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Spring 2018 Meeting/Event Schedule

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All events this semester were organized by graduate student coordinators Karen Lee, Vrinda Marwah, Beth Prosnitz, and Katie Rogers with faculty advisement from Prof. Gloria González-López and Prof. Sharmila Rudrappa.
CONVERSATION: The Global Rise of Right-Wing Politics: Race in the U.S. and Caste in India
February 23 from 2:30-4:30PM in CLA 3.106
PANEL: Race and Pedagogy
March 22 from 2:30-4:30PM in CLA 3.106
Faculty discussants:
Graduate student moderator:
PANEL: Race and the Academy
April 27 from 9:00-11:00AM in CLA 1.302E
Faculty discussants:
Faculty moderator:

“BROWNBAG” PAPER, PROPOSAL, AND PRESENTATION WORKSHOPS:
  • “Multi-Group Attitudes towards Contemporary Black Political Action: A Reflection of Group Position” by Karen Lee (Sociology, UT Austin)
    February 9 from 2:30-4:30PM in CLA 3.106
  • “Rumors and the Politics of Blame and Responsibility: The Afterlives of Infant Deaths in an Adivasi* Community in South India” by Unnimaya Kurup (Sociology, UT Austin)
    March 9 from 2:30-4:30PM in CLA 3.106
  • “Community Organizations and Schools: Can Community Nonprofits Help Children from Diverse Families Learn on a national Scale?” by Robert Ressler (Sociology, UT Austin)
    March 9 from 2:30-4:30PM in CLA 3.106
  • Disparities in the STEM Field by Kara Takasaki (Sociology, UT Austin) and Prof. Jennifer Glass (Sociology, UT Austin)
    April 13 from 2:30-4:30PM in CLA 3.106
Thanks to all panelists, discussants, speakers, and attendees for a generative and fascinating semester. We greatly appreciate your participation.

Fall 2017 Meeting/Event Schedule

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All events this semester were organized by graduate student coordinators Karen Lee, Vrinda Marwah, Beth Prosnitz, and Katie Rogers with faculty advisement from Prof. Sharmila Rudrappa and Prof. Gloria González-López.
PANEL: Race and the Criminal Justice System
October 9 from 1-3PM in CLA 2.606
 Faculty discussants:
Graduate student moderator:
PANEL: Race, the State, and State Power
November 6 from 1-3PM in CLA 2.606
Faculty discussants:
Graduate student moderator:
PANEL: Race and Social Science Methods
December 4 from 1-3PM in CLA 2.606 
Faculty discussants:
Graduate student moderator:
INVITED TALKS:

Dr. Robert Reece (Sociology, UT Austin)
October 23 at 1PM in CLA 2.606

“Head Dress: Aligning the Hijab and Turban Under Imperial Visuality”
Dr. Balbir Singh (Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, UT Austin)
October 30 at 1PM in CLA 2.606 

“Can Elites Shape Public Attitudes Towards Immigrants? Evidence from the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election”
Dr. René Flores (Sociology, UT Austin)
November 20 at 1PM in CLA 2.606

Thanks to all panelists, discussants, speakers, and attendees for a generative and fascinating semester. We greatly appreciate your participation.