Acadia Sociology
@acadiasociology.bsky.social
The Department of Sociology at Acadia University (Wolfville, NS, Canada).
http://sociology.acadiau.ca
http://sociology.acadiau.ca
Research from Acadia Sociology's Dr. Lesley Frank (@franklyless.bsky.social) cited in CBC article on infant feeding in Canada and the spiralling costs of baby formula:
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'Something is terribly wrong': Baby formula among most stolen food items as costs spiral, researcher says | CBC News
The price of baby formula in Canada has risen roughly 84 per cent since 2017, according to Statistics Canada, driving some parents to turn to strangers on social media for help. One researcher says fo...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Research from Acadia Sociology's Dr. Lesley Frank (@franklyless.bsky.social) cited in CBC article on infant feeding in Canada and the spiralling costs of baby formula:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Sociology and Social and Political Thought Speaker Series are pleased to host: Dr. Deena Abul-Fottouh, Dalhousie University
"Networks, Narratives, and Algorithms: Understanding Social Life Through Digital Sociology"
November 21, 2025; 2:30PM; Room BAC 424
All are welcome!
"Networks, Narratives, and Algorithms: Understanding Social Life Through Digital Sociology"
November 21, 2025; 2:30PM; Room BAC 424
All are welcome!
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Sociology and Social and Political Thought Speaker Series are pleased to host: Dr. Deena Abul-Fottouh, Dalhousie University
"Networks, Narratives, and Algorithms: Understanding Social Life Through Digital Sociology"
November 21, 2025; 2:30PM; Room BAC 424
All are welcome!
"Networks, Narratives, and Algorithms: Understanding Social Life Through Digital Sociology"
November 21, 2025; 2:30PM; Room BAC 424
All are welcome!
New publication from @acadiasociology.bsky.social 's @liamswiss.bsky.social :
My latest article, with Dr. Heather Dicks, is now out in Stability:
"Aid Securitization and Violence Against Aid Workers"
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"Aid Securitization and Violence Against Aid Workers"
stabilityjournal.org/articles/10....
Aid Securitization and Violence Against Aid Workers | Stability: International Journal of Security and Development
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November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New publication from @acadiasociology.bsky.social 's @liamswiss.bsky.social :
Commentary on the fraught Canada-US relationship from @acadiasociology.bsky.social @liamswiss.bsky.social in @contexts.org
Who's sleeping with the Trumpian Elephant? 👀
Read liamswiss.bsky.social (AcadiaSociology.bsky.social) in the latest issue of @contexts.org!
➡️https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/15365042251377357
Read liamswiss.bsky.social (AcadiaSociology.bsky.social) in the latest issue of @contexts.org!
➡️https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/15365042251377357
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Commentary on the fraught Canada-US relationship from @acadiasociology.bsky.social @liamswiss.bsky.social in @contexts.org
New article from Acadia Sociology's Dr. Elisabeth Rondinelli (@lizrondinelli.bsky.social) and co-author Katherine Pendakis:
As sociologists, we can do better when we analyze what it means when people talk about their own failures. Read my new co-authored article in American Journal of Cultural Sociology, with Katherine Pendakis at Memorial University, Grenfell: rdcu.be/eNzUd
@acadiasociology.bsky.social
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Talk of failure as critique: rethinking meaning and method in the interview
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October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New article from Acadia Sociology's Dr. Elisabeth Rondinelli (@lizrondinelli.bsky.social) and co-author Katherine Pendakis:
Acadia Sociology's Dr. Lesley Frank (@franklyless.bsky.social) has been renewed for another term as the Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Social Justice. Congratulations Lesley!
Read more here: www2.acadiau.ca/about-acadia...
Read more here: www2.acadiau.ca/about-acadia...
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Acadia Sociology's Dr. Lesley Frank (@franklyless.bsky.social) has been renewed for another term as the Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Social Justice. Congratulations Lesley!
Read more here: www2.acadiau.ca/about-acadia...
Read more here: www2.acadiau.ca/about-acadia...
