December 13, 2011

Research Assistants available in the Department of Sociology

Up to three 12-month MA and/or PhD research assistantships ranging from $10000-$12000, funded through a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) team grant, will be awarded in March 2012. The successful applicants will be employed as research assistants for the team grant Contexts of Vulnerabilities, Resiliencies and Care among People in the Sex Industry. They will work under the supervision of one or more of the UVic principal investigators on the team grant: Drs. Cecilia Benoit, Kevin Walby, Mikael Jansson and Rachel Phillips. Working with other team members, successful applicants will collect and analyze data on various aspects of sex work in Canada and thus must be able to demonstrate strong methodological skills and ability to work in a team-based research environment. The data gathered may be available for successful students to analyze as part of their theses/dissertations.

For more information, go to the Department of Sociology - Job Opportunities page

December 13, 2011

New 2012-13 Winter Sessional job postings

The Department of Sociology invites applications to deliver the following 1.5-unit Sociology courses during the 2012-13 Winter Session:

Fall Term (September-December 2012):
• SOCI 202 (Introduction to Social Problems): MWR 2:30pm-3:30pm
• SOCI 285 (Health Over the Life Course): TWF 11:30pm-12:30pm
• SOCI 304 (Self, Identity, and Society) : TWF 10:30pm-11:30pm
• SOCI 402 (Current Issues in Sociological Theory): TWF 12:30pm-1:30pm
• SOCI 450 (Sociology and Social Justice): T 2:30pm-4:30pm and F 2:30pm-3:30pm
Spring Term (January-April 2013):
• SOCI 382 (Sociology of Sexuality): TWF 1:30pm-2:30pm
• SOCI 488 (Sociology of Death and Dying): MWR 2:30pm-3:30pm
Applicants must hold a PhD in Sociology or a closely related discipline. Doctoral students in good standing, who have completed all required doctoral candidacy examinations and have demonstrated expertise in the area(s) of instruction, will also be considered. Each doctoral student’s expertise should be explained in a cover letter.

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November 23, 2011

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UVic Social Justice Studies Annual Lecture: "Exit Environmentalism: Reflections on the past and future of a (failing) social movement."



UVic Social Justice Studies Annual Lecture is pleased to present: Dr. R. Michael M'Gonigle (Eco-Research Chair in Environment, Law and Policy) "EXIT ENVIRONMENTALISM: Reflections on the past and future of a (failing) social movement." With responses from Dr. Pamela Moss (Studies in Policy and Practice), Dr. Janni Aragon (Political Science) and Dr. Martha McMahon (Sociology).

The lecture will take place on Thursday October 27 at 7:30pm in Hickman Building Room 105, University of Victoria.
All Are Welcome - refreshments will be served at 7:00pm

Lecture description: Now two generations old, the environmental movement needs rethinking. Despite its many successes, it has failed to stem the rising tide of environmental erosion or to transform the forces that propel it. And now we are living in what many perceive as humanity's 'end times'. Meanwhile, the movement is being subsumed within a neoliberal order that its discourses and actions tend to legitimize rather than challenge. It is time to consider a new approach--an 'exit environmentalism--that can move beyond the bounds of our historic environmentalism to open up transformative economic imaginaries and radical political strategies.

October 25, 2011

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New summer sessional job postings

The Department of Sociology invites applications to deliver the following 1.5-unit Sociology courses during the 2012 Summer Session (4 July – 20 August):

Summer Term (4 July-20 August):
• SOCI 103 (Canadian Society): MWF 8:30am-10:30am
• SOCI 202 (Introduction to Social Problems): MWF 10:30am-12:30pm
• SOCI 305B (Families and Social Change): MWF 2:30pm-4:30 pm
• SOCI 307 (Regular and Social Control): MWF 12:30pm-2:30pm
• SOCI 310 (Religion and Society): T/Th.12:30pm-3:00pm
• SOCI 316 (Social Movements): T/Th. 9:30am-12:00pm
Applicants must hold a PhD in Sociology or a closely related discipline. Doctoral students in good standing, who have completed all required doctoral candidacy examinations and have demonstrated expertise in the area(s) of instruction, will also be considered. Each doctoral student’s expertise should be explained in a cover letter.

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October 25, 2011

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WOMEN IN PRISON: Rebecca Reviere to speak at UVic



Dr. Rebecca Reviere will give a presentation on women in prison: mental health challenges at 2:30pm, Wednesday 05 October, in Harry Hickman Building room 110. A permanent resident of Canada, Dr. Reviere is on sabbatical from Howard University in Washington, DC where she is a Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Sociology. She teaches a variety of Medical Sociology and interdisciplinary courses in Deathy and Dying/Writing and Food (with a biologist. Her undergraduate students recently won top honours in the Undergraduate Research Day.

Dr. Reviere’s presentation will discuss the mental health challenges that women in prison face, most often they are the same mental health problems that other women face, but at higher rates than those in the community or men in prison. Often these challenges begin long before prison, are complicated by drug use, and exacerbated by prison policies and lack of appropriate, effective treatment.

September 26, 2011

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AIDS in Africa: Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale to speak at UVic

Dr. Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale will give a presentation on AIDS in the social context of epidemics at noon, Wednesday 21 September, in Cornett Building room B143. Dr. Maticka-Tyndale holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Social Justice and Sexual Health and is an honorary University Professor at the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology at the University of Windsor, Ontario.

Dr. Maticka-Tyndale's presentation asks what sociologists can do to meet the globalized, social, and economic challenges posed by AIDS in Africa. The presentation will report findings from two projects combining academic research, development, medical testing, and mobilizing strategies to address the threat of AIDS in Kenya and Nigeria.

The presentation will be followed by a public conversation on interdisciplinarity, knowledge and policy in an international context, with Neena Chappell (Sociology, UVic), Michael Hayes (Health Research and Education, UVic) and Daromir Rudnyckyj (Pacific and Asian Studies, UVic). The conversation will be moderated by Cecilia Benoit (Sociology, UVic).

September 13, 2011

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Laura Funk & Karen Kobayashi study relationships

Some couples live together, but sleep apart. Others live together and keep their finances apart. Now a growing number are living together, but not. UVic sociologists Drs. Karen Kobayashi and Laura Funk (who is now with the University of Manitoba) are conducting new research into the little-studied phenomenon. Yesterday's announcement has garnered extensive coverage, including the Vancouver Sun, The Province and online for the Montreal Gazette.

July 21, 2011

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Vahabzadeh Live!

Peyman Vahabzadeh will speak about "Iran: the Story of a Democratic Movement" on Friday, July 22, 2011 at the SFU Harbour Centre, Room 7000, at 7:00 p.m. Please email sgz@sfu.ca to reserve a seat for this event.

July 14, 2011

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Cecilia Benoit Awarded Major CIHR Award

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Cecilia Benoit and her research team (including UVIC colleagues Kevin Walby [co-PI], Mikael Jansson [co-PI], Rachel Phillips [co-PI] and Helga Hallgrimsdottir [co-I) was awarded a $1.4m CIHR grant to study vulnerabilities, resiliencies and care among people in the sex industry.

July 6, 2011

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Dr. William Carroll Wins Outstanding Contribution Award

Congratulations to Bill Carroll, the 2011 recipient of the Canadian Sociological Association's (CSA) Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Sociology Award. CSA President J.S. Frideres' awarding remarks pay tribute to Dr. Carroll's dedication, and the "depth and comprehensiveness and sometimes the ingenuity of research dealing with the topics he has chosen to focus upon. Readers of his work will find that it is enlightening and informative and he has made an extraordinarily brilliant and valuable contribution to Sociology." For more information on CSA rewards, visit their website.



June 29, 2011

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Kevin Walby Awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant

Congratulations to Kevin Walby and Randy Lippert (University of Windsor) for receiving an Insight Development Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada . The project is called "A Comparative Study of Canadian Municipal Corporate Security Offices."

