2024 Annual Meeting
Disrupting Binaries
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 3-6, 2024
President
Gayle Kaufman, Davidson College
Program Co-Chairs
D’Lane Compton, University of New Orleans
Hiromi Taniguchi, University of Louisville
Theme
People like to put themselves and other people into boxes. There are boxes for gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability status, and on and on. Often we create binary categories – men and women, gay and straight, white and non-white, people with and without disabilities, Global North and Global South. Sociology has been a part of this, but sociology has also taught us that how we categorize and who we categorize is extremely meaningful.
The theme for our 2024 conference is “Disrupting Binaries.” It is an invitation to sociologists exploring binary thinking and the many ways in which we place people into opposing categories. This lends itself well to issues of gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, disability and health, aging and youth, rural and urban sociology, migration, globalization, and more.
Sociologists are well positioned not only to conceptualize and conduct research on these topics, but also to offer potential policies and actions for improving the lives of people and bettering society. There is no better time than now, amongst all the challenges we face, from what we teach about gender, sexuality, and race in the classroom to the rights and very existence of trans people. Let us take up the charge to engage in sociology that dismantles biases, structures, and laws that do harm to people.
Hotel Information
Book your room at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel using this link. Web-based reservations are preferred, but you may also call (888) 627-7033 to reserve a room – simply mention that it is for the “Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting.” The SSS conference rate is $239 (single, double, triple, quad). Deadline for booking within the SSS Annual Meeting room block rate is March 14, 2024. However, the room block often fills up well before this cut-off date. We are excited to see you in New Orleans!
Conference Registration Fees
Register for the conference in the SSS member portal. Per SSS Policy, all conference participants must also be current dues-paying members. Note: Refunds only issued for cancellation requests that occur on or before the Pre-Registration Deadline (March 1st). Contact the Executive Officer to make a request.
| Membership Type | Pre-Registration (on or before 3/1/2024) | Onsite Registration (after 3/1/2024) |
| Regular/Tenure-Track Faculty | $75 | $125 |
| Student (Graduate and Undergraduate) | $35 | $60 |
| Unemployed/Non-Tenure Track | $35 | $60 |
| Observer | $20 | $35 |
| Non-Member/Non-Academic | $125 | $200 |
| Emeritus/Emerita | $25 | $40 |
Anti-Harassment Policy
At SSS 2024 all members will adhere to the Anti-Harassment policy.
Our annual meeting is convened for the purposes of professional development and scholarly educational interchange in the spirit of free inquiry and free expression. Harassment of colleagues, students, hotel staff or other conference participants undermines the principle of equity at the heart of these professional fora and is inconsistent with the principles of free inquiry and free expression. Consequently, harassment is considered by SSS to be a serious form of professional misconduct. See the Mobile App and/or visit the Registration Desk for information on reporting incidents of harassment at SSS 2024. This year we have several trained SSS Advocates ready to help keep our meeting free from harassment. Their information is listed at the end of the policy document.