The Acadia Sociology Society is decorating cookies this Friday from 11:30-1:00 in BAC 324. Come decorate and devour some deliciously spooky sociological treats! #acadia #halloween #sociology
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Acadia Sociology Society is decorating cookies this Friday from 11:30-1:00 in BAC 324. Come decorate and devour some deliciously spooky sociological treats! #acadia #halloween #sociology
NEW DATE: SOCI Welcome Social - Pizza and refreshments at the University Club - September 23, 5:30pm. Come meet other SOCI students and faculty to kick off the fall semester!
September 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
NEW DATE: SOCI Welcome Social - Pizza and refreshments at the University Club - September 23, 5:30pm. Come meet other SOCI students and faculty to kick off the fall semester!
Excited to welcome our first-year @acadiasociology.bsky.social students to campus this morning! A lovely day to start your Acadia Sociology adventures!
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August 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Excited to welcome our first-year @acadiasociology.bsky.social students to campus this morning! A lovely day to start your Acadia Sociology adventures!
Acadia Sociology is recruiting instructors for 9 on-campus courses during the 2025-2026 Fall and Winter terms. Areas include: Culture, Indigeneity, Crime, Law, Food, and more. See ads here: hr.acadiau.ca/employment/c...
Faculty Per Course - Human Resources
Acadia University, per course faculty positions available
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May 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Acadia Sociology is recruiting instructors for 9 on-campus courses during the 2025-2026 Fall and Winter terms. Areas include: Culture, Indigeneity, Crime, Law, Food, and more. See ads here: hr.acadiau.ca/employment/c...
Congratulations to all of our graduating Sociology Majors and Graduate Students crossing the stage at this morning's convocation! Bravo!
May 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Congratulations to all of our graduating Sociology Majors and Graduate Students crossing the stage at this morning's convocation! Bravo!
Sociology End-of-Term Social @ the Acadia U-Club (Godfrey House); Wednesday, April 16, 5-7PM. All SOCI students and faculty welcome!
April 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Sociology End-of-Term Social @ the Acadia U-Club (Godfrey House); Wednesday, April 16, 5-7PM. All SOCI students and faculty welcome!
The Acadia University Sociology Society is hosting a "Professor Trivia Night" tonight! Come and learn some embarrassing facts about your Acadia Sociology Professors! 6:00-8:00pm upstairs at Paddy's Pub, Wolfville.
March 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Acadia University Sociology Society is hosting a "Professor Trivia Night" tonight! Come and learn some embarrassing facts about your Acadia Sociology Professors! 6:00-8:00pm upstairs at Paddy's Pub, Wolfville.
Last night was our annual Honours Student Presentations where our Honours cohort presented their excellent thesis research. Congratulations to all on the excellent work!
March 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Last night was our annual Honours Student Presentations where our Honours cohort presented their excellent thesis research. Congratulations to all on the excellent work!
Are you an Acadia SOCI Major or Arts Student looking to pick up some additional course credits over the summer? Check out our summer 2025 course offerings. All courses are condensed into 2-3 week periods and offered as synchronous online classes. Register now to reserve your spot!
March 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Are you an Acadia SOCI Major or Arts Student looking to pick up some additional course credits over the summer? Check out our summer 2025 course offerings. All courses are condensed into 2-3 week periods and offered as synchronous online classes. Register now to reserve your spot!
The next installment of our Department of Sociology Anti-Colonization and Anti-Racism Committee's "Against Racism" discussion series is this Friday, March 14 in BAC 325 - 11:30am-12:30pm. All are welcome!
March 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The next installment of our Department of Sociology Anti-Colonization and Anti-Racism Committee's "Against Racism" discussion series is this Friday, March 14 in BAC 325 - 11:30am-12:30pm. All are welcome!
Join us this Friday, March 7th for Dr. Stacey Hannem's talk on the #MeToo movement. All are welcome!
Acadia Sociology Speaker's Series: "Trial by Media: #METOO, Media Logic, and Hierarchies of Victims" Dr. Stacey Hannem (WLU). March 7, 2025. BAC 325. 11:00am-12:30pm. All are welcome!
March 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Join us this Friday, March 7th for Dr. Stacey Hannem's talk on the #MeToo movement. All are welcome!
