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 …

2014-15 Undergraduate Awards Ceremony

The 2014-15 Awards Ceremony will take place on April 9, 2015. Awards include: The Distinguished Undergraduate Scholar Award, The Joan W. Moore Undergraduate Service Scholars Award, and New Alpha Kappa Delta Inductees

Sociology Colloquium, April 29, 2015

February 27, 2015
Please join us for our February 27th Sociology Colloquium for a talk by Professor Celeste Campos-Castillo entitled, “Trust in Physician Confidentiality: Uncovering Variability in a Neglected Aspect of Health Care.”

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 …

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