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Annex Sociology Podcast

The Annex is a podcast for academic sociologists. We discuss ideas, news, and research of interest to the academic sociology community.

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Using Offensive Words in Class

Using Offensive Words in Class

We discuss the case of Lawrence Rosen, who sparked controversy by using N-word in a class on hate speech. Photo Credit.... Read more

14 Feb 2018

14mins

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World of YouTube

World of YouTube

In this episode of The Annex, we sit down with Michael Siciliano of Queen's University (Canada). Michael is currently w... Read more

17 Feb 2020

1hr

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Taxing the Rich

Taxing the Rich

Joe, Neda Magbouleh (University of Toronto) and Bart Bonikowski (Harvard) discuss a viral speech by a Dutch writer at Da... Read more

6 Feb 2019

10mins

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Elite Self-Pity

Elite Self-Pity

We discuss a recent op-ed by Richard Reeves describes a sense of self-pity among the wealthy. We discuss this phenomeno... Read more

4 Nov 2019

23mins

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A Masculine Cure for Toxic Masculinity? (Marybeth Stalp)

A Masculine Cure for Toxic Masculinity? (Marybeth Stalp)

Today, The Annex discusses a recent article in Harper's, which describes a commercial male retreat that is designed to a... Read more

13 Dec 2019

20mins

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The Sokal Squared Hoax and Researcher Misconduct

The Sokal Squared Hoax and Researcher Misconduct

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Brian McCabe (Georgetown University) discuss recent charges against Portland State philosopher... Read more

15 Jan 2019

20mins

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Relational Inequality Theory

Relational Inequality Theory

Today, we meet Donald Tomaskovic-Devey (UMass Amherst) and Dustin Avent-Holt (Augusta University). We discuss their new... Read more

17 Nov 2019

38mins

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Disabled Americans' Rights (David Pettinicchio)

Disabled Americans' Rights (David Pettinicchio)

We meet David Pettinicchio from the University of Toronto. David is the author of Politics of Empowerment: Disability ... Read more

25 Nov 2019

24mins

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How Will Society Change in Response to COVID19?

How Will Society Change in Response to COVID19?

How did COVID19 happen? Why did we botch its handling? How will society change in response to the virus? Alison Butten... Read more

21 Mar 2020

39mins

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Robert Wuthnow on Small Town America's Distress

Robert Wuthnow on Small Town America's Distress

This week, The Annex is thrilled to sit down with Robert Wuthnow of Princeton University. Robert just published The Left... Read more

16 Apr 2018

48mins

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A Shortage of Marriageable Men?

A Shortage of Marriageable Men?

A recent study uses multiple imputation to develop an analysis that implies falling marriage rates to be a result of too... Read more

9 Oct 2019

30mins

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Literary Criticism (Phillipa Chong)

Literary Criticism (Phillipa Chong)

Today, we meet Phillipa Chong from McMaster University. We discuss her upcoming book, Inside the Critics' Circle (Princ... Read more

2 Dec 2019

24mins

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Neurosociology (Rengin Firat)

Neurosociology (Rengin Firat)

In this episode, we learn about neurosociology from Rengin Firat of the University of California, Riverside. In her own... Read more

23 Sep 2019

24mins

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What if the Republican Party were Destroyed? (Howard Ramos)

What if the Republican Party were Destroyed? (Howard Ramos)

In a recent New York Times opinion piece, columnist Michelle Goldberg reviews a new book by pollster Stanley Greenberg, ... Read more

2 Oct 2019

36mins

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How Society Handles Mental Health Problems

How Society Handles Mental Health Problems

Today, we discuss how society handles its mental health problems. Our guest is Neil Gong from the University of Michiga... Read more

20 Jan 2020

39mins

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Gender, Work and Relationships

Gender, Work and Relationships

Today, The Annex sits down with Jacklyn Wong, who researches gender, relationships, and careers to ask: What is holding ... Read more

29 Mar 2020

28mins

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The Bosnian War (Adis Maksic)

The Bosnian War (Adis Maksic)

For our Thanksgiving episode, we have a special treat: two outstanding scholars of ethnic politics and genocide discuss... Read more

27 Nov 2019

1hr 7mins

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The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teen Boys

The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teen Boys

Today, we discuss the everyday lives of American Muslim teen boys with John O'Brien (NYU Abu Dhabi). John is author of ... Read more

13 Apr 2020

45mins

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Teaching Classical Theory (Seth Abrutyn)

Teaching Classical Theory (Seth Abrutyn)

Today, we talk to Seth Abrutyn from the University of British Columbia. Seth teaches graduate classical theory in UBC's... Read more

4 Oct 2019

35mins

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Jussie Smollett

Jussie Smollett

The Annex discusses the case of Jussie Smollett, an actor who was charged for filing a fake hate crime to gain publicity... Read more

11 Apr 2019

10mins

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