Fall 2007
September 14 – Chudamani Basnet, University
of Georgia. “What’s in a
Word? Structure, Culture, and Agency in Nepal’s April Uprising.”
September 28 – Barry Schwartz, Professor Emeritus, University
of Georgia. “Collective Amnesia
and The Symbolic Power of Oneness: The Strange Apotheosis of Rosa Parks.”
October 12 – Roberto Franzosi, Emory
University. “Sociology, Narrative,
and the Quality Versus Quantity Debate (Goethe Versus Newton).”
November 9 – Nichole Arnault, University
of Georgia. “Maternal Protest: A
Transnational Feminist Analysis”
Spring 2008
January 25 – Philip Lewin, University
of Georgia and Patrick Williams,
Arkansas State University. “Reconceptualizing
Punk Through Ideology and Authenticity”
February 8 – Elizabeth Cherry, University
of Georgia. “Deconstructing
Symbolic Boundaries: The Culture Work of New Social Movements.”
February 22 – Lynette Spillman, University
of Notre Dame. “Boundaries, Identity, Norms,
and Camaraderie: Business Associations as Occupational Communities.”
February 29 – Abigail Richardson, University
of Georgia. “‘If Oprah can
do it…’: The Complex Role of “Experts” In Healthy
Eating Advice.”
April 4 – Ronald Breiger, University
of Arizona. “Duality of Cases and
Variables.”(cosponsored with the Department of Sociology, University of Georgia)
April 25 – Rhys Williams. University of Cincinnati.
“Immigration,
National Identity, and the Good Society.”