Department of Sociology and Anthropology - Carleton University

Congratulations to Matthew Johnston, Contract Instructor and Sociology PhD graduate, on accepting a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Health Sociology at the University of New Brunswick! We wish Matthew every success as he begins this exciting new role in July.

Congratulations to Matthew Johnston for Accepting a Tenure-Track Position at UNB - Department of Sociology and Anthropology We are delighted to congratulate Matthew Johnston, Contract Instructor and Sociology PhD graduate, on accepting a tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor of Health Sociology in the Department of Social Science at the University of New Brunswick. Matthew will begin his new position in July. W...

Congratulations to Alison Schultz, Anthropology graduate, who received a University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work at convocation yesterday! Check out the FASS Q&A featuring Alison below:

A Q&A with University Medal winner Alison Schultz - Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Congratulations to Anthropology student Alison Schultz on receiving a University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work (Master’s Level) at Carleton University’s 2026 Convocation. Alison’s award-winning graduate thesis is titled, “Combustive Realities of Pregnancy Care: The Politics of Risk and...

Gabrielle Duval has published an article in Social Science Medicine. Check it out below!

Gabrielle Duval, Ph.D. Sociology Student, Publishes Article in Social Science Medicine - Department of Sociology and Anthropology Gabrielle Duval, Sociology Ph.D. student, has published an article alongside Erynn Monette in Social Science & Medicine. The article is titled “Social capital and vaccine decision-making: A scoping review.” Read the article here!

Megan Linton, Ph.D. Sociology student, has published a new article in Social Science & Medicine with SOAN alum Kai Jacobsen. Check it out!

Megan Linton, Ph.D. Sociology Student, Publishes Article with SOAN Alum in Social Science & Medicine - Department of Sociology and Anthropology Megan Linton, a Ph.D. student in Sociology, recently published an article in Social Science & Medicine alongside Department of Sociology and Anthropology alum Kai Jacobsen. Their article is titled “Privatizing and prescribing identity: How Canadian biotechnology firms capture q***r, trans, and neu...

We’re excited to share a new online project By Amanda Wilson and Helin Burkay celebrating Janet Siltanen’s contributions to mentorship and scholarship. Originally conceived of as a festschrift, it has expanded to include a collection of essays, an interview with Janet and an archive of her Design Spine materials.

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Janet Siltanen Festschrift: Researching Complex Inequalities: Issues, Practice and Pedagogy, In Honour of Janet Siltanen - Department of Sociology and Anthropology We’re excited to share this new online project, a celebration of Janet Siltanen’s contributions to mentorship and scholarship. Originally conceived of as a festschrift, it has expanded to include a collection of essays, an interview with Janet and an archive of her Design Spine materials. As the...

Professor Kelly Fritsch Publishes New Book "Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival"
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Professor Kelly Fritsch Publishes New Book "Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival" - Department of Sociology and Anthropology Congratulations to Professor Kelly Fritsch on the publication of her new book, Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival, co-authored with Anne McGuire. Responding to the ways hostile social and economic structures such as racial capitalism, neoliberalism, and settler coloni...

Reyhab Mohmed Patel, Ph.D. Sociology student, curated an exhibition at Rice University, titled "F3: Fashion, Faith and Futurity." Check out the full article 🔗

Reyhab Mohmed Patel, Ph.D. Sociology student, Curates Exhibition at Rice University, titled F3: Fashion, Faith and Futurity - Department of Sociology and Anthropology Reyhab Mohmed Patel was invited to curate a one day exhibition at Rice University, TX titled F3: Fashion, Faith and Futurity. The gallery brought together multimedia works including portrait photography, fabric displays, audio, poetry, and calligraphy to explore Muslim futurism through the intersect...

Mohammed Nijim, Ph.D. Sociology student, published a new article in the Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies. Read the article 👇

Mohammed Nijim, Ph.D. Sociology Student, Published in the Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies - Department of Sociology and Anthropology Mohammed Nijim, Ph.D. Sociology student, has published “Indigenous Epistemologies and Decolonising Genocide Research on Palestine” in the Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies. The open-access article discusses how Indigenous epistemologies can revolutionize and advance genocide studies in ...

Amy Li, MA Sociology Student, has been published in the Review of Disability Studies journal. Check it out!

Amy Li, MA Sociology Student, Published in the Review of Disability Studies - Department of Sociology and Anthropology Congratulations to Sociology MA student, Amy Li, who has published “Disability Arts as Disability Justice: Racialized Disabled Artists Navigate the Arts in Canada” in the Review of Disability Studies with co-author Professor Kelly Fritsch. The article presents findings from a summer research pro...