January 2024 SSSP TEACHING SOCIAL PROBLEMS DIVISION NEWSLETTER TOP NEWS OF THE SEASON WELCOME By the Division Chair, Morena Tartari READ MORE At page 1, you will find an introduction and some statements from the incoming Division Chair. 2024 ANNUAL MEETING READ MORE At page 2 and 3 you will find information about the SSSP 2024 Annual Meeting, deadlines, the call for papers, and the list of the Teaching Social Problems Division's sessions. Page 1 WELCOME By the Division Chair, Morena Tartari A BRIEF INTRODUCTION A few words to introduce myself as the incoming chair of this Division. I am a sociologist currently working at the BBU-Babes-Bolyai University, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, as a PI of a research project funded by the European Union on the intergenerational transmission of values in atheist, agnostic and humanist families. Previously, I worked in several different universities across Europe (Italy, Belgium, and the UK). AIMS I aim to build on the work of past Chairs and develop and host new and inspiring sessions and activities concerning teaching social problems within this Division and in collaboration with other Divisions. Please reach out to me if you have ideas for new activities to develop for the Teaching Social Problems Division. Morena Tartari, Chair (2023-2025) Babes-Bolyai University, morena.tartari@ubbcluj.ro DIVISION STATEMENT Click here to find our updated Division Statement: https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/21/pageId/80 page 2 TOWARD A SOCIOLOGY OF VIOLENCE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING, MONTREAL, AUGUST 9-11, 2024 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE What and how can sociology contribute to understanding and reducing violence? Public policy and discourse often point to individual-level solutions to the social problem of violence, rather than addressing root causes that create the context in which violence and calls for violence flourish. As sociologists and members of SSSP, we can draw on decades of sociological, anti-racist, feminist, and anti-colonial research to develop concrete solutions to the problem of violence. By focusing on cultural, institutional, and structural change, we can contribute to a transformative politics that challenges carceral solutions to violence in favor of models fostering alternative forms of justice. Dr. Mary Bernstein, SSSP President. University of Connecticut ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION Click here to reach the 2024 Annual Meeting information: https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/962/Annual_Meeting_Information/ Click here for the Annual Meeting FAQ: https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/970/Annual_Meeting_FAQ/ CALL FOR PAPERS All papers must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on January 31, 2024 in order to be considered. Click here to submit your abstract: https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/873/fuseaction/ssspsession2.publicView Page 3 TSP DIVISION SESSIONS AT SSSP 2024 All papers must be submitted by January 31, 2024, 11:59 PM EST Session #32: Identity Matters: How an Instructor's Subjectivity Influences the Way They Teach about Race Session type: CRITICAL DIALOGUE Sponsored by Critical Race and Ethnic Study Division, Teaching Social Problems Division Organized by Castillo, Florence Emilia [ Florence.Castillo@utdallas.edu ] Session # 37: Embodied Pedagogies and Embodied Experiences in the Classroom Session type: CRITICAL DIALOGUE Sponsored by Disability Division, Teaching Social Problems Division Organized by Castillo, Florence Emilia [ Florence.Castillo@utdallas.edu ] Session #55: Teaching about Environmental Social Problems Session type: PAPERS IN THE ROUND Sponsored by Environment and Technology Division, Teaching Social Problems Division Organized by Nurse, Angus [angus.nurse@ntu.ac.uk], Tartari, Morena [morena.tartari@ubbcluj.ro] Session #94: Title IX in the Classroom Session type: CRITICAL DIALOGUE Sponsored by Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities Division, Teaching Social Problems Division Organized by Hjelm, Linnea L. [ hjelm@wisc.edu ], Medley-Rath, Stephanie [MONTREAL smedleyr@iuk.edu ] Session #98: Using Media and Social Media in the ClassroomAUGUST 9-11, Session type: REGULAR Sponsored by Social Problems Theory Division, Teaching Social Problems2024 Division Organized by Pearce, Jessica [ jessica.pearce@louisiana.edu ], Bulanda, Jennifer Roebuck [ bulandjr@miamioh.edu ] Session #105: Experiential Learning as a Way to Teach about Social Problems Session type: PAPERS IN THE ROUND: Sponsored by Sociology and Social Welfare Division, Teaching Social Problems Division Organized by Cabin, William D. [ wcabin@umich.edu ], Linhart, Laurie J. [ lclinhart@dmacc.edu ] Session #109: Teaching about Violence: How to Navigate Trust and Disclosure with Students Session type: THEMATIC Sponsored by Teaching Social Problems Division Organized by Fitzgerald, Kathleen [ joykat88@email.unc.edu ] and Seggi, Alessandra [ alessandra.seggi@villanova.edu ] Page 4 TSP DIVISION SESSIONS AT SSSP 2024 All papers must be submitted by January 31, 2024, 11:59 PM EST Session #110: Teaching Social Problems in Time of Polarization Session type: REGULAR Sponsored by Teaching Social Problems Division Organized by Leviss, Perri S. [ pleviss@ric.edu ], Founds, Katie [ katie.founds@gmail.com ], Bulanda, Jennifer Roebuck [ bulandjr@miamioh.edu ] Session #111: The Power of Storytelling in the Classroom: Teachers and Students' Experiences Session type: REGULAR Sponsored by Teaching Social Problems Division Organized by Founds, Katie [ katie.founds@gmail.com ] and Tartari, Morena [ morