Departmental seminars and events

Upcoming events

Thu
31
May

Symbolic power and urban inequality: taking Bourdieu to town

Seminar and Workshop, Hosts: the York European Centre for Cultural Exploration (YECCE) and the Centre for Urban Research (CURB)

Thu
31
May

Conceptualising Contemporary Pharmacy Practice: Sociologically Exploring Primary, Secondary and Pharmaceutical Care

SATSU Brownbag Seminar

Wed
6
Jun

The social organisation of food preferences

Department of Sociology Seminar Series

Mon
11
Jun

Islamic women-only online groups and their role in the emergence of women-oriented interpretations of Islamic texts.

Centre for Women's Studies Seminar

Fri
15
Jun

University of York Alumni Weekend 2012

Challenge yourself with new experiences; revisit familiar places; connect with fellow graduates, current students, and leading international figures. The weekend is an opportunity to get involved in what is still at the heart of life at York: stimulating academic engagement and an exciting collegiate social scene. Attendees can hear from international authors, unearth the history of York, debate topical issues, experiment in the labs, and make new connections. Or, just relax with friends and enjoy good food and conversation.

Wed
4
Sep

Fame & Celebrity The Rise of Glossy Culture

This major international conference seeks to engage with the international interest in celebrity culture so as to explore its social and cultural significance. The event will provide a forum for researchers from diverse disciplines to explore the role of celebrities and fame as they shape identity, differences, connections and divisions.


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Conferences

The Co-Production of Knowledge: Social Media, STS and ...

18 - 20 July 2012 in the Ron Cooke Hub, University of York

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This three-day symposium is intended to explore the intersection between STS and social media inquiry, with a specific focus on how Web 2.0 is both generative and challenging of different forms of knowledge (co-)production and the authority it commands.

Further information is available online on the ICS Conference web page

 

The Rise of Glossy Culture

University of York, 4 - 6 September 2013

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Celebrity culture is unavoidable and thriving on a global scale making celebrity one of the defining features of contemporary culture. This major international conference seeks to engage with this international interest so as to explore the social and cultural significance of celebrity culture. The event will provide a forum for researchers from diverse disciplines to explore the role of celebrities and fame as they shape identity, differences, connections and divisions.

Information about this event is available on the celebrity-conference web page