CU Sociology & Anthropology

Congratulations to our outstanding Teaching Assistants! 🏆 Hannah Crouse received both the TLS Outstanding TA Award and the Sociology SOAN TA Excellence Award. 🏆 Juliette Lamarre received the Anthropology SOAN TA Excellence Award. carleton.ca/socanth/2026/t…

Hayder Alkilabi, Sociology PhD candidate, recently published an article in Intelligence and National Security titled “Warning intelligence in the digital afterlife of Iraqi Ba’thism.” Check it out! carleton.ca/socanth/2026/h…

Professor Kelly Fritsch Publishes New Book "Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival" Read more 👇 carleton.ca/socanth/2026/p…

Reyhab Mohmed Patel, Ph.D. Sociology student, curated an exhibition at Rice University, titled "F3: Fashion, Faith and Futurity." Check out the full article 🔗 carleton.ca/socanth/2026/r…

Mohammed Nijim, Ph.D. Sociology student, published a new article in the Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies. Read the article 👇 carleton.ca/socanth/2026/m…

Amy Li, MA Sociology Student, has been published in the Review of Disability Studies journal. Check it out! carleton.ca/socanth/2026/a…

This Wednesday, @derekcrim and I will be in person at @CUSocAnth to talk about our @UNC_Press book *The End of College Football*. Would love to see you there if you are in Ottawa. If you aren’t, you can also join online! 11am to 1pm ET. carleton.ca/socanth/event/…

CANCELLED: Unfortunately, the event 'Ozempic Imaginaries & Fatness as Method' panel conversation tomorrow is cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience & appreciate your understanding!

We are happy to share that Joy Karinge, PhD Anthropology student, has been selected as a recipient in the 2025–2026 cohort of the Flight 302 Legacy Award! carleton.ca/socanth/2026/j…

Emerging Insights into the Social: Advancing Multidisciplinary Conversations About the Future is a one-day hybrid conference that brings together graduate students to share their work and spark conversations about important social issues. Register below 🔗 forms.cloud.microsoft/r/jGEfBH2xzU

We are thrilled to share that Dr. Cihan Erdal has been awarded a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship! Read more about the research project 👇 carleton.ca/socanth/2026/d…

Dr. Tonya Davidson was recently featured on CBC’s Ottawa Morning, where she discusses and defends the value of the social sciences. Listen to the interview 👇 carleton.ca/socanth/2026/d…

Join us for a panel conversation: Ozempic Imaginaries & Fatness as Method 🗓 March 19 | 2:30-4:00 PM 📍 A720, Loeb Building (hybrid option available) RSVP at the link below carleton.ca/socanth/event/…

Postdoctoral Fellow and Adjunct Research Professor Cihan Erdal has co-authored a chapter in Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories (Helsinki University Press). Read more 👇 carleton.ca/socanth/2026/p…

Sociology PhD student Mohammed Nijim has published in the Journal of Settler Colonial Studies. His article examines the reconstruction process in Gaza. Read more 👇carleton.ca/socanth/2026/m…

📢 Our next colloquium: “War Making as State Making – Understanding the ‘Logic’ of Political Violence and the Humanitarian Crisis of the War in Sudan” with Dr. Khalid Mustafa Medani 📅 Thursday, March 12 at 2:30 PM 🔗 Full details: carleton.ca/socanth/event/…

🎙️ Sociology PhD student Megan Linton is featured on The Breach Show! Check out the episode 👇 carleton.ca/socanth/2026/m…

Professor Kelly Fritsch co-authors a new article, “Experimental Afters: On Meaning Making with Collective Visual Fieldnotes,” published in Leonardo. Read more 👇 carleton.ca/socanth/2026/p…

📚 Check out this great feature from FASS about Dr. Tonya Davidson and her new book Ottawology — rethinking Ottawa in fresh and fascinating ways! carleton.ca/fass/story/ott…

📢 Our next colloquium: “Gender, Immigration, and Sleep” with Dr. Rania Tfaily and Marouna Gomes 📅 Thursday, February 12 at 2:30 PM 🔗 Full details: carleton.ca/socanth/event/…