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Teaching White Privilege
As a way of teaching students about contemporary white privilege, many faculty members turn to the classic piece White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh. However, my peers...
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Environmental Justice
With Earth Day fast approaching, we’re seeing more stories about climate change (for example, see this sighting) and other environmental issues. While there are many ways to study our environment...
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Discussing Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Martin’s death has drawn a great deal of attention from people throughout the United States. Our own Sociological Images has written about the tragedy in three distinct posts (all found here)....
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Whiteness, Sport, and NASCAR Nation
As we all scramble to wrap up syllabus planning for the Spring semester, I wanted to share a great podcast I’m adding to mine! Last week, Office Hours sat down with Joshua I. Newman and Michael...
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Latino: Race or Ethnicity?
Is “Latino” a race or an ethnicity? As sociologists, we are quick to refer to “Latino” as an ethnicity, but will just as easily include “Latino” as a racial category next to “White,” “Black,” and...
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Racial Stereotypes, Scapegoating, and the Economic Crisis
Office Hours sat down with Catherine Squires to discuss her September 2012 article in American Quarterly, Coloring in the Bubble: Perspectives from Black-Oriented Media on the (Latest) Economic...
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Why Don’t Immigrants “Just Line Up”? Teaching Immigration in a Hostile Climate
Photo by Jonathan McIntosh, Flickr CC Teaching about immigration can be tough because students come to our classrooms with the battle lines already drawn and believing their minds are already made up....
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Using Rock Climbing to Teach about Sexism, Racism, and Colonialism
Photo by Laurel F, Flickr CC With the recent Oscar win for Free Solo, many students are likely to be interested in rock climbing. Jennifer Wigglesworth’s research and recent post on Engaging Sports...
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Assessing Popular Narratives on Race: A Final Project for “Race and Racism in...
A protester marches in a rally against the use of Native American caricatures as sports mascots. Photo by Fibonacci Blue via Flickr. This resource is the final project for “Race and Racism in the...
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Using TSP’s Partner and Community Pages to Teach Online
Collage featuring the titles of TSP’s Partner and Community Pages, all of which afford high-interest and accessible sociological content that’s great for teaching. Previously we posted “Using TSP to...
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