Gender/Sexuality Workshop
Organizers/Contacts: Alex K. Torrez (atorrez1000@berkeley.edu); Peter Forberg (peterforberg@berkeley.edu); Colby Fortin (colbyfortin@berkeley.edu)
Description: In the Gender/Sexuality workshop, we take a broad view of the study of gender and sexuality, placing it into conversation with studies of race and ethnicity, immigration, religion, labor, work, development, social theory, crime and punishment, culture, aging and the life course, social movements, education, medicine, and other subfields. The group was formed by sociology graduate students in 2009 to create a space to discuss graduate student and faculty work on gender and sexuality in the department as well as to support and connect students. We meet several times throughout the semester to workshop papers and read books of interest.
We meet at the beginning of the semester to see who wants to present work and to decide on a schedule collectively. For each session, we have one or two people perform their work and assign a discussant to provide thorough feedback, although everyone is expected to have read the work before we meet. Although it is okay if participants have to miss a couple of sessions, we appreciate it if people come to as many sessions as they can, particularly during semesters that they are presenting work. Meets regularly throughout the semester.
Meeting Info: If you would like to participate, contact one of the grad student organizers who will add you to the mailing list and send you the zoom link.
Politics, Culture, and Society Workshop
Organizers: Max Lindquist (max.lindquist@berkeley.edu), Danyang Li
Description: In this space we'll share works in progress across a set of broadly defined and interconnected subfields, including (but not limited to) political sociology, sociology of culture, economic sociology, and social movements/collective behavior.
Meeting Info:
Sep 9, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon, SSB 475 or Zoom;
Sep 23, Oct 7, Oct 21, Nov 4, Nov 18, Dec 2: 10:30 am - 12:00 noon, SSB 420 or Zoom
Sociology of Medicine/STS Working Group
Organizers: Alex K. Torrez (atorrez1000@berkeley.edu); Julia Gordon (julia.gordon@ucsf.edu)
Description: The Sociology of Medicine/STS Working Group is a joint endeavor between UC Berkeley and UCSF Sociology PhD Students & Faculty. This Workshop offers a venue for graduate students of all stages, visiting scholars and postdocs from multiple departments to gather to discuss ongoing works in progress that focus on themes/topics often found in the Sociology of Medicine, Sociology of Mental Health, and the Science, Knowledge and Technology (SKAT) subfield. In addition to the space provided to discuss papers in-progress and articles from members of the group, the workshop also organizes social connections between the two Sociology communities. Although this group is primarily dedicated to feedback geared towards those trained with a Sociological Theoretical Foundation, the group is open to other graduate students from other departments who find synergy with our theoretical leanings.
Meeting Info: Sept 18, 2-3:30pm on Zoom; Oct 20, 4-5:30 on Zoom and TBA in person; Nov. 6,
2-3:30 on Zoom and TBA in person; Dec 8, 4-5:30 on Zoom and TBA in person
Anticolonial Workshop
Organizers: Brahamdeep Kaur (bkaur13@berkeley.edu), Anissa Symone Camacho (acamacho89@berkeley.edu)
Description: The Anticolonial Workshop centers anticolonial projects in homelands, the global diaspora, and anticolonial traditions and struggles around the world. The workshop brings together UC Berkeley students and faculty across disciplines to ground our understanding of what “anticolonial” means in our theory, methods, and praxis. The workshop is a space for knowledge exchange and feedback on work-in-progress including papers, grant proposals, abstracts, and other materials.
Meeting Info: Contact organizers for exact dates and locations
East Asia and Global South Reading Group
Organizers: Alfred DiLissio - alfreddilissio@berkeley.edu; Zhehang Zhang zhehang@berkeley.edu
Description: This reading group meets every four weeks to discuss social science texts primarily focusing on non-American/European contexts and theories. The intention is to explore alternative frameworks for thinking about the social world which may challenge the Euro-American paradigms that shape much of mainstream social thought.
Meeting Info: Monthly; contact organizers for exact dates and locations
Hybrid Writing Accountability Group
Organizers/Contacts: Peter Forberg (peterforberg@berkeley.edu)
Description: The Hybrid Writing Accountability Group is a three hour in-person or Zoom writing group for sociology department members looking for dedicated co-working time. Participants should feel free to join as often and as long as they need. We will structure the three hours around 50 minute working sessions and 10 minute breaks.
Meeting Info: Weekly on Wednesdays, 9AM-12PM or 9AM-10:30AM in room 420 and on Zoom
Zoom Writing Accountability Group
Organizers/Contacts: Jacqueline Brown (jacqueline_brown@berkeley.edu); Benjamin Wallace (ben_wallace@berkeley.edu); Julio Salas (juliofernandosalas@berkeley.edu); Meriam Salem (meriam.salem@berkeley.edu)
Description: The weekly WAG offers graduate students the space to work on academic writing with accountability from peers.
Meeting Info: Weekly on Zoom; Monday 10am-12pm; Tuesday 9am-11am; Thursday 10am-12pm; Friday 10am-12pm
Sociology Scholarship Support Group
Organizers/Contacts: Dori-Taylor Carter (dori-taylor@berkeley.edu)
Description: Every week, we co-write for 1 hour; every fourth week, we conduct a peer swap to gain feedback. If you want to do a peer swap sooner than that, let’s coordinate!
Meeting Info: Mondays from 1-2 PM Pacific on Zoom; contact organizer to be added.
GradTalks
Organizers/Contacts: Maddie Kerr (maddie_kerr@berkeley.edu)
Description: GradTalks are an opportunity for grad students to present their work at any stage of progress. Presenters are welcome to share initial fieldnotes, try out new theoretical arguments, practice conference talks, and everything in between. Students and faculty are encouraged to attend and offer feedback! Contact Maddie Kerr if you are interested in presenting.
Meeting Info: Select dates in SSB 402 and on Zoom (link: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/3019940727?omn=93009302561). Fall dates: October 2 at 1pm, October 9 at 1pm, October 28 at 12pm, and November 13 at 1pm.
Sociology Organizing Committee
Organizers/Contacts: Thomas Gepts (tgepts@berkeley.edu), Jessica Law (jessicalaw@berkeley.edu)
Description: A venue open to all Berkeley Sociology graduate students to discuss our workplace concerns and goals, and to strategize about how to realize them.
Meeting Info: Monthly; Fridays 4-5pm; contact organizers for exact dates and locations