Category: Newsletter

The Fall 2022 issue of the Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter is now available for download in PDF format. In this issue: A message from the publications committee chair, Michael Haedicke; A request for proposals by the Climate Social Science Network for research into the structural, political, and institutional dynamics of climate change politics outside the U.S. and Canada; Calls for papers from PLOS Climate, PLOS Water, and the Russel Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences; An announcement and call for papers for the upcoming Environmental Sociology Mini-Conference in Baltimore, MD; and many important recent book and article publications.

The Summer 2022 issue of the Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter is now available for download (PDF). In this issue: A message from the section chair, Norah MacKendrick; A welcome for new section council members (see below); The Environmental Sociology Section schedule for August’s ASA Conference; An announcement about an upcoming conference, Navigating Uncertain Futures: Social Engagement and Transformative Change in Global Socio-Ecological Systems; ASA Environmental Sociology Section Award Winners; An excellent feature essay by Lourdes Vera entitled “How Mentorship Can Challenge Legacies of Oppression in Academia”; and many important recent publications (both books and articles). New Section Council Members: Chair-Elect: Debra Davidson, University of AlbertaLegacy Chair: Scott Frickel, Brown UniversityCouncil Member-at-Large: Michael Warren Murphy, University of PittsburghNominations Committee Chair: Cameron T. Whitley, Western Washington UniversityPublications Committee Chair: Michael Haedicke, University of MainePolicy and Research Committee Chair: Nikhil Deb, Murray State UniversityDigital Communications Co-Chair (Webmaster): Michael Lengefeld, Bemidji State UniversityDigital Communications Co-Chair …

The Spring 2022 issue of the Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter is now available for download (PDF). In this issue: A message from the section chair, Norah MacKendrick; An announcement about an event entitled “Teaching Environmental Sociology in a Time of Radical Flux” (recording link); Call for extended abstracts for a day-long conference celebrating the life and legacies of Immanuel Wallerstein (PEWS section); An announcement about a CONVERGE Public Health Implications of Hazards and Disaster Research Training Module and Demonstration Webinar (link); An incredible feature essay by Danielle Melvin Koonce entitled “Hog Farming and the Fight for Environmental Justice in Rural, Black Communities”; and many excellent recent publications (both books and articles).

The Winter 2022 issue of the Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter is now available for download (PDF). In this issue: A message from the section chair, Norah MacKendrick; Call for Papers (& extended abstracts) for the 2022 American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting; Calls for resources related to diversifying the canon, teaching about the climate crisis, syllabi, etc.; Access to the Zoom recording of Dr. Andrew Curley’s lecture from the inaugural Theory and Community-Building Café; Access to the PFAS Sites and Community Resources Map; a Feature Essay by Dr. Corrie Grosse (recent co-recipient of the section’s Practice and Outreach Award); and many excellent recent publications (both books and articles).

The Fall 2021 issue of the Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter is now available for download (PDF). In this issue: The first message from the new section chair, Norah MacKendrick which reflects on the summer ASA meeting and outlines some upcoming session activities; an announcement from the CONVERGE facility at the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado – Boulder about a Collecting and Sharing Perishable Data Training Module; an announcement about the launch of a weekly podcast called Coping with Catastrophe Podcast from Education in a Warming World research consortium; and an incredible list of publications (books, articles, and book chapters).

The Summer 2021 issue of the Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter is now available for download (PDF). In this issue: A message from the section chair, Rachel Shwom; 2021 ASA Annual Meeting Environmental Sociology schedules; 2021 Environmental Sociology Mentorship Program; announcements of award winners; a revised/updated climate change module for Introduction to Sociology classes; two feature essays, one by Dr. Ashley Colby entitled “Loconomy: Making the environmental case for local economies” and one by Dr. Randolph Haluza-DeLay entitled “Tenure is not always secure! Cautionary lessons”; and an incredible list of publications (books, articles, and book chapters).

The Spring 2021 issue of the Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter is now available for download (PDF). In this issue: A message from the section chair, Rachel Shwom; a feature essay by Professor Sandy Marquart-Pyatt entitled “Reflections on Teaching and Mentoring: Using Blank Sheets of Paper”; an announcement about Dr. Lori Peek as the winner of the Environmental Sociology Section’s Fred Buttel Distinguished Contribution Award; access to two CONVERGE Training Modules (6th – Understanding and Ending Gender-Based Violence in Fieldwork and 7th – Broader Ethical Considerations for Hazards and Disaster Researchers); and many excellent recent publications.

The Winter 2021 issue of the Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter is now available for download (PDF). In this issue: A message from the section chair, Rachel Shwom; Call for Paper guidelines for the 2021 American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting (including the topics of our section sessions); Call for Award Nominations for the Marvin E. Olsen Student Paper Award and the Allan Schnaiberg Outstanding Publication Award (more information on these and other awards on Section Awards; and many excellent recent publications (both books and articles).

The Fall 2020 issue of the Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter is now available for download (PDF). In this issue: A message from the section chair, Rachel Shwom, on the social, environmental, and health problems we are personally and collectively facing and how our section is progressing on addressing some of these problems; feature essays including a very timely one on zoonotic spillover, normal accidents, and treadmill theory by Michael Ryan Lengefeld, Greg Hooks, and Chad L. Smith and one on how environmental case studies can help our environmental sociology courses by Amanda McMillan Lequieu; section events and news; section awards and calls for papers; and recent publications.

The Summer 2020 issue of the Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter is now available for download (PDF). In this issue: A message from the section chair, Jill Lindsey Harrison, on what we can do as environmental sociologists to challenge white supremacy in our section and beyond; a statement in solidary with and support of Black lives from the council members; feature essays including one on abolition and environmental sociology by Lindsey Dillon, one on how the Natural Hazards Center and CONVERGE Facility at the University of Colorado Boulder supports research on COVID-19 by Lori Peek, Candace Evans, and Jessica Austin, and one on job market advice by Janet Lorenzen; section events and news; section awards and calls; and recent publications.