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Sociology Colloquium: Prison Resistance: Inside/Outside Movements to Transform U.S. Prisons

On Wednesday November, 11th The Department of Sociology will host our second virtual colloquium of the fall semester, "Prison Resistance: Inside/Outside Movements to Transform U.S. Prisons". The pandemic has exposed the abhorrent and deadly conditions inside our prisons. Join us as a panel of scholars and activists discuss the...

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Sociology’s First Virtual Colloquium: “Modern U.S. Racial Capitalism: History, Theory, and Lessons for the Present” with Dr. Charrise Burden-Stelly

On Friday, October 9th The Department of Sociology, along with The Department of History and African and African American Studies, hosted our first virtual colloquium of the semester. Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly spoke to faculty and students about the history of modern U.S. racial capitalism and its implications for the...

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Cassi Pittman Claytor named one of the top “100 People Transforming Business” by Business Insider Magazine

Case Western Reserve University Assistant Professor of Sociology, Cassi Pittman Claytor, was featured in Business Insider magazine as one of "100 People Transforming Business"  for her work with Sephora. Professor Claytor's research specializes in racism in retail. "For clients such as Sephora, Pittman Claytor's research team created models that demonstrate how...

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