This year’s meeting of the American Sociological Association centers on the theme “Intersectional Solidarities: Building Communities of Hope, Justice, and Joy.” Noting the motivations of many sociologists to “use sociology to make more just communities and societies,” ASA President Joya Misra writes that this theme calls on sociologists to “not only understand structural inequalities, but to intervene in socio-political struggles.”
Our standpoint—and the animating feature of our focus on reducing inequality—is that sociology has done a remarkable job of building understanding of inequality, but it has done less well at “identifying the specific programs, policies, and practices that must be undertaken to change the course of inequality in the United States and elsewhere.” We are enlivened by what’s possible when we come together as discipline to shift our gaze in this direction.
We remain optimistic that the social sciences can and will contribute to new ideas for social change, and we hope to play our part in nurturing that work now and in the years ahead.
If you’ll be at ASA, be sure to check out these talks by Foundation staff and grantees:
Saturday, August 10
- Regular Session. Technology, Innovation, Uncertainty, and Change in Organizations – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 513F, 4:00-5:30pm
Fissuring and Control: Surveillance and Franchising in Fast Food
Jeremy Mopsick, Harvard Kennedy School of Government; Daniel J. Schneider, Harvard University
- Crime, Law, and Deviance Roundtables – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 517C, 8:00-9:00am
Table 7: Administration of Justice Assessing Inequality in Accessibility of “Open” Records and Accounts of the Justice System
Alyssah Nicole Gonzalez, University of Texas-Austin; Ashley Munchrath; Katelan Crowder; Becky Pettit, University of Texas-Austin
- Regular Session. Social Policy Development and Implementation – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 519B, 10:00-11:30am
Redistributional Disparities Among the Poor: Decentralization and Racial Stratification in the US Tax and Transfer System
Joseph Reynolds van der Naald, CUNY-Graduate Center; Sarah K. Bruch, University of Delaware; Janet Gornick, CUNY-Graduate Center
Sunday, August 11
- Thematic Session. In-solidarity: Centering Joy in Theorizing Intersectionality – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 516C, 8:00-9:30am
Panelists: Roderick A. Ferguson, Yale University; Angela Jones, Stony Brook University; Nancy Lopez, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque; Jyoti Puri, Simmons University; Yvonne P. Sherwood, University of Toronto
- Regular Session. Knowledge, Uncertainty, and Power – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 513C, 10:00-11:30am
Ontological Contests and Consequences: The Struggle over U.S. Racial and Ethnic Categories, 1970-1990
Sarah Iverson, American University; Sharan Kaur Mehta, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque; Nancy Lopez, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque
- Section on Sociology of Law Roundtables – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 517C, 8:00-9:00am
Table 1: Policing and Police Violence Mended Windows, Not Broken Windows: A Du Boisian Analysis of Urban Policing
Theresa Rocha Beardall, University of Washington; Rahim Kurwa, University of Illinois at Chicago; Demar Francis Lewis, University of Maryland-College Park
- Regular Session. Racialization and Racial Classification: Emerging Issues – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 513E, 12:00-1:30pm
Black and Some Other Race: Assessing the Codification of Black Latinos in the American Community Survey
Ricardo Henrique Lowe, The University of Texas at Austin; Shania Montufar, University of Texas-Austin; Yasmiyn Irizarry, University of Texas at Austin; Nancy Lopez, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque; Edward D. Vargas, Arizona State University
- Regular Session. Racialization and Racial Classification: Emerging Issues – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 513E, 12:00-1:30pm
Fighting to Count within Racialized Organizations: The Case of Minority Advisory Committees at the Census
Sharan Kaur Mehta, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque; Sarah Iverson, American University; Nancy Lopez, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque
- Thematic Session. In-solidarity: Centering Joy in Theorizing Intersectionality – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 516C, 8:00-9:30am
Panelists: Roderick A. Ferguson, Yale University; Angela Jones, Stony Brook University; Nancy Lopez, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque; Jyoti Puri, Simmons University; Yvonne P. Sherwood, University of Toronto
- Professional Development Workshop. Seeking Research Funding in the Social Sciences: Opportunities and Tips for Applicants at Every Career Stage – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 513B, 2:00-3:30pm
Presenters: Krystal Villanosa, Spencer Foundation; Adam Gamoran, William T. Grant Foundation
Monday August 1
