Recent HSOC News
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Ivan Allen College Strides Boldly Ahead Under Jacqueline Royster’s Leadership
August 27, 2019
Jacqueline Jones Royster, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, concluded nine years of dynamic leadership on August 31, closing her term as the Ivan Allen Jr. Dean’s Chair in Liberal Arts and Technology. A leading scholar at the intersections of rhetorical, literacy, women’s, and cultural studies, she will remain on faculty in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication completing research and continuing also to work with undergraduate interns on her Building Memories project until she retires in August 2020.
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HSOC Welcome Reception
August 21, 2019
The School of History and Sociology will be hosting a welcome reception on the back patio of the Old CE building on August 23 from 2 - 4 pm.
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John Krige Offered Francis Bacon Award in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
August 21, 2019
John Krige, Kranzberg professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of History and Sociology (HSOC), was recently awarded Caltech's prestigious Francis Bacon Award in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology.
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Congratulations to Rebecca Watts Hull
August 9, 2019
Rebecca Watts Hull, who earned her PhD in HSOC this past year, has accepted a full-time position in the Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain.
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Congratulations to Brian Jirout
August 9, 2019
Brian Jirout, a recent HSOC PhD graduate, has accepted a position as Boeing's new Archivist and Historian.
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The Field of Power: Reimagining Civil Society
August 7, 2019
Kate Pride Brown adapts existing work on the sociological concept of field theory to incorporate a “field of power” in which civil society, the state, and corporate elites each wield their own form of generalizable power: the law and money, in the case of the state and corporations.
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School of History and Sociology Hiring Assistant Professor of Sociology
July 22, 2019
The School of History and Sociology at Georgia Tech invites applications for tenure-track faculty position in sociology at the rank of assistant professor. We seek a candidate specializing in inequality and social justice.
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Seven Whispers of the White Dove
July 22, 2019
The Iranian Studies Initiative at Georgia Tech invites you to an evening of inspirational multimedia performance for peace.
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Congratulations to Peter Westin
July 22, 2019
Congratulations to Dr. Peter Westin on the successful defense of his dissertation and completion on his PhD.
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HTS 2801 Students Participate in WWI Centennial Commemoration
July 22, 2019
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, a group of twenty students in HTS 2801 (Special Topics, Treaty of Versailles) at Georgia Tech Lorraine traveled from Metz to Compiègne, France to undertake an historic visit.