Congratulations to Professor Karyn Sporer. Her article has been published in the Journal Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict Pathways toward terrorism and genocide. Ideological rationality and violence: An exploratory study of ISIL’s cyber profile Douglas C. Derrick, Karyn Sporer, Sam Church & Gina Scott Ligon Pages 57-81 | Received 10 Jun 2016, Accepted 02 Aug 2016, […]
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Professor Kyriacos Markides has a chapter, “The Absence of Eastern Orthodoxy in American Academia and Its Possible Relevance for an Integral Vision of Reality” published in Ann Bezzerides and Elizabeth Prodromou eds. new book EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY AND AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION (Notre Dame: Notre Dame University Press, 2017) pp. 331-342.
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Professor Amy Blackstone and her husband Lance wrote an Op-Ed for the Bangor Daily News which was posted on Jan 3, 2017: At its December meeting, the Bangor City Council’s business and economic development committee heard citizen comments about a proposed revitalization of Pickering Square. Goals of the project include improving experience for bus users, […]
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This wonderful article from Bates College says it all with lots of photos of Michael Rocque ’05 at work as the Bates College Football Faculty Liaison: When Assistant Professor of Sociology Michael Rocque arrives at Garcelon Field for the football team’s final game of the season, a noontime contest vs. Hamilton, he’s looking the part […]
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Professor Amy Blackstone was interviewed for an article in the Portland Press Herald: Maine’s progressive nonprofits see post-election surge in donations, volunteers Normally November is a slow fundraising month for the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, a Portland-based nonprofit that provides free legal services to low-income immigrants. Not this year. The election of Donald Trump, who […]
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On November 7, 2016, the Sociology Department held a banquet for AKD members and new inductees at the Four-Points Sheraton in Bangor. Honored were Meaghan Delcourt, Julianna Ferguson, Kathryn Gottleib, Hannah Ladd, and Samantha Saucier. For more information on AKD and photos of the banquet, visit our AKD web page.
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Michael Rocque ’05, assistant professor of sociology at Bates College, is featured in this piece from Bates’ Twitter Feed on returning for a new academic year. Mike was caught by the cameras when he was awaiting the march to convocation on Sept 9, 2016.
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The New Yorker Online: The Daily Comment Fox News and the Repercussions of Sexual Harassment By Margaret Talbot August 19, 2016 One of the surprising things about the Fox News sexual-harassment story is that the women who have come forward with allegations include several of the network’s better-known anchors and reporters…. To some researchers who’ve […]
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Job Loss, Identity, and Mental Health by Dawn R. Norris Our jobs are often a big part of our identities, and when we are fired, we can feel confused, hurt, and powerless—at sea in terms of who we are. Drawing on extensive, real-life interviews, Job Loss, Identity, and Mental Health shines a light on the experiences of […]
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