SSSers, As the deadline for submitting abstracts and panels for our annual meeting in Charlotte, NC, approaches, we are excited by the response to President Dawn Robinson’s theme of “Sociology of the Future and the Future of Sociology”! We recognize that organizing sessions and clarifying presentations involves time, imagination, and energy; therefore we are extending the … Read more
Excitement for SSS 2025 is building with diverse and unifying themes across the total of 30 Sessions Seeking Papers (SSPs)! Guidelines for submitting to the SSPs vary. Please visit https://www.southernsociologicalsociety.org/sessions-seeking-papers/ for details. To submit your individual submissions or full sessions, please click here. We look forward to receiving abstracts of your papers on a variety of important topics! Sessions … Read more
Submit your Session Seeking Papers (SSP) by Sunday, Oct. 27th, to be included in our final weekly digest next Tuesday. To submit a Session Seeking Papers, use this form. We currently have 27 SSPs across a variety of exciting themes! Their due dates for abstract submission vary. Please visit our website for the full list of SSPs for … Read more
The submission deadline for SSS 2025 is approaching and we hope you are busy preparing to send us your work. As always, we welcome your submissions in whatever format suits your contributions – as oral presentations, as roundtable discussions, or in poster format. We invite papers that are consistent with this year’s theme: Sociology of the … Read more
With less than 5 weeks until the submission deadline for the SSS 2025 meeting in Charlotte, NC, now is the time to consider organizing a session(s) around various themes, including but not limited to the conference theme (Future of Sociology and the Sociology of the Future), that represent the richness of sociology. For the full … Read more
SSSers, I am reaching out today to convey my support and hopes for well-being and recovery for our members who have been affected by Hurricane Helene and its aftermath. From the winds, rain and storm surge in the initial landfall, to the tornadoes, to the floods from the bursting dams in the aftermath, Helene left … Read more
This is the first of our weekly digests of Sessions Seeking Papers for the SSS 2025 meeting. With the meeting’s theme “Sociology of the Future and the Future of Sociology,” President Dawn Robinson invites us to consider “how sociology can help us understand how to adapt, resist, and thrive in the face of this changing social … Read more
Dear SSSers, The Southern Sociological Society (SSS) is seeking nominees for the elected positions of President, Vice President, Executive Committee (2), Publications Committee (2), and J.E.D.I (3). To qualify for these positions, the candidate must have been a dues-paying member of SSS 2 of the last 4 membership years. Any member of SSS, after first … Read more
Southern Sociological Society 2025 Annual Meeting CALL FOR PAPERS Sociology of the Future and the Future of Sociology April 9-12, 2025Sheraton Charlotte Hotel Charlotte, North Carolina Submission Due Date: November 4, 2024 PresidentDawn T. Robinson, University of Georgia Program ChairLisa Slattery Walker, University of North Carolina – Charlotte Theme: Sociology of the Future and the Future of Sociology … Read more
Unit: Sociology Position Type: Faculty Position Title: Assistant Professor of Sociology Location: Nashville, TN Open Date: Sep 2, 2024 Deadline — Position Description: The Department of Sociology at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of health/medical and/or environmental sociology to begin fall semester 2025. The successful candidate will study … Read more