This year the Department of Sociology and Anthropology welcomed a new colleague, Dr. Steven Arxer, as part of the Community-Engaged Research Cluster. Dr. Arxer is a professor of Sociology and comes to us from UNT-Dallas. Please join the Center for Theory for Dr. Arxer’s colloquium on Oct. 30 at 12pm in University Hall 432. Dr….Continue Reading Dr. Steven Arxer Colloquium
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Dustin Harp and Jaclyn Kirsch Colloquium
Join us on Wednesday September 25 at 12pm for the first Center for Theory Colloquium of 2024-25 in University Hall 432. Dustin Harp, Associate Professor of Communication, and Jaclyn Kirsch, Assistant Professor of Social Work, will present their research as part of the R.U.G. (Resilience, Unity, Guide) Project. Dr. Harp and Dr. Kirsch will discuss…Continue Reading Dustin Harp and Jaclyn Kirsch Colloquium
Kathryn Warren Colloquium
Our next colloquium the “Creativity in Academia,” will be Monday, March 18, 2024 at noon in UH 432. Dr. Kathryn Hamilton Warren, Distinguished Senior Lecturer of English at UTA, will present “Creative Criticism.” Abstract: Autotheory, the blending of theory with autobiography, is a creative critical practice emerging from feminist critique. If the term is new…Continue Reading Kathryn Warren Colloquium
Dr. Amy Tigner Colloquium
This spring, The Center for Theory will host a colloquium series around the theme “Creativity in Academia.” Our lead-off presenter will be Dr. Amy Tigner, Professor of English, on Monday, February 5 at Noon in University Hall 418. Her presentation will be titled “The Creative Practice: Academics and Artists.” As a noted artist herself, Dr….Continue Reading Dr. Amy Tigner Colloquium
Dr. Ingram’s New Book
Imperiled Whiteness How Hollywood and Media Make Race in “Postracial” America By Penelope Ingram In Imperiled Whiteness, Penelope Ingram examines the role played by media in the resurgence of white nationalism and neo-Nazi movements in the Obama-to-Trump era. As politicians on the right stoked anxieties about whites “losing ground” and “being left behind,” media platforms…Continue Reading Dr. Ingram’s New Book