Acadia Sociology Speaker's Series: "Trial by Media: #METOO, Media Logic, and Hierarchies of Victims" Dr. Stacey Hannem (WLU). March 7, 2025. BAC 325. 11:00am-12:30pm. All are welcome!
February 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Acadia Sociology Speaker's Series: "Trial by Media: #METOO, Media Logic, and Hierarchies of Victims" Dr. Stacey Hannem (WLU). March 7, 2025. BAC 325. 11:00am-12:30pm. All are welcome!
Please join Acadia Sociology for an event organized by the Department’s Anti-Colonization and Anti-Racism Committee on February 28 from 11:30-12:30 at BAC 325. Everyone is welcome!
February 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Please join Acadia Sociology for an event organized by the Department’s Anti-Colonization and Anti-Racism Committee on February 28 from 11:30-12:30 at BAC 325. Everyone is welcome!
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The Acadia University Sociology Society invites all students to attend a student-led discussion panel next Monday, March 3rd, from 11:30am-1:00pm in BAC 325. The panel will be an open and critical discussion of Acadia University's "Campus Protest and Demonstrations Policy". All are welcome!
February 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Acadia University Sociology Society invites all students to attend a student-led discussion panel next Monday, March 3rd, from 11:30am-1:00pm in BAC 325. The panel will be an open and critical discussion of Acadia University's "Campus Protest and Demonstrations Policy". All are welcome!
The Acadia University Sociology Society invites all students to attend a student-led discussion panel next Monday, March 3rd, from 11:30am-1:00pm in BAC 325. The panel will be an open and critical discussion of Acadia University's "Campus Protest and Demonstrations Policy". All are welcome!
February 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Acadia University Sociology Society invites all students to attend a student-led discussion panel next Monday, March 3rd, from 11:30am-1:00pm in BAC 325. The panel will be an open and critical discussion of Acadia University's "Campus Protest and Demonstrations Policy". All are welcome!
Congratulations to Acadia's Dr. Emily Lockhart who has received a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant with co-applicant Allison Smith to work with the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS) to support 2SLGBTQIA+ youth who have experience technology-facilitated sexual and gender-based violence.
February 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Congratulations to Acadia's Dr. Emily Lockhart who has received a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant with co-applicant Allison Smith to work with the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS) to support 2SLGBTQIA+ youth who have experience technology-facilitated sexual and gender-based violence.
This week, the Department of Sociology Anti-Colonization and Anti-Racism Committee will host "Holding Space" - an event to learn and listen about experiences with discrimination and racism at Acadia. All are welcome! Friday, February 14, 2025; 11:30-12:30; BAC 325
February 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This week, the Department of Sociology Anti-Colonization and Anti-Racism Committee will host "Holding Space" - an event to learn and listen about experiences with discrimination and racism at Acadia. All are welcome! Friday, February 14, 2025; 11:30-12:30; BAC 325
Tomorrow @acadiasociology.bsky.social! Please join our student society for this timely discussion.
Let’s talk about the Gender-Based Violence Epidemic. Join the Sociology Society for the first Commit Sociology session of 2025. To reach out to join this panel, contact Rhonda Dahlgren: 0300552d@acadiau.ca
⏰ Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 11:30AM-1:00PM
📍BAC 325
⏰ Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 11:30AM-1:00PM
📍BAC 325
February 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Tomorrow @acadiasociology.bsky.social! Please join our student society for this timely discussion.
Let’s talk about the Gender-Based Violence Epidemic. Join the Sociology Society for the first Commit Sociology session of 2025. To reach out to join this panel, contact Rhonda Dahlgren: 0300552d@acadiau.ca
⏰ Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 11:30AM-1:00PM
📍BAC 325
⏰ Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 11:30AM-1:00PM
📍BAC 325
January 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Let’s talk about the Gender-Based Violence Epidemic. Join the Sociology Society for the first Commit Sociology session of 2025. To reach out to join this panel, contact Rhonda Dahlgren: 0300552d@acadiau.ca
⏰ Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 11:30AM-1:00PM
📍BAC 325
⏰ Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 11:30AM-1:00PM
📍BAC 325