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John Sorenson will be presenting a talk, as part of the Labour Studies Political Economy Speakers Series, on the Political Economy of Animal Rights. The talk is from 2:30 to 4:00, this Tuesday (March 20th), in the Sankey Chambers. Light refreshments will be served.

John Sorenson is professor and chair of sociology at Brock University, where he teaches courses on critical animal studies, racism, and globalization. He is currently working on a SSHRC-funded project on various ways of representing animals. His previous books, stemming from research on war, nationalism, and refugees, include Culture of Prejudice: Arguments in Critical Social Science; Ghosts and Shadows: Construction of Identity and Community in an African Diaspora; Imagining Ethiopia: Struggles for History and Identity in the Horn of Africa; Disaster and Development in the Horn of Africa; and African Refugees. His most recent books, centering on animals, are Ape and About Canada – Animal Rights.
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What: "Interrogating Olympic effects: Policing, security, and low-income young people in Vancouver" - A Talk by Dr. Jacqueline Kennelly (Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University)

When: Tuesday, March 13, 10 am - 12 pm, 600F Plaza, Brock University

RSVP: As breakfast and brunch items will be provided, we'd greatly appreciate your RSVP. Please write to Lauren at lcorman@brocku.ca to confirm. Thank you!

The Department of Sociology is proud to host its 2011-2012 speakers series. This is our fifth event of the current series, and it represents the work of a notable external scholar. This is the larger keynote event for the series.

Dr. Kennelly's talk is generously co-sponsored by the Department of Child and Youth Studies. The event is also proudly presented as part of the CHYS Colloquium Series.

The event is free. Snacks and beverages will be provided. All are welcome! Please forward this announcement to others!
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I'm writing to remind you all of the very important event that the
Brock Socialist Club and the Centre for Labour Studies have organized
for Friday, March 9 in the Sankey Chamber (Mackenizie Chown) starting
at 4:00 p.m.

The event is entitled "Beyond Occupy: Class-Struggle Unionism and the
Fight to Change the World" and is being co-sponsored by the Centre for
Labour Studies, CUPE 4207, BUFA and the Department of Sociology. Our
main speakers will be Professor Bryan Palmer of Trent University,
Canada's premier Marxist labour historian, and Jack Heyman, one of
the most remarkable American labour union militants of his generation.

Last year, Jack Heyman retired from his job on the San Francisco docks
and from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) after
three decades of truly exemplary trade union work. We think that his
activism shows the great potential that exists for even a relatively
small number of class-conscious militants, guided by an
internationalist, socialist
perspective, to initiate radical political actions through their
unions that disrupt the machinery of capitalist oppression in profound
ways and point toward
fundamental social change.

We are honoured that Jack has accepted our invitation to speak at
Brock, and we plan to video-record the event so that thousands more
will be able to benefit from his and Bryan's talks on the internet.
Please make a special effort to attend, and encourage any potentially
interested people you know to turn out as well. Below is a link to a
tribute to Jack that appeared on the Counterpunch website last winter
shortly after his retirement. Read it and be inspired!

Murray Smith
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SOCIOLOGY SPEAKER SERIES 2011‐2012
Dr. June Corman & Dr. Ann Duffy
Wednesday February 15, 2012
10:00 a.m.‐12:00 p.m. Academic South 427
Personal Troubles, Public Issues: Rethinking the Personal‐Work Connection
Abstract:
We recently gave a presentation at an event hosted by the Niagara Workplace Planning Board. We stressed that current economic realities (dramatic reductions in good jobs, rapid expansion of marginalized and non-standard forms of employment) have negatively impacted many Canadian workers. Managing a suitable work-life balance is becoming increasingly problematic. Even more importantly, acquiring a secure job is extremely difficult in the Niagara Region. In discussing these
troublesome consequences of the new economy for individuals, families and communities, we developed concrete suggestions for how to reconceptualize the work-life nexus through a more cohesive approach to life and work. We suggested that employment support and services might be effectively embedded in larger conversations about civic involvement and personal well-being. Our talk for the speakers series summarizes this presentation and then reflects on what it means to do “public sociology”.
Everyone Is Welcome
Snacks will be provided
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Mapping the New Knowledges Graduate Student Research Conference Call for Proposals: Brock graduate students are invited to submit an oral and poster presentation for the April 11, 2012 conference.
Details are posted on the FGS website at http://brocku.ca/graduate-studies/conferences-events/2011-12-MNK
Deadline: March 5, 2012
Please discuss with students the important opportunity this presents as a way to develop their conference presentation skills and to get a conference presentation entry in their CV for future scholarship applications. This year, the conference will feature two new research prizes supported by Brock’s Youth University.
Also: Mark your calendar to attend Research Café II, “Living healthier, living better, living longer,” on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 4:30 to 6:45 p.m., Pond Inlet. Faculty and graduate student researchers from the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences will offer practical suggestions for healthy aging by developing a strategy that combines physical activity, fall prevention and a healthful diet into daily life. This is a free public event.
http://brocku.ca/graduate-studies/conferences-events/2011-12-MNK
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SOCIOLOGY SPEAKER SERIES 2011-2012
Dr. Margot Francis
Wednesday January 25th, 2012 (NOTE DATE CHANGE - from Jan. 18)
10:00 a.m.-12:uup.m. Academic South 427
Creative Subversions: Whiteness and Indigeneity in the National Imaginary
This presentation highlights selected moments from Creative Subversions
(UBC Press, 2011) to explore how whiteness and indigeneity are articulated
through taken-for-granted images of Canadian identity --and the contested
meanings these images evoke. I argue that benign, even kitschy symbols of
national identity are haunted by ideas about race, masculinity, and
sexuality that circulated during the formative years of AngloCanadian
nationhood. The talk invites us to question taken-for-granted ideas about
history, memory, and national identity.
Everyone Is Welcome
Snacks will be provided
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 What: "Civil Society and Subaltern Movements: Confrontations and Contradictions on the Anti-Globalization Terrain" - A Talk by Dr. Janet Conway, Canada Research Chair in Social Justice (as part of the 2011-2012 Sociology Department Speakers Series)

When: Wednesday; November 23, 2011; 1 pm - 3 pm; Room 427, Department of Sociology, Academic South

RSVP: As lunch will be provided, we'd greatly appreciate your RSVP. Please write to Lauren at lcorman@brocku.ca to confirm. Thank you!

The Department of Sociology is proud to host its 2011-2012 speakers series. The second talk will feature the scholarship of Dr. Janet Conway. Her presentation is entitled, "Civil Society and Subaltern Movements: Confrontations and Contradictions on the Anti-Globalization Terrain."

The purpose of the speakers series is to highlight the work of those within the Department and to foster discussion about their research.

This event is free. Everyone is welcome. Please forward this announcement to others!