Department of Sociology/Legal Studies - University of Waterloo

03/31/2015

The Balsillie School's Migration, Mobilities and Social Politics cluster is organizing an event next Wednesday, April 8: Professor Myriam Houssay-Holzschuch will be speaking on 'Dis-locations: Understanding Public Space from Cape Town' at 12:30PM - 2:30PM in Room 1-42 at the Balsillie School of International Affairs.

More details about the speaker and the talk are included below.

Lunch will be served between 12.30 and 1pm with the talk to follow. The talk is free but registration is encouraged so that we can cater accordingly:

https://www.balsillieschool.ca/event/dis-locations-understanding-public-space-cape-town

AbstractThe Southern Turn in the social sciences challenges us to carefully consider the situatedness of the concepts we use, and to try to speak back to theory from de-centered locations. In this regard, the South African case, and Cape Town in particular, are useful locations from which to think a…

03/19/2015

What is ISIS? Why do Canadians Join?

Date: Thursday, March 19, 3:30-5:00, with questions to follow.
Location: AL 211

Dr. Lorne Dawson, Sociology and Legal Studies, UW and Dr. Amarnath Amarasingam, Dalhousie University

In the last two years there has been much discussion in the media about "foreign fighters,” who have chosen to travel to Northern Africa and the Middle East to fight in conflicts that do not directly involve their countries. We will examine some of their life stories, push and pull factors, and ask a simple
question: what makes them do it?

The presentation will put a very human face to those willing to accept the ultimate sacrifice to perpetrate very inhumane and dehumanizing acts.

Lorne Dawson is a Professor in Sociology and Legal Studies at University of Waterloo, he is the Co-Director of the Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society, and the co-editor of Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond.

Amarnath Amarasingam is Postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie University and the Co-Principle Investigator for a study of Canadian foreign fighters based at the University of Waterloo.

Refreshments will be served
Sponsored by the University of Waterloo Department of Religious Studies.

03/18/2015

Please join Emmet McFarlane, (Political Science) Mathieu Doucet, (Philosophy) and Weizhen D**g (Sociology & LS) for a panel discussion hosted by the Political Science Student Society on
The Interdisciplinary Perspectives of Doctor-Assisted su***de in HH373, 3.30 – 5.30pm tomorrow 18th March.

03/13/2015

Special Guest Lecture for Sociology and Legal Studies Students and Faculty

Weds. April 1st, AL 211, 12:30-2:20 pm

The Evolution of Ontario’s Youth Justice System

Jo-Ann Miller-Reid
Assistant Deputy Minister, Youth Justice Services Division

03/12/2015

On Monday, March 23, Professor Rinaldo Walcott will give an Invited Lecture for the Department of Drama and Speech Communication's Speaker Series. "In This Moment: Thoughts on Anti-Racism, Social Justice, Decoloniality and Radical Collectivities" investigates the trajectories of anti-racism, decolonial and social justice movements, and calls for scholars, activists and practitioners to contribute to a radical collective imaginary capable of thinking and articulating another kind of future. The talk takes place in AL 113 at 5 PM and will be followed by discussion. All are welcome.

A brief reception will be held before the talk from 4:15 – 5 PM in AL 211. Light refreshments will be provided.

03/12/2015

UW’s Department of Music at Conrad Grebel University College is holding a Music Symposium from March 17 to 19. Over these three days, you will have the opportunity to take in a showcase of student performances and presentations, open classes and rehearsals, a lecture demonstration of South Indian drumming by guest artist Dr. Trichy Sankaran, and a keynote lecture “Interrogating Music and Traumatic Experience” by ethnomusicologist Dr. Joshua D. Pilzer from the University of Toronto.

All events are free admission and open to the public.

03/10/2015

We are looking for Sociology and Legal Studies majors to volunteer at the March Break Open house on Saturday. If anyone is interested please contact either Pauline Dawson at [email protected] or Ceylan Turkeri at [email protected]

03/06/2015

Résumé Tips: Think Like an Employer, Monday, March 9, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tatham Centre room 2218.

03/05/2015

What is ISIS? Why do Canadians Join?

Date: Thursday, March 19, 3:30-5:00, with questions to follow.
Location: AL 211

Dr. Lorne Dawson, Sociology and Legal Studies, UW and Dr. Amarnath Amarasingam, Dalhousie University

In the last two years there has been much discussion in the media about "foreign fighters,” who have chosen to travel to Northern Africa and the Middle East to fight in conflicts that do not directly involve their countries. We will examine some of their life stories, push and pull factors, and ask a simple
question: what makes them do it?

The presentation will put a very human face to those willing to accept the ultimate sacrifice to perpetrate very inhumane and dehumanizing acts.

Lorne Dawson is a Professor in Sociology and Legal Studies at University of Waterloo, he is the Co-Director of the Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society, and the co-editor of Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond.

Amarnath Amarasingam is Postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie University and the Co-Principle Investigator for a study of Canadian foreign fighters based at the University of Waterloo.

Refreshments will be served
Sponsored by the University of Waterloo Department of Religious Studies.

03/03/2015

Faculty of Arts 3 Minute Thesis heat, Thursday, March 12, 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., HH 1106.

https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/faculty-arts-3-minute-thesis-heat-0

Join us for the Arts 3 Minute Thesis heat and learn about our graduate students' outstanding ideas - in three minutes flat!

03/02/2015

Career Exploration and Decision Making, Thursday, March 5, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tatham Centre room 1112.