March 9, 2022, Filed Under: UncategorizedCongratulations to UEL Fellow Faith Deckard & Javier Auyero on their recent paper in Annual Review of Sociology! The paper is titled “Poor People’s Survival Strategies: Two Decades of Research in the Americas.” They state, “Our review systematically describes the individual and collective strategies poor residents use to navigate daily dangers. We advocate for the incorporation of personal safety into the study of poor people’s survival strategies and… read more
January 5, 2022, Filed Under: UncategorizedLA Times Op-Ed by Ethnography Lab Affiliate Michael Sierra-Arévalo Michael Sierra-Arévalo recently wrote an op-ed for the LA Times in which he connects the of lack of U.S. gun regulations to police shootings using high-powered weapons. Read more here: “Op-Ed: The link between underregulated firearms and an LAPD bullet killing a teen in a fitting room”.
October 20, 2021, Filed Under: UncategorizedLoïc Wacquant’s Body and Soul: Preface to the Expanded Anniversary Edition Read the Preface: “When Social Science Meets the Sweet Science”