- Section on Race, Gender, and Class. Intersectionality and Educational Pathways – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 510C, 10:00-11:30am
Segregated Preschools: Implications for Families & Teachers
Casey Stockstill, Dartmouth College; Rachel Elizabeth Fish, New York University; Laura Freeman Cenegy, University of Arizona; Courtney Thornton
- Regular Session. The Landscape of Housing Inequality: Homeownership, Affordable Housing Supply, and Displacement – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 512G, 10:00-11:30am
Rental Property Sales, Housing Displacement, and Inequality: Evidence from Linked Administrative Data in North Carolina
Warren Lowell, Duke University; Anna Gassman-Pines, Duke University; Beth Giford, Duke University; Marcos Rangel, Duke University
- Regular Session. Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 513F, 10:00-11:30am
Intergenerational Moves to “Opportunity:” How Young Adults Think About Residential Choice after Childhood Mobility Program Participation
Anna Rhodes, Rice University; Shahill J Parsons, Rice University
- Regular Session. Regular Session on Law and Society: The Future of Reform – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 514A, 10:00-11:30am
The Role of Judicial Discretion in Determining Access to Alternative Sanctions
Claire Nicole Migliore, University of Texas-Austin; Margaret Kaster; Tanya Ratnani; Osvaldo Rubio; Becky Pettit, University of Texas-Austin
- Section on Organizations, Occupations, and Work Refereed Roundtables – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 517A, 10:00-11:00am
Table 13: Organizations and Inequality Extending Inhabited Institutionalism: How Organizational Features Mediate Institutional Logics and Interactions in U.S. Higher Education
Christina Ciocca Eller, Harvard University; Zennon Black, Harvard University
- Section on Comparative-Historical Sociology Roundtables – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 517B, 10:00-11:00am
Table 9: The Politics of Political Economic Transformations
Settler colonial projects and variation in US carceral and welfare state formation
Frank Edwards, Rutgers University-Newark; Theresa Rocha Beardall, University of Washington
- Section on Sociology of Education. Educational Culture, Values, and Expectations – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 511A, 2:00-3:30pm
From Resident to Student Displacement: Examining Gentrification’s School Enrollment Implications in Twenty First Century Los Angeles County
Jared N. Schachner, University of Southern California; Ann Owens, University of Southern California
- Thematic Session. Connecting to Land: Joy, Health, Learning, and Indigenous Identity – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 516C, 4:00-5:30pm
Panelists: Paul Pritchard, University of Toronto; Liliana Sampedro, UC San Diego; Andrew Jolivette, UC San Diego; Theresa Rocha Beardall, University of Washington; Vanessa Watts, McMaster University
Tuesday, August 13
- Section on Sociology of Education. Centering the Educational Experiences of Students in the K-12 Pipeline – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 511A, 8:00-9:30am
“Like they’re my same people”: Community-based organizations’, and social ties for Latino/x immigrant youth
Sophia Rodriguez, University of Maryland
- International Migration Roundtable Session – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 517A, 8:00-9:00am
Table 5: Immigration and Health Family Separation and Reunification Among Migrants in Need of International Protection
Matthew Blanton, University of Texas-Austin; Abigail Weitzman, University of Texas-Austin; Jamie Turcios-Villalta, University of Texas-Austin; Gilbert Brenes Camacho, Universidad de Costa Rica
- Thematic Session. The Joy of Being from a Marginalized Group – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 516C, 10:00-11:30am
Panelists: Simone Ispa-Landa, Northwestern University; Angela Jones, Stony Brook University; Kim-Phuong Truong-Vu, University of Miami; Terrell James Antonio Winder, University of California-Santa Barbara; JJ Wright, MacEwan University
- Collective Behavior and Social Movements Roundtables – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 517A, 10:00-11:00am
Table 9: A Pedagogy of the Strike: Education and the Commons
Fernando Tormos-Aponte, University of Pittsburgh
- Regular Session. Land, Law, and Settler Colonialism – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 511F, 12:00-1:30pm
Incorporating to Extract: Settler-Colonial Logics of Native White Public School Integration
Hannah Elizabeth Curtis, University of Washington; Theresa Rocha Beardall, University of Washington; Frank Edwards, Rutgers University-Newark
- Section on Body and Embodiment Roundtables – Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5, 517B, 12:00-1:00pm
Table 14: Curricular and Pedagogical Interventions and Supports
Reimagining Community Cultural Wealth in Ethnic Studies: Expressions of Joy and Love as Capital
Lacey S Hites, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque; Magdalena Vazquez Dathe, University of New Mexico; Florence Emilia Castillo, University of Texas at Dallas; Nancy Lopez, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque
