Wellesley College Knapp Center for Social Sciences

Wellesley College Knapp Center for Social Sciences The KSSC integrates the social sciences at Wellesley, giving students and faculty the opportunity to conduct social-science and interdisciplinary research

The KSSC is proud to co-sponsor a very important event on the topic of the "Economic Consequences of the War in Ukraine:...
03/05/2022

The KSSC is proud to co-sponsor a very important event on the topic of the "Economic Consequences of the War in Ukraine: A Conversation with Professors Joe Joyce and Dan Sichel," to be held on Monday, March 14 from 12:45-1:45pm in the Knapp Atrium in PNE.

Don't miss this great seminar on Feb. 28th! Join us to hear Dr. Xan Chacko speak on her work titled "Invisible Vitality...
02/14/2022

Don't miss this great seminar on Feb. 28th! Join us to hear Dr. Xan Chacko speak on her work titled "Invisible Vitality: Revealing the Gendered Labor of Seed Conservation" Questions? Contact Olga Shurchkov, the Director of the KSSC.

Another great 2021-22 Knapp Social Science Center faculty presentation coming up on Nov. 22! In this Zoom seminar, Dr. ...
11/16/2021

Another great 2021-22 Knapp Social Science Center faculty presentation coming up on Nov. 22! In this Zoom seminar, Dr. Maneesh Arora will present his work titled "Black Lives Matter Protests Amidst a Global Pandemic" Questions? Contact Olga Shurchkov, the Director of the KSSC.

Join us the first of the 2021-22 Knapp Social Science Center faculty speaker series presentations! In this Zoom seminar...
10/12/2021

Join us the first of the 2021-22 Knapp Social Science Center faculty speaker series presentations! In this Zoom seminar, Dr. Jennifer Musto (WGST) will present her research titled "The Afterlife of Decriminalization: Anti-Trafficking, Child Protection, and the Limits of Trauma-Informed Efforts." Questions? Contact Olga Shurchkov, the Director of the KSSC.

This academic year, 2021-22, is the year when we explore the inequities in prison sentencing, the carceral state in the ...
09/27/2021

This academic year, 2021-22, is the year when we explore the inequities in prison sentencing, the carceral state in the US and beyond, and the implications for policy and society. The PPLA speaker series titled "Resisting the Carceral State, Co-Creating Abolitionist Futures" fits well into this theme, beginning with this talk by Historian and public scholar Dan Berger. Join us on Wednesday, September 29, from 3:30-4:45pm. Contact Soo Hong or Olga Shurchkov for the zoom link.

President Johnson and Provost Shennan joined the last of the SSSRP 2021 faculty talks on how and why the Covid-19 pandem...
07/08/2021

President Johnson and Provost Shennan joined the last of the SSSRP 2021 faculty talks on how and why the Covid-19 pandemic increased inequalities in our society, highlighting the fact that the lack of care infrastructure has disproportionately affected women and people of color in the workforce and in academia.

This week, we have two fantastic SSSRP faculty talks on Wednesday, June 23! The second is by Dr. Linda Charmaraman title...
06/21/2021

This week, we have two fantastic SSSRP faculty talks on Wednesday, June 23! The second is by Dr. Linda Charmaraman titled "Screen time is not equal: Methods for analyzing the risk and resilience of vulnerable adolescents using social media" (11AM EST) on Zoom

This week, we have two fantastic SSSRP faculty talks on Wednesday, June 23! The first is by Dr. Yoon Jin Lee titled "Thi...
06/21/2021

This week, we have two fantastic SSSRP faculty talks on Wednesday, June 23! The first is by Dr. Yoon Jin Lee titled "Thinking Fast and Slow in Alliance Management" (10AM EST) on Zoom!

SSSRP 2021 is off to a great start! Looking forward to Dr. Dendere's talk this afternoon on "HIV and the Survival of Aut...
06/16/2021

SSSRP 2021 is off to a great start! Looking forward to Dr. Dendere's talk this afternoon on "HIV and the Survival of Authoritarianism"

Close to 400 members of the Wellesley community zoomed in for a webinar with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum on April 14, 2021,...
04/15/2021

Close to 400 members of the Wellesley community zoomed in for a webinar with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum on April 14, 2021, joined by President Johnson and Dean Michael Jeffries, who led the moderated conversation on topics including systemic racism and inequality in this country exacerbated by COVID-19, the uniqueness of a liberal arts experience, the white-black binary, mental health, and over-consumption of social media.

Dr. LaGina Gause, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UCSD, will give a virtual seminar at Wellesley on April 21...
04/15/2021

Dr. LaGina Gause, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UCSD, will give a virtual seminar at Wellesley on April 21! Her research interests are in American politics with a focus on the participation and representation of low income and racial and ethnic minority communities. Please register and share broadly!

TONIGHT at 6pm: the KSSC at Wellesley College hosts Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum for a candid conversation about race. Don't...
04/14/2021

TONIGHT at 6pm: the KSSC at Wellesley College hosts Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum for a candid conversation about race. Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear from a thought leader in higher education, President Emerita of Spellman College and the author of the best-selling book, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations about Race, now in its 20th-anniversary edition. Register here! https://www.wellesley.edu/events/node/172006

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