Rethinking Service-learning to be More Public and Creative
In higher education, instructors are encouraged to incorporate service-learning into their curricula— activities that provide the chance for students to … Read More
Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: A Conversation with Lisa Wade
Intro to Sociology classes are frequently the first and only contact many students will have with sociology, which also makes … Read More
Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: A Conversation with Shamus Khan
Intro to Sociology classes are frequently the first and only contact many students will have with sociology, which also makes … Read More
Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: A Conversation with Dalton Conley
Intro to Sociology classes are frequently the first and only contact many students will have with the discipline, which also … Read More
Public Sociology’s Expression
I can still recall that 2016 election night gathering filled with sociology faculty and graduate students from across Rhode Island. Read More
Roundtable: The Educative Power of Sociology
Following our interview with 2023 ASA President, Professor Prudence Carter, we invited a group of scholars and teachers to … Read More
Ungrading: Reassessing Assessment
According to Jesse Stommel (2021), “’Ungrading’ means raising an eyebrow at grades as a systemic practice, distinct from simply … Read More
Teaching is Public Sociology: An Invitation
“…our students are our first and captive public.” I have invoked this phrase throughout my career to frame my motivation … Read More
A Conversation with Prudence Carter
In advance of the 2023 ASA Annual Meeting we at First Publics were thrilled to chat with ASA President Prudence … Read More
Comics and the Ethnographic Sensibility
Students of ethnography are often encouraged to develop an ethnographic sensibility, or an attunement to the material and social relations … Read More