Date & time
Thursday, March 31, 2016
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
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What's the Matter with Sociology? A seminar on being a public intellectual
A graduate student seminar on being a public intellectual
Speaker(s)
Sudhir Venkatesh
Cost
This event is free of charge
Organization
SSHRC and the Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Society and Culture
Where
Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex
1515 St. Catherine W.
Room EV-11.725
Wheel chair accessible
Yes
Sudhir Venkatesh (Columbia University) will lead a graduate student seminar on being a public intellectual.
The seminar will include a short documentary film screening and discussion of how academics can participate in public debates on social issues. Those interested in attending should read a short piece by Dr. Venkatesh titled "What's the Matter with Sociology" available at slate.com.
This lecture is a part of Cruel and Unusual: Studies in Legal Violence, organized by the Centre for Insterdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture.