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The UCD School of Sociology - The largest and highest ranked teaching centre for Sociology in Ireland.
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Join our latest seminar "Racial Capitalism across the Black/ White Atlantic", where Prof. Catherine Hall explores a term used to focus on the centrality of racial inequalities to the formation of the modern world.
1pm, 19th of September in G109 in Newman Building, UCD
RSVP: forms.gle/yoCDr9iW36dg...
Racial Capitalism across the Black/ White Atlantic is the latest seminar from the UCD School of Sociology. It will take place at 1pm, on Thursday the 19th of September, in room G109, in the Newman Building, on UCD belfield campus. This seminar is being delivered by Professor Catherine Hall. Catherine Hall is Emerita Professor of History and Chair of the Centre of the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at UCL. She has written extensively on the history of Britain, gender and empire including Family Fortunes (1987), co-authored with Leonore Davidoff, Civilising Subjects (2002) Macaulay and Son (2012) and, with others, Legacies of British Slave-ownership (2014). From 2009-16 she was principal investigator on the LBS project www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs. Her latest book is Lucky Valley: Edward Long and the history of racial capitalism (2024).
September 10, 2024 at 10:24 AM
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Are you intrigued by the rapid ascent and subsequent decline of Jordan Peterson's public influence? Join us for an indepth look at the phenomenon behind one of the most controversial figures of the 21st century.
Date:Wednesday, 5th June
Time:13:00
Location: Room D422, Newman Building,UCD Belfield
May 27, 2024 at 12:04 PM
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Passionate about understanding society's complexities? Dive deeper with our UCD Sociology MA (twtr.to/8K_2D) & MSc (twtr.to/nIwZ7) programs. Join a vibrant community of researchers and change-makers. Hear from some current students and apply now to make a difference!

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May 14, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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Join us for another in our Sociology Seminar Series, "Sorting MAchines: the reinvention of the border in the 21st Century" tomorrow, on Thursday the 18th April at 1pm with Dr. Steffan Mau in D422, Newman Building!
April 17, 2024 at 10:46 AM
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Dr Mathew Creighton's interview with @HeresHowPodcast
about xenophobia in Ireland &further is a really interesting listen. blog.hereshow.ie (c 8 minutes in). Mathew is Associate Professor at UCD Sociology
and author of 'Hidden Hate - The Resilience of Xenophobia' cup.columbia.edu/book/hidden-...
April 2, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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Congratulations to @dremekadumbili.bsky.social on the publication of "Reconfiguring Drinking Cultures, Gender, and Transgressive Selves"!
This book presents analyses of young people’s drinking practices grounded in both Western and non-Western gender theories. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Reconfiguring Drinking Cultures, Gender, and Transgressive Selves
This book analyzes young Nigerian men and women’s experiences of heavy drinking and drunkenness as fun and pleasurable as they navigate leisure spaces.
link.springer.com
March 25, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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🌟 Introducing Sociospotlight: Your window into groundbreaking UCD Sociology research! 📚 Explore captivating insights, innovative studies, and impactful findings. Check it out at www.ucd.ie/sociology/

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February 22, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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A book for troubling times.

🌀 Interview in nature > www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🌀 Columbia University Press > cup.columbia.edu/book/hidden-...
December 15, 2023 at 9:00 AM