CU Sociology & Anthropology

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/…

We’re excited to share that Reyhab Mohmed Patel, PhD sociology student, is currently featured in the “Fashion-Faith: Rituals and Dialogues” exhibition at Parsons School of Design in New York City! carleton.ca/socanth/2026/r…

📅 Happening tomorrow! Colloquium: Cartography of Displacements: Personal Encounters and Scholarly Formations by Fataneh Farahani. Date: February 5, 2026 Time: 2:30 PM EST Location: A720 Loeb Building or Zoom (link below) carleton.ca/socanth/event/…

Dismantling ableism and fostering accessibility! ♿️ ✊ Kelly Fritsch’s research examines how disabled people resist ableist social structures, as well as the impact of collective advocacy. Learn how she's enhancing disability justice and scholarship: research.carleton.ca/people/kelly-f…

The Charles Gordon Lecture on Society and Design is taking place on January 30! Mervyn Horgan and Saara Liinamaa will present From Social to Sociable Infrastructure: How Public Spaces Can Combat Social Isolation. Register below! 👇 carleton.ca/socanth/event/…

Sociology Ph.D. Student Reyhab Mohmed Patel has been published in the Journal for the Study of Religious Experience (JSRE). Read more 👇 carleton.ca/socanth/2025/r…

Tomorrow @chikestoph will be giving an exciting hybrid talk in @CUSocAnth about his research in #Nigeria

Anthropology Ph.D. Student Jamie Carmichael has published a method paper in Ethics and Integrity in Education (Research). Check it out below 👇 carleton.ca/socanth/2025/j…