Sociology department participates in fall 2014 symposium
Sociology faculty and scholars participated in the Humanities Center 2014 Fall Symposium "re: the city" on Friday, October 31, 2014. Dr. William Julius Wilson, Harvard professor, sociologist, and author of "More Than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City" gave the keynote speech.
Assistant Professor Dr. Sarah Swider presented a paper on how African-American women are responding to the economic crisis in Detroit by redefining what it means to work. Her presentation was part of the panel on Urban challenges/ experiences as the impetus for political, social, and environmental re-invention of cities.Dr. David Fasenfest, associate professor sociology, presented his article "The Cooperative City," on implementing organized worker cooperatives in failing cities with limited capital resources in a proactive program to reconfigure urban production.Dr. David Merolla, Assistant Professor served as moderator.Director of the Humanities Center, Dr. Walter F. Edwards.Assistant Professor Dr. Krista Brumley introduced keynote speaker, Dr. William Julius Wilson.Keynote speaker, Dr. William Julius WilsonDr. Wilson gave his address titled "The Truly Disadvantaged Revisited: Critical Reflections on the Recent Research on Concentrated Urban Poverty" to a large crowd at the McGregor Memorial Center.Professor and Chair, Dr. Janet Hankin, presented findings from a study by students in her Sociology of Urban Health course SOC 6750/8710 (Winter 2014) of the impact of residents' health by neighborhood asset and deficit characteristics. Picture above (left to right): Amanda Levitt, Heather Mooney, Anthony McDuffie, Dr. Janet Hankin, Susan Ashley and Miriama Bracken.Rumble Fellow and Ph.D. student, Kaleema Sumareh, presented her paper titled "Ending the Neighborhood-to-Prison Pipeline through Restorative Practices in Community and Economic Development."
