Jennifer Jordan Talks About Food

Dr. Jennifer Jordan was interviewed on WUWM and TMJ4 Morning Blend. She talks about her research and her new book, “Edible Memory.” WUWM Interview: Sociologist Explores How Food and Culture Shape Each Other, and TMJ4 Morning Blend Interview: Edible Memory

A. Aneesh’s New Book on Scribd

The UWM Department of Sociology Associate Professor A. Aneesh’s new book Neutral Accent. The introduction (Acknowledgments and Prologue) to Neutral Accent appears on Scribd at http://www.scribd.com/doc/260609029/Neutral-Accent-by-A-Aneesh”. The book was published by Duke University Press this year and will be available …

Jordan publishes Edible Memory

Associate Professor Jennifer A. Jordan publishes a new book, “Edible Memory: The Lure of Heirloom Tomatoes and Other Forgotten Food.” In Edible Memory, Jordan examines the ways that people around the world have sought to identify and preserve old-fashioned varieties …

Gauchat on Public Perceptions of Science and Political Ideology

A recent publication by Assistant Professor Gordon Gauchat is receiving attention in the press. Washington Post’s Chris Mooney’s article “This is where distrust of science really comes from — and it’s not just your politics” includes Gauchat’s sociological research. Gauchat’s …

Noelle Chesley and Britta Johnson Co-authors, 2014

Sociology faculty member Noelle Chesley and alumna Britta Johnson (MA 2011) are co-authors of two published journal articles: “Information and Communication Technology Use and Social Connectedness over the Life Course,” Sociology Compass, and “Technology Use and the New Economy: Work …