skip to content

Department of Sociology

 
Read more at: Angela Davis in conversation with Jackie Kay

Angela Davis in conversation with Jackie Kay

On Tuesday 23rd April 2019, Decolonise Sociology hosted an historic meeting between novelist and poet Jackie Kay and civil rights activist Angela Davis at the Cambridge Corn Exchange.


Read more at: Dr Manali Desai Wins 2019 Pilkington Prize
Dr Manali Desai Wins Pilkington Prize

Dr Manali Desai Wins 2019 Pilkington Prize

We're proud to announce that Dr Manali Desai, Reader in Sociology and Director of the MPhil programme has been awarded the 2019 Pilkington Teaching Prize in recognition of her exceptional contribution to the Sociology Department and excellence in teaching.


Read more at: Sociology at Cambridge: A Year in Review

Sociology at Cambridge: A Year in Review

Head of Sociology Professor Sarah Franklin reflects on achievements at the Department in 2018 and looks towards the future.


Read more at: Jo Cox Memorial Lecture 2018
Jo Cox Memorial Lecture 2018

Jo Cox Memorial Lecture 2018

The Department of Sociology and Murray Edwards College sponsor an annual memorial lecture to commemorate and celebrate the inspiring life and work of Jo Cox MP, former student of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge.


Read more at: Transpositions Performance
Transpositions Performance

Transpositions Performance

In honour of the work of Nobel-prize winning plant scientist Barbara McClintock, we celebrate her key concept of ‘Transpositions’ in an evening of performance, ritual, and artistic exchanges.


Read more at: Upcoming Events from CUSSP
Upcoming Events from CUSSP

Upcoming Events from CUSSP

About CUSSP CUSSP is a student-led group interested in the development and discussion of national and international social policy. The group aims to bring together students from the various different subject areas to foster a creative conversation that can positively build public policy ideas that are meaningful and...


Read more at: New Chair in Media, Culture and Environment
New Chair in Media, Culture and Environment

New Chair in Media, Culture and Environment

A warm welcome to Jennifer Gabrys, Professor of Media, Culture and Environment We are delighted to confirm the appointment of Professor Jennifer Gabrys commencing 1 October 2018 to a new Chair in Media, Culture and Environment at Cambridge in the Department of Sociology at Cambridge, where she will lead new research and...


Read more at: Polity Prize Winners
Polity Prize Winners

Polity Prize Winners

This year Sociology examiners have awarded the following prizes: PtI Polity Prize (£100 worth of books from Polity Publishers), for the best performance in the Soc 1 paper: awarded to Ms Yi Ning Chang (Emmanuel College) PtIIA Polity Prize (£100 worth of books from Polity Publishers), for the best results in ptIIA Sociology...


Read more at: Melvin Pollner Prize in Ethnomethodology for Dr Darin Weinberg
Melvin Pollner Prize in Ethnomethodology for Dr Darin Weinberg

Melvin Pollner Prize in Ethnomethodology for Dr Darin Weinberg

Congratulations to Dr Darin Weinberg! Darin's book Contemporary Social Constructionism (2014, Temple) has been awarded the 2018 Melvin Pollner Prize in Ethnomethodology by the American Sociological Association's section on Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis. The Melvin Pollner Prize in Ethnomethodology honors the...


Read more at: DIGIWHIST awarded Honourable Mention
DIGIWHIST awarded Honourable Mention

DIGIWHIST awarded Honourable Mention

The department are pleased to announce that DIGIWHIST has been awarded Honourable Mention for the 2018 Lijphart/Przeworski/Verba Dataset Award from the Comparative Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. This is the highest possible recognition. Big congratulations from all of us here in the...