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An Interview with Dr. Noel Packard: Survey of a Cluster of Pre-Internet Networks
In this exclusive interview Dr. Noel Packard – guest editor of an issue of American Behavioral Scientist entitled “Survey of a Cluster of Cold War Networks” which has been renamed “Survey of a Sample of Cold War Networks”. She discusses her research on Cold War-era military networks, their role in shaping today’s global communication systems,…
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Meet the Professor: Dr. Stephanie Wilson, Sociologist, Educator, and Co-founder of Applied Worldwide
Stephanie: Sociologist, Creator, Researcher 2. As a co-founder of Applied Worldwide, could you briefly explain the organization’s mission? Stephanie: Our mission is to build a bridge between the discipline of sociology and everyday life to improve the well-being of society. As a sociologist, I see endless ways that sociological knowledge could benefit society, but our…
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Interview with Assistant Professor Katie Durante, University of Utah, Department of Sociology
1. If you had to describe yourself in three words, what would they be? Integrity, light-hearted, responsible 2. Can you discuss some of your key findings regarding racial and ethnic inequality in the criminal legal system and how it has evolved over the years? One of the areas of research I focus on is racial…
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An Interview with Jaime Grunfeld, LMHC, Author or Aliya, The Girl From Ukraine.
Short Bio: Jaime Grunfeld, LMHC, was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where his parents, who lived in Hungary, fled after its invasion by the Nazis. As a teenager, he came to study at Yeshiva in Westchester County, NY, where he graduated in Talmudic Law. Returning to Brazil, he married and joined the family’s…
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Interview with Dr. Christina Jackson: Insights into Sociology, Activism, and the Journey Ahead
Short Bio: Dr. Christina Jackson, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Stockton University, specializes in urban sociology, social welfare, and inequality from sociological and public health perspectives. Beyond academia, she’s an engaged scholar-activist, facilitating and consulting with community partners and creative groups on topics like anti-violence, gentrification, housing, food justice, and racial justice. She’s co-authored…
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Author Spotlight: An Interview with Diane Meyer Lowman, the Writer of The Undiscovered Country: Seeing Myself Through Shakespeare’s Eyes
Diane is an award-winning essayist, memoirist, and poet. She served as Westport, CT’s inaugural Poet Laureate from 2019 to 2022. Her essays have appeared in numerous publications, including O, The Oprah Magazine; Brain, Child; and Brevity Blog. She also writes a regular column titled ‘Everything’s an Essay.’ Her first memoir, ‘Nothing But Blue,’ was published…
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Mobilizing Against GM Crops: Local and Global Activism in India, South Africa, and Brazil
In order to explore the local and transnational mobilization of the genetically modified (GM) crops, we refer to the three countries such as India, Brazil, and South Africa. The genetically modified crops were introduced in India in 1990, later in 1995 transgenic materials were imported to India. The Bt cotton crops were one of them…
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An Interview with Author Umar Siddiqui: Insights into Stylistic About Style
Thank you for agreeing to speak with us again, and congratulations on the release of Stylistic About Style! My answers are boldfaced, thank you for this opportunity! -Umar Siddiqui. 1. What inspired you to dive so deeply into the theories around fashion? I have been introduced to specific theories through my undergraduate and graduate studies….
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The Charak Festival: Challenging caste identity and reclaiming god
The paper entitled “The Charak Puja: Challenging caste identity and reclaiming god” aims to explore and analyse a religious festival called “Charak Festival” which is traditionally celebrated in the state of West Bengal, India. The charak festival has prevailed as an age-old tradition in different parts of West Bengal, however it’s entirely conducted or performed by…
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CHALLENGING THE DICHOTOMY: A CRITICAL INSPECTION OF DURKHEIM’S SACRED-PROFANE BINARY
Abstract Emile Durkheim remains one of the greatest towering figures in the study of Sociology till date. Not only sociology of religion, his concept of the sacred-profane binary as the fundamental element of religion remains part of the curriculum of sociological theory itself in many places. His conception of sacred things as those set apart…
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Interview with Richard Collis, Author of The Pool
Richard Collis is an English teacher and author based in Portishead, where he lives with his wife and two sons. He has been teaching for over 18 years and holds a degree in English, Film, and Drama from Reading University. His debut novel, The Pool (2022), is a fantasy thriller inspired by the natural beauty…
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– Editorial Team, The Sociology Group