Monthly Archives: June 2013

Globalization and Development, Latin American Studies, Political Sociology

On the ground in Brazil with Copa Popular Contra Remoções

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Eric Borja blogging from Rio de Janeiro

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On Saturday June 15, I attended an event called the “Copa Popular Contra Remoções” (The People’s Cup Against Evictions). An event organized by the Comitê Popular da Copa e Olimpíadas (People’s Committee for the World Cup and Olympics) – an organization that challenges and questions the way in which these sports mega-events are taking place in Rio de Janeiro. Specifically, the group highlights the forced evictions in the city in preparation for the games. The Copa Popular was a tournament that served as a symbolic counterpoint to the opening of the Confederations Cup, bringing together communities across the city currently facing the threat of removal.

To learn more about the “Copa Popular,” such as its objectives and what the event meant to those who attended, then be sure to check out a post I co-wrote with Kate Steiker-Ginzberg on the blog Rio on Watch

ASA, Sociology of Health

Dr. Jacqui Angel Wins ASA Outstanding Publication Award

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Dr. Jacqui Angel. Photo courtesy of the LBJ School of Public Affairs.
Dr. Jacqui Angel. Photo courtesy of the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Dr. Jacqui Angel is a winner of the 2013 Outstanding Publication Award from the American Sociological Association section on Aging and the Life Course. This award honors an outstanding recent contribution to the field of sociology of aging and the life course. The award is honoring the book, co-authored by Dr. Angel and Dr. Rick Settersten (Oregon State University), Handbook of Sociology of Aging. Dr. Angel and Dr. Settersten will receive the award at this year’s ASA meetings in New York.

Congratulations, Jacqui!