Japonica Brown-Saracino Publishes Second Book
Sociology professor Japonica Brown-Saracino has published her second book, How Places Make Us, through University of Chicago Press. An excerpt from the book is featured on Slate. Congratulations, Japonica!
Graduate Students Jake Watson and Sarah Hosman Receive Funding from the Initiative on Cities
Graduate Student Jake Watson and Sarah Hosman have each received funding from BU’s Initiative on Cities for their sociological research. Under the guidance of Professor Julian Go, Watson will examine refugee resettlement and urban development. Under the guidance of Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino, Hosman will examine the Allston neighborhood and urban change.
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino Elected Vice-President of Eastern Sociological Society
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino has been elected Vice-President of the Eastern Sociological Society, for a one-year term beginning in 2016. Congratulations, Japonica!
Luncheon Celebrates Achievements, End of 2013-14 Academic Year
The Department of Sociology celebrated the end of the 2013-2014 Academic Year on Monday, May 5th with the traditional annual luncheon. Highlights include saying goodbye to Professor Ruha Benjamin, who has accepted a position with Princeton University’s African American Studies Department, wishing our three Graduating Work Study Students well in their future endeavors – Congratulations […]
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino is one of thirteen faculty members on the Charles River Campus promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Announced by BU Provost and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Jean Morrison, Professor Brown-Saracino is being “[r]ecognized for rigorous, creative research and a devotion to ‘engaged learning’ for her students within the city of Boston…”[1] Congratulations […]
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino speaks at Brandeis University
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino gave the colloquium talk at Brandeis University’s Department of Sociology on February 28th, 2013 at 3:30 PM. Her talk is titled “Pride of Place:Queer Female Identities and Communities in Four Small U.S. Cities.” February 28th, 2013, Pearlman Lounge – 3:30-4:50 PM Brandeis University Pearlman Building, MS 071, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453 For more information, please […]
Prof. Japonica Brown-Saracino speaks at African American Studies Lecture Series
On Tuesday, October 30th, African American Studies’ Fall Lecture Series welcomed the Sociology’s Japonica Brown-Saracino. Professor Brown-Saracino presented “The ‘Real People’: Race, Class, Ethnicity, and the Politics of Preservation in Gentrifying Neighborhoods” at 5pm in the African American Studies Program Building, 138 Mountfort Street, Brookline. For more information on Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino, please visit her faculty […]
PROF BROWN-SARACINO HIGHLIGHTED IN NETWORX.COM ARTICLE
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino was recently hightlighted in the article, “10 Neighborhoods That Were Redefined by Gentrification” at Networx.com. Professor Brown-Saracino published a book in 2009 that dealt with the topic of the article. Her book is titled A Neighborhood That Never Changes: Gentrification, Social Preservation, and the Search for Authenticity (The Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries […]
ASSISTANT PROFESOR JAPONICA BROWN-SARACINO WINS 2011 BOOK AWARD
Assistant Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino’s book, “A Neighborhood That Never Changes” has been awarded the 2011 Best Book Award from the Urban Affairs Association.
NEW FACULTY MEMBERS TO JOIN DEPARTMENT
The Department is thrilled to announce the impending appointments of three new faculty members. Joining us from University of Texas-Austin will be Catherine Connell, whose research and teaching focus on the Sociology of Sexualities. Ruha Benjamin will join both the Sociology department and the African American Studies program. She is currently completing a post-doc at […]