Category Archives: Sociology of Gender

Out of My Habitus – “I’m Just Saying”: Students who “debate you” and undermine you through racial and gendered performances of “smartness”

Posted on May 2, 2013 by admin

By Juan Portillo If you’re a TA or professor, this has probably happened to you: a student in class challenges something you are teaching and ends their spiel by saying: “I’m just saying…,” leaving the ball in your court. For … Continue reading →

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Feeling the Body: Embodying Sociology at the CWGS Conference

Posted on March 25, 2013 by amias

Recently, the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies hosted a productive and stimulating academic conference entitled “The Feeling Body.”  With the emerging attention the body and affect are receiving in research, this was a great chance for graduate students across disciplines … Continue reading →

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Scouting and Homosexuality : A Case for the Gender Police?

Posted on February 7, 2013 by amias

  Over the past few weeks, the Boy Scouts of America’s policy on gay Scouts and Scoutmasters has been featured heavily in the news.  I am an Eagle Scout who studies masculinity here at the Sociology department and thus feel … Continue reading →

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Clips from Opening the Blinds: Talking Race, Sex and Class at UT-Austin

Posted on November 20, 2012 by admin

by Kevin Hsu and Evelyn Porter Panelists: Marianna Anaya, Mexican American Studies and Radio, Television and Film junior, member of La Colectiva Femenil Marleen Villanueva, Spanish senior, member of La Colectiva Femenil Juan Portillo, PhD student in Sociology Rocio Villalobos, … Continue reading →

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Better Know A Sociologist: 10 Questions with Christine Williams

Posted on October 23, 2012 by amias

Here at the UT Sociology Blog, we strive to find new and interesting ways to expose the people and research in our department.  To that end, we present to you “Better Know A Sociologist,” where we ask 10 general questions … Continue reading →

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Timely Sociology: Gay Rights at the Ballot Box

Posted on October 3, 2012 by amias

On Tuesday evening, Dr. Amy L. Stone, assistant professor of sociology at Trinity University, gave a reading and discussion of her recently released book Gay Rights at the Ballot Box at Bookwoman, one of the many vibrant independent bookstores here … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Erotic & a Utopian Future by Brandon Andrew Robinson

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Vivian Shaw

In gearing up for the annual American Sociological Association conference this summer in Denver, I have been pondering this year’s theme – “Real Utopias.” This topic, according to the ASA program, is trying to bridge together the empirical and theoretical … Continue reading →

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Dr. Christine Williams on the realities of the retail labor market

Posted on March 27, 2012 by porterem

Sinikka Elliott, Christine Williams, Angela Stroud, Cati Connell and Dana Britton at ASA Dr. Williams was honored with the Distinguished Feminist Lecturer Award in 2011 at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting in Las Vegas Christine Williams blogs about challenges … Continue reading →

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Research Questions with graduate student Amy Lodge

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Vivian Shaw

Research Questions (RQ) is Q&A series profiling the faculty, graduate students, and alumni of the Sociology Department at the University of Texas at Austin. In brief conversations, this series looks at the diverse projects, interests, and sources of inspiration within the … Continue reading →

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Why Non-Academic Need Not Be Un-Academic: Reflections on Working Outside the Academy

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Vivian Shaw

Our Brownbag series took a closer look at sociological research beyond the university with an exciting panel, “Un-Academic: Reflections on Working Outside the Academy” on February 13. Following introductory remarks by Professor Mary Rose, graduate students Caity Collins, Kristine Kilanski, … Continue reading →

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