Attending #SSSP2026? The @sssp1org.bsky.social Membership & Outreach Committee has created Lists of Sessions by Topic Area to help you find sessions that match your research, teaching, and professional interests—and discover new ones along the way! 📖 www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/pa...

New book on the New Books in Sociology 📺 of @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! I 🗣️ w/ Eric O. Silva about Contested Realities and Identity Destigmatization: Identity Construction in the Culture Wars (De Gruyter, 2026). 🎧 newbooksnetwork.com/eric-o-silva...

Brand new on the New Books in Sociology a 📺 on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! I 🗣️ w/ Jinwon Kim about #Koreatown, NYC: The #Consumption of a Transnational Brand (@NYUpress, 2026). #globalization, #ethnicity, #urbanspace, and #transnational #destinations. 🎧 newbooksnetwork.com/koreatown-nyc

Thank you to everyone who joined Finding Your Regional #Sociology #Community early today! 47 registered and 27 participants at our peak. Great talk about #publishing, #networking, #mentoring, & #leadership! Thanks to our outstanding panelists! #RegionalSociology #HigherEd

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Working on a new ethnographic study of live drag racing announcers. Announcers do more than call races. They help transform racetracks into meaningful places through storytelling, recognition, and public communication. #Sociology #Ethnography #SymbolicInteraction #Communication

The Mid-South Sociological Association (Sociological Spectrum) has joined our panel for Finding Your Regional Sociology Community! Learn about conferences, publishing, networking, leadership, and more. REGISTER TODAY Date: July 30 | Time: 10–11 a.m. CDT forms.office.com/r/XQnTZCEenQ

Two panelists needed for Session 083: Rural Spaces and Services II at 2026 Annual Conference for @sssp1org.bsky.social. Early bird registration ends TODAY! Join the conversation about rural spaces, rural communities, and related issues! #Sociology #RuralSociology

My 📄, "#Urbanity Beyond the #City: Rethinking #Place Through #Performance," was published on explores how festivals, drag races, and other community events socially produce urban life—far beyond the city itself. habitable.city/urban-perfor...

Urban Performances: Rethinking Urbanity Beyond the City - Habitable City

The answer, I came to believe, lies less in the places themselves than in what people do together. Urbanity is not simply a feature of the built environment

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Last Call for Panelists! We're looking for panelists for Session 019: All the Feels: Emotions as Acts of Resistance and Session 083: Rural Spaces and Services II for the 2026 Annual Conference for The Society for the Study of Social Problems. Early bird registration: July 16, 2026

Thinking about getting more involved in #sociology? Join "Finding Your #RegionalSociology #Community" Featuring: Eastern Sociological Society, @midwestsoc.bsky.social, Pacific Sociological Association, and Southern Sociological Association July 30 | 10 - 11 am CDT forms.office.com/r/XQnTZCEenQ

I'm ✍️ a 📄 right now that examines how commentators both construct and reflect the shared reality of public events. The commentator constructs some of society's most visible collective experiences that range from sporting events and political debates to awards ceremonies and public celebrations.

We're excited to welcome the Pacific Sociological Association (PSA) to the lineup for Finding Your Regional Sociology Community! When: July 30 from 10–11 a.m. CDT Register here: forms.office.com/r/XQnTZCEenQ #Sociology #RegionalSociology #Writing

Excited to share that Global Agenda for Social Justice 3 w/ @policypress.bsky.social and @sssp1org.bsky.social was released today! @glennmuschert.bsky.social and I contributed Ch. 13, "The Rules of Remembrance for Public Sociologists." Read the full volume: www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/pa...

Have you thought about attending the 2026 Annual Conference for @sssp1org.bsky.social | August 6-9 at Westin New York at Times Square in NYC? We are in need of a 📄a thematic session: All the Feel: Emotions as Acts of Resistance. Interested? DM me or send ✉️ to johnstonmo@wmpenn.edu.

Still in need of one paper for this thematic session that is titled All the Feel: Emotions as Acts of Resistance. The session is scheduled from 2:30 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday, August 7. If you are interested, please DM me or send me an ✉️ to johnstonmo@wmpenn.edu.

Still in need of two scholars to present their papers for this thematic session that is titled Rural Spaces and Services II. The session is scheduled from 12:30 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. on Sunday, August 9. If you are interested, please DM me or send me an ✉️ to johnstonmo@wmpenn.edu.

Finding Your Regional Sociology Community July 30 | 10–11 a.m. CDT Explore regional sociology associations, professional opportunities, & publishing. Register for the Zoom link: forms.office.com/r/XQnTZCEenQ Interested in being a panelist? DM or ✉️ johnstonmo@wmpenn.edu. #Sociology

Just when you thought "6-7" was finally over... The '26–'27 AY is a little over a month away. For those of us in #highered, "6-7" doesn't just describe something that is "so last year"—it is something we're in the middle of. Bring on the '26–'27 AY! 🎓📚 #AcademicLife #BacktoCampus #Sociology

I officially submitted my final draft of SmalltownUrban to Bloomsbury Press! @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social. Yrs of fieldwork, writing, & revision have led to this moment. I can't wait to share the 📖 & 🧠- e.g., #SmalltownUrban & #UrbanPerformances - with readers.

Call for a Panelist: A panelist for the @sssp1org.bsky.social annual conference had to withdraw from our session. Do you study #health, #education, #housing, #inequality, #resilience, #policy, #communitydevelopment, and #social #well-being? If you are interested, DM me!

Cities don't own urbanity. Smalltown Urban (@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social, 2026) explores how festivals and public gatherings transform rural towns into temporary urban experiences. Interested in speaking opportunities. Msg me. #SmalltownUrban #Sociology #RuralAmerica

Cities don't own urbanity. Smalltown Urban explores how festivals and public gatherings transform rural towns into temporary urban experiences. Interested in speaking opportunities. #SmalltownUrban #Sociology #RuralAmerica

We need a presenter for @sssp1org.bsky.social 2026 Annual Meeting (Aug. 6-9): “All the Feels: Emotions as Acts of Resistance.” 👀 for 📰 on #emotions, #sport, #leisure, #embodiment, #play, #performance, #humor, #identity, #solidarity, #resistance, or public #culture. 📨 me! #Sociology

What challenges emerge when conducting #ethnography in #spaces like the stands & pits at a drag racing strip, where conversations are shaped by #noise, #movement, #trust, & #fleetinginteraction? How does a #researcher build meaningful dialogue in a #scene built around #speed & #spectacle?