June 10, 2011

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Congratulations to Kevin Walby and Colleagues
Congratulations to Kevin Walby and his research team (Sean Hier and Andre Smith) for receiving a grant from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. The project is called "Public Safety, Private Security, and Temporary Re-deployable Video Surveillance Cameras at Outdoor Public Events in Five Canadian Cities."
June 8, 2011
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Congratulations to Cecilia Benoit and Colleagues
Congratulations to Cecilia Benoit and her research team (J. ANDERSON, H. HALLGRIMSDOTTIR, K. MACKINNON, L. MARCELLUS, and A. SALMON) for earning a recent CIHR award. The project is called "Treatment and prevention of illicit substance use among pregnant & early parenting women."
May 25, 2011
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Dr. André Smith awarded an Alzheimer Society of Canada grant
Congratulations to Dr. André Smith who was recently awarded a grant by the Alzheimer Society of Canada to study the experiences of caregivers with a relative being discontinued from drug treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. The study is particularly interested in how caregivers’ experiences reflect an evolving pharmaceutical discourse on the benefits and limitations of these drugs. The co-investigators on this study are Dr. Karen Kobayashi and Dr. Neena Chappell.
May 20, 2011
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Krista Perrey Wins Sara Spencer Award
Congratulations to sociology student Krista Perrey who won a Sara Spencer Award. Krista receives a $1,000 research grant to aid in her research titled "Effective Knowledge Translation and Treatment Adherence Among People Living with HIV". The Sara Spencer Endowment supports applied research that focuses on the Victoria Capital Regional District. Krista is one of only five students from the social sciences sharing the 2011 $6,200 award fund.
May 17, 2011
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Congratulations Dr. Michelle Bass
Congratulations to Michelle Bass. Michelle successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, Living Under the Shadow of Stigma: Sex Workers' Accounts.
May 10, 2011
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New Faculty SSHRC Awards
Congratulations to Bill Carroll, Zheng Wu, Feng Hou, Barry Edmonston, Sharon Lee, Peyman Vahabzadeh, Kevin Walby, and Sean Hier for obtaining SSHRC awards this year.
• Peyman Vahabzadeh, “Historical Sociology of A New Generation of Iranian Activists”
• Zheng Wu, Feng Hou, Barry Edmonston, and Sharon Lee, “Intermarriage in Canada, 1981-2006”
• Bill Carroll, “Alternative Policy Groups and Global Civil Society: Networks, Discourses and Practices of Counter-Hegemony”
• Sean Hier and Kevin Walby, “The Institutionalization of Streetscape Video Surveillance in Canada”
April 7, 2011
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Welcome New Senior Instructor: Don Fetherston
Don Fetherston joins the department as a Senior Instructor. Don previously enjoyed an interesting law career, along with teaching and curriculum development experience in both law and sociology, at Mount Royal University, the University of Calgary, and the University of Hawaii. Don earned a B.Ed and an M.A. in Educational Administration at the University of Calgary. He also earned a law degree from the University of Alberta and an MA and PhD in Sociology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Don’s research interests are in the area of law and society, with a special focus on the legal rights of young offenders and social justice issues involving immigrants and other migrants. In the coming academic year, Don will be teaching several undergraduate courses, including many of our introductory courses.
March 28, 2011
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Welcome New Tenure Track Faculty: Min Zhou and Kevin Walby
The Department welcomes two new assistant professors who take their posts in July. Min Zhou (Harvard 2011) specializes in global and transnational sociology, economic sociology, political sociology, and East Asian societies. Kevin Walby's (Carleton 2010) research interests include policing, crime, freedom of information, sex work and sexuality.
March 27, 2011
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Camille Stengel Awarded Grant to Study Abroad
Congratulations to Camille Stengel for receiving a Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement award. The award supports high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences abroad.
March 4, 2011
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Congratulations to Laura Funk
Laura Funk, a graduate of our PhD program, has been appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba. Laura will be developing a program of research addressing the intersection of responsibility, health and care/support across the life course.
February 25, 2011
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Dr. Karen Kobayashi Awarded Michael Smith Foundation Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Karen Kobayashi who was recently awarded $225 000 by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. Dr. Kobayashi is leading a research team that will investigate how the Care Delivery Model (i.e., changing the nursing staff mix, funding methodology, direct care hours) affects the quality of care delivered and received in residential care facilities operated by the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia. Team members include Denise Cloutier-Fisher (Geography-UVIC), Kelli Stajduhar (Nursing-UVIC), Heather Cook, Executive Director of Residential Care and Assisted Living for the Fraser Health Authority, and Gina Gaspard, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Residential Care and Assisted Living for the Fraser Health Authority.
February 7, 2011
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Bureau of Sociology Students (BOSS) Inaugurated
The Department of Sociology welcomes the newly-formed undergraduate sociology students' union — The Bureau of Sociology Students (BOSS).
BOSS is a collective of students from the Sociology Department at the University of Victoria. As a student-run organization governed by UVSS policy, our aim is to promote the study of sociology, to foster a sense of community on campus, and to create a positive and inclusive environment for sociology students by promoting both social and academic experiences. BOSS coordinates a number of events throughout the year, including movie nights, study groups, mixers and pub crawls, and organizes group attendance at lectures and information sessions.

Working with the faculty and staff, BOSS hopes to provide sociology students with the resources needed to succeed at the undergraduate level and beyond. The Bureau of Sociology Students is a great way to become involved on campus and offers students a forum to engage with sociologically relevant material outside the classroom.
Membership is open to any and all students taking an undergraduate-level sociology class during the year. Executives are elected at the Annual General Meeting and regular meetings are open to all members. To contact BOSS, join the Facebook group or send an email.
February 1, 2011
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Recent Graduate Student Publications
Hoxsey, Dann. 2010. "Are Happy Employees Healthy Employees? Researching the Effects of Employee Engagement on Absenteeism." Canadian Public Administration, 53(4): 551-571.
Wilkinson, Blair. 2010. “Capturing Crime, Criminals and the Public’s Imagination: Assembling Crime Stoppers and CCTV surveillance.” Crime, Media, Culture, 6 (2): 131-52. (with Randy Lippert)
Lett, Dan. 2010. “CCTV Surveillance and the Civic Conversation: A Case Study in Public Sociology. ” Canadian Journal of Sociology, 35 (3): 437-62. (with Sean Hier and Kevin Walby)
January 28, 2011
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Congratulations to our recent PhD graduate - Rachel Phillips.
Rachel Phillips's research was featured in the November 2010 edition of the Ring paper: "PhD grad's compassion shines a light on 'stigma' http://ring.uvic.ca/10nov/phillips.html
December 20, 2010
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Congratulations to Dr. Cecilia Benoit - CIHR grant award recipient
Dr. Cecilia Benoit (as principle investigator), Dr. Helga Hallgrimsdottir (a co-investigator) along with J. Spencer, L. Marcellus, K. Anderson and K. MacKinnon. "Interventions to promote health and healthy equity for pregnant and early parenting women facing substance use and other challenges."
December 15, 2010
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Faculty of Social Sciences on YouTube and Facebook
The Faculty of Social Sciences now has a presence on Facebook: search for University of Victoria - Faculty of Social Sciences. You'll need a login to access it, but you're certainly welcome to visit. The YouTube channel is open to everyone; no login required!
December 10, 2010
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