Professors Gowayed and Mears Reimagine the Gig Economy
Associate Professors of Sociology Ashley Mears and Heba Gowayed are featured in Our Better Future research roundup in arts&sciences magazine. Professor Mears, with a team of colleagues and graduate students, is looking at how to protect workers during the COVID-19 crisis and the rise of the gig economy. https://www.bu.edu/cas/arts-sciences/fall-2020/a-better-future/.
Associate Professor Ashley Mears featured in BU Today
Associate Professor of Sociology Ashley Mears featured in BU today for her new book Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit. Published earlier in 2020, her work explores consumption dynamics among the economic elite through ethnography. Read the article and interview with Professor Mears here. Congratulations Professor Mears!