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Department of Sociology
soc@umn.edu
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soc@umn.edu
612-624-4300
Sociology Research Institute
Each year the Sociology Department celebrates student research at the Sociology Research Institute (SRI). This academic festival provides an opportunity for our graduate and undergraduate students to present their research in a professional meeting format and offers an occasion for all of us to appreciate the ideas and interests that capture the imagination of our students. In addition, we invite a nationally recognized scholar to present the keynote address and to participate in an open exchange of ideas with our students. SRI is also a time when we honor achievements in research, teaching and service; invite our alumni and friends to campus; and reflect on the accomplishment of a tremendous group of students, faculty and staff.
2013
On May 3rd we gathered to celebrate an exciting year of student research and exceptional accomplishments. The presentations by our graduate and undergraduate students comprised an interesting mix of topics including global perspectives on abortion, rhetorics of race and nation, flex work, constructing legal legitimacy, culture and identity, social problems, race and citizenship, ethnographic practices and women and the courts, to name but a few. Over 50 individuals participated in the 15 panel sessions held throughout the day. Department Chair, Elizabeth Boyle, announced this year’s recipients of the Public Sociology Award to Minnesota for a Fair Economy. In his keynote, Violence at the Urban Margins, Javier Auyero, addressed the meanings and dynamics of the fast-rising interpersonal violence in Latin American neighborhoods of relegation during the last two decades. We thank all of the participants and congratulate the award winners!
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