Sociology of Gender at UC Berkeley

Congratulations to the fabulous Tara Gonsalves who recently became the new Philip Brett LGBT Studies Fellow! The fellowship recognizes her important research on rise of international transgender advocacy and gender variance across global contexts. Well done, Tara!
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Meet the 2018 Philip Brett LGBT Studies Fellow: Tara Gonsalves | Berkeley Graduate Division

Huge Congratulations to Katherine Maich, who has received the 2017 Cheryl Allyn Miller Award from SWS! Dr. Maich's dissertation, entitled "Domesticating Democracy: Labor Rights at Home in Lima and New York City," comparatively examines domestic workers movements in Lima and New York City, locating issues of gender inequality, domestic labor, and the promise and pitfalls of legal remedies within the historical and present-day contexts of colonialism and racism. Congrats, Kate! We look forward to celebrating with you on Monday, August 14th in Montreal!

More incredible insight from Dawn Dow, alum of Berkeley and currently at University of Maryland, on police shootings, race, and the contemporary politics of 'freedom.'

Is this what African American freedom looks like? By Dawn Marie Dow A couple of weeks ago Jesse Williams, an actor most known for his role as Avery Jackson on the hit television show Grey’s Anatomy, delivered an incisive speech at the Black …

Dawn Dow's latest work on African American middle-class mothers just hit the pages of Gender & Society!

The Deadly Challenges of Raising African American Boys Through 60 in-depth interviews with African American middle- and upper-middle-class mothers, this article examines how the controlling image of the “thug” influences the concerns these mothers have for their sons and how they parent their sons in light of those concerns. Participants were principall…

Berkeley Alum Abigail Andrews breaks down binaries in immigration enforcement in her latest piece for the Scholars Strategy Network.

The Downside of Separating “Good” Undocumented Immigrants from “Bad” Criminals - Scholars... In recent decades, the United States has seen a spectacular rise in deportations, with local police forces authorized by the federal government to identify undocumented immigrants for summary removal. More than 11 million undocumented people across the country – including up to one in ten adult work…

Insightful as Always: Berkeley Alum Dawn Dow on why "Sending in the Moms" is not the answer

Why “Sending in the Moms” is not the Answer » Girl w/ Pen Recently a video went viral depicting a woman named Toya Graham hitting, slapping and dragging her son from the streets of Baltimore with the goal of preventing him from participating in the civil unrest that began after the death of Freddy Gray. Mr. Gray was a young African American man who was dra…

The Gender Workshop 2014-15 Happy Hour! Celebrating a great year of the Sociology of Gender community at UC Berkeley, thanks to Raka Ray [aka The Rak-star]

Kimberly Hoang's new book "Dealing in Desire" is out with University of California Press! Congrats, Kimberly!!

Dealing in Desire: Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global S*x Work This captivating ethnography explores Vietnam’s s*x industry as the country ascends the global and regional stage. Over the course of five years, author Kimberly Kay Hoang worked at four exclusive Saigon hostess bars catering to diverse clientele: wealthy local Vietnamese and Asian busines...

University of Toronto was lucky enough to host Raka Ray this week for not one but two talks on The Precarious Middle Class in India's New Economy!

Foucault's Birthday....it happened.

Happy Birthday, Michel Foucault! » Sociological Images

Check out Kimberly Kay Hoang's latest Gender & Society post - a peak into her forthcoming book at UC Press!

Differing Feminine Ideals in Various Sectors of Vietnam's S*x Industry by Kimberly Hoang One evening during my months of fieldwork in various strata of Ho Chi Ming City’s (HCMC) s*x industry, a young woman returned to work after obtaining a rhinoplasty. With a bruised...