In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jacqui Frost, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University and Faculty Research Fellow in the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University and a Center Affiliate in the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at University of Notre Dame. In our conversation, Jacqui discusses […]

New & Noteworthy A new year and new Clippings from Mallory Harrington! This week includes Alexandrea Ravenelle in CNBC on the gig economy, Jacqui Frost in The Conversation writing on atheist churches, Mark Whiting in Newsweek examining common sense, Hajar Yazdiha in The Emancipator on Dr. Martin Luther King, and John Skrentny in the Los Angeles Times […]

I’ve always loved Tristan Bridges’ Sociological Images piece about how we can readily see the ways that we “do gender” by analyzing what we carry around with us every day. Bridges focuses on wallets and purses, telling the story of a transgender women who struggled to learn the norms of purse-carrying during the process of socially transitioning to being […]

*~* “Teach with TSP” Contest Honorable Mention, 2018 *~* I’ve always loved Tristan Bridges’ Sociological Images piece about how we can readily see the ways that we “do gender” by analyzing what we carry around with us every day. Bridges focuses on wallets and purses, telling the story of a transgender women who struggled to […]