First Publics

Heard of the Hot Ones? It’s a YouTube interview series where celebrities are asked questions while eating spicy hot wings. You might get hungry but it’s a good place to learn semi-structured interview technique, probing, rapport building, and content analysis.

Reflections

“A Clingy Friend”: AI and the First Public

Tamanna M. Shah on November 4, 2025

When I first designed an assignment called Seeing with the Machines, I wanted students to move beyond using artificial intelligence … Read More

Connections

Museum Exhibition, Display, and Sociology?April 13, 2026

What it means to learn outside schools? Try this experiential project by Alyssa Lyons in museum settings, where students examine exhibition, display, and content of museums.

Hot Research Methods with Hot Wings!April 6, 2026

Heard of the Hot Ones? It's a YouTube interview series where celebrities are asked questions while eating spicy hot wings. You might get hungry but it's a good place to learn semi-structured interview technique, probing, rapport building, and content analysis.

Teaching during ‘Those’ Weeks of the Semester…March 30, 2026

Teaching a whole semester of a Sociology class can be exhausting sometimes. To deal with the end of the semester burn-out and bring out that spark among the students, these meaningful public‑facing activities might be helpful! Check out this teaching resource: Teaching with Students as Your First Audience!

“I don’t want to have kids”March 23, 2026

When fertility isn't just a personal choice, try Oslawski-Lopez and Tabor's class activity, allowing students to discussion gendered decision-making of different sex, married couples.

Zombie SociologyMarch 16, 2026

Zombie movies have evaded pop culture. Here is how instructors could put them in a good use! Social institutions, the issues of governance, law and order! You name it.