Graduate Student Sociology Conference

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(RE)VISIONS OF THE FUTURE: PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, & THE CRISIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

4TH ANNUAL PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY CONFERENCE

OCTOBER 18, 2014 AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA

The graduate students of the Public Sociology Program at George Mason University organize an annual conference that critically engages contemporary social problems with diverse publics. This year’s conference engages the robust field of environmental justice and the contemporary crisis of climate change. We invite papers and session proposals from students, scholars, practitioners, policymakers and activists, alike that focus on the social impacts of environmental changes and the ongoing and emerging efforts to shape and reshape our future. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

— Environmental Racism, Sexism, & Classism
— Political Ecology (or Economy) & Climate Change
— Human Landscapes & Consumption
— Cities & the Sharing Economy
— Weather Events and Disaster Recovery
— Immigration, Security, & Risk
— Sustainable Development & Environmental Activism
— Indigenous Social Movements & Nature Rights
— Public Sociology, Pedagogy, and Practice
— And more

The conference will feature the following sessions and opportunities for submitters:

- Traditional paper sessions with facilitated group discussions
- Round tables that feature young scholars and emerging research projects
- Thematic forum sessions on strategies to further environmental justice work and scholarship
- Workshops aimed at enabling critical public sociological approaches to social research

Email submissions (papers or 500 word abstracts) and a short bio to gmusocgrads@gmail.com

Deadline: August 1, 2014

For more information visit http://gmupublicsoci.wordpress.com/public-soci-grad-conference/

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