EMTs and Society
April 6, 2020
Today, we discuss emergency medical workers’ role in society, and what you can learn about contemporary American by following them around.
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Annex Sociology Podcast
The Annex Sociology Podcast is a show for academic sociologists. We discuss ideas, news, and research of interest to the academic sociology community
Recent Episodes
Gender, Work and Relationships
March 29, 2020
What is holding back? The Annex sits down with Jaclyn Wong (University of South Carolina), an expert in gender, relationships, and careers.
Vocational Training and Working Class Colleges
March 27, 2020
We discuss whether working class students are served well by a higher ed curriculum that eschews vocational training.
Erasing Elizabeth Warren
March 24, 2020
Why was the media ignoring Elizbeth Warren? A discussion about whether Elizabeth Warren was being treated differently, and whether gender dynamics are at work here.
How Will Society Change in Response to COVID19?
March 21, 2020
How did COVID19 happen? Why did we botch its handling? How will society change in response to the virus?
COVID-19 in Italy: A Week Later
March 13, 2020
We revisit our Italian colleagues to see what has transpired since we spoke to them last week.
COVID-19 in Italy
March 6, 2020
COVID-19 is coming to the USA. I ask our colleagues in Italy what our future holds.
An Interview with Judith Stacey
March 2, 2020
An interview with Judith Stacey (NYU), a towering figure in gender studies, interviewed by Philip Cohen (Maryland)
Selections from the Vault
Teaching Classical Theory (Seth Abrutyn)
October 4, 2019
Seth Aburtyn (University of British Columbia) discusses the role of classical sociology in our graduate curricula.
Elite Self-Pity (Eric Schwartz)
November 4, 2019
We discuss elite self-pity, and whether the sentiment is prevalent among sociology professors.
Family Estrangement
May 16, 2019
Kristina Scharp discusses her work on family estrangement.
The Bosnian War (Adis Maksic)
November 27, 2019
We discuss the Bosnian War with Adis Maksic (expert on genocide and survivor of the war) and Aliza Luft (UCLA).
What if the Republican Party were Destroyed? (Howard Ramos)
October 2, 2019
A recent NY Times opinion piece muses about the death of the Republican Party. Canada’s conservative party died in the mid-1990s. What happened?
Academic Publishing (Eric Schwartz)
October 24, 2019
Columbia University Press’ Eric Schwartz discusses academic publishing, and how to approach presses.
Coping with Retirement (Michelle Silver)
May 6, 2019
An interview with Michelle Silver (University of Toronto), author of Retirement and Its Discontents (Columbia).
The Sokal Squared Hoax and Researcher Misconduct
January 15, 2019
We discuss recent charges of researcher misconduct against for failing to clear his Sokal Squared hoax with his school’s institutional review board.
News
Reviewing Your Annex Episode
October 13, 2020
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What to do when you get the first cut of your Annex episode.
The Annex Hosting Guide
August 18, 2020
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Information for prospective hosts of The Annex Sociology Podcast
Hosts
Joseph N. Cohen
Associate Professor of Sociology at City University of New York, QUeens College
Leslie Hinkson
Chief Officer for Racial Justice and Equity at the League of Conservation Voters