Podcast with Prof Andreas Hess from UCD

In this new episode of Dublin Calling - the School of Sociology podcast - we talk with Prof Andreas Hess from UCD about his journey to become a professor, fishing in the Atlantic, the Basque country, civic and political thoughts in a changing world and where sociology is going.

The Sociology seminar series welcomes Professor Lev Luis Grinberg - 'The Dynamics of Political Spaces in Israel/Palestine: Past,Present and Future'

School of Sociology seminar series - 'The Dynamics of Political Spaces in Israel/Palestine: Past,Present and Future' by Professor Lev Luis Grinberg 

(Ben Gurion University)
Thursday 22nd February, 1pm. Room D418, Newman Building
All welcome to attend.

Newly digitised Justice for Magdalenes Research Archive now available

Justice for Magdalenes Research Archive 

Claire McGettrick one of our PhD students from the School of Sociology is a member of the organisation; Justice for Magdalenes Research, this organisation ran a campaign from 2009 to 2013 which led to the State apology to Magdalene women. They donated the archive of that campaign to the (UCD-based) Magdalene Oral History project, and collaborated with Waterford Institute of Technology to digitise the archive. 

Pictured below are Claire McGettrick, JFM Research/Irish Research Council Scholar, UCD School of Sociology; Prof Katherine O'Donnell, JFM Research/UCD School of Philosophy; Dr Jennifer O'Mahoney, WIT School of Psychology and Kieran Cronin, Developmental Librarian, WIT at the launch of the digitised archive at WIT last Friday. 

The archive contains a wide range of records, including contemporary and historic correspondence, statutory and parliamentary materials, newspaper cuttings and many interesting archival records relating to the Magdalene Laundries.

The research archive is now publicly available at this link: http://repository.wit.ie/JFMA

School of Sociology seminar series - 'Time and Emotion: The Hunger Strike as Protest Tactic' Dr. Niall O' Dochartaigh

School of Sociology seminar series - 'Time and Emotion: The Hunger Strike as Protest Tactic' by Dr. Niall O' Dochartaigh (NUIG)
Thursday 15th February, 1pm. Room D418, Newman Building
All welcome to attend.

Dr Grund appointed Visiting Professor at University of Zurich

Congratulations to Dr Thomas Grund from the School of Sociology (UCD) for having been awarded a Visiting Professorship from the Institute of Sociology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Thomas will be based in Zurich for the next six months. 

From Darwin to Elias - a curious case of blushing. Towards a sociological explanation - Dr Barbara Górnicka

PLEASE NOTE THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL TAKE PLACE AT A FUTURE DATE

Dr Barbara Górnicka will be the first speaker to present this semester as part of the 2017-2018 school seminar series.

From Darwin to Elias - a curious case of blushing. Towards a sociological explanation.

The seminar takes place on Thursday 8 February 2018 at 1pm in room D418, Newman Building.

All are welcome to attend.