Schedule for Fall 2004

Sept. 10, 2004 James Farrer, Sophia University, Tokyo (Sociology)

Shanghai’s international community: a symbolic interaction and gender studies approach to understanding China’s rising global city

Oct. 1, 2004 Jim Dowd, University of Georgia (Sociology)

Consuming Travel: American Students Abroad

Oct. 15, 2004 David Smilde, University of Georgia (Sociology)

There's Power in Jesus: Meaning, Networks, and Empowerment in Venezuelan Pentecostalism

Nov. 5, 2004 Dawn Robinson, University of Georgia (Sociology), Joint Session with

the Social Psychology Research Group

The Asian Parenting Paradox as Affect Control

Nov. 19, 2004 Barry Schwartz, University of Georgia (Sociology), and Howard Schuman, University of Michigan (Sociology)

History, Commemoration, and Belief: Reformulating the Concept of Collective Memory

Schedule for Spring 2005

Jan. 21, 2005 Patrick Williams, University of Georgia (Sociology)

Consumption and Authenticity in the Collectible Games Subculture

Feb. 4, 2005 Brad West, Flinders University, Australia (Sociology) / Yale University (Center for Cultural Sociology)

Engaging With Themed Space: Australian Working Holidaymakers and Banal Nationalism in Aussie Theme Pubs

Feb. 11, 2005 Paul Lichterman, University of Southern California / University of Wisconsin (Sociology)

Rescuing Tocqueville: From Social Capital to Civic Customs

March 4, 2005 Brent Allison, University of Georgia (Social Foundations of Education)

Authenticity from Cartoons: A Proposal to Research Japanese Animation Fandom

April 8, 2005 Al Young, University of Michigan (Sociology)

The New Old Head: Presentations of Self and Social Purpose

April 22, 2005 Liz Cherry, University of Georgia (Sociology)

The Animal Rights Movements in France and the United States: A Cultural Approach