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2023)
PhD candidate Jay Cavanagh offered Centre for Medical Humanities funded visiting position
Department of Sociology PhD candidate Jay Cavanagh has been offered a funded Visiting PhD Student position at the Centre for Medical Humanities (CMH) at Uppsala University, Sweden, which he will take up during the Winter and Spring terms of 2027.
Dr. Qian Liu receives recognition for the ALSA Distinguished Book Award
Dr. Liu’s book Leftover Women in China: Understanding Legal Consciousness through Intergenerational Relationships, has received an Honorable Mention for the Asian Law and Society Association Distinguished Book Award for 2026.
New faculty for fall 2026
The Faculty of Arts welcomes 12 new members this semester
2026 Faculty of Arts rank professor promotions
Congratulations to the faculty members who have achieved this next step in their career
In the news
In the News Qian Liu, Sociology, The Conversation
Why some Chinese immigrants avoid signing contracts, and why blaming ‘culture’ misses the bigger picture
In the News Matt Patterson, Sociology, in myScience
Who gets to build non-market housing? A UCalgary sociologist looks for answers in four historic Chinatowns
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, on CTV News Calgary
Calgary group delivers house plants to seniors to help fight loneliness
In the News CityNews
Alex Bierman interviewed about loneliness in Albertan older adults
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, on CityNews
New study reveals persistent isolation among Alberta seniors
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, on CTV News Edmonton
‘Meaningful relationships is key’: Study shows loneliness levels improving amongst senior Albertans
Featured publications
In the News International Journal of Drug Policy
Lucy Harry in Journal of Drug Policy: Necropolitics and state-sponsored drug violence: the death penalty for drug offences in Indonesia
In the News The Gerontologist
Fahimeh Mehrabi - Wired for Companionship: A Meta-Analysis on Social Robots Filling the Void of Loneliness in Later Life
In the News Qualitative Sociology Review
Jay Cavanagh, Michael Adorjan and Rosemary Ricciardelli - experiences with ethics in the field researching youth and cyber-risk
Calgary Atlas Project Map Launch: Rock Against Boredom
The Calgary Institute for the Humanities launches a new Calgary Atlas Project map exploring the city's punk and post-punk music scene of the 1980s.
Nov. 18 | 5-7 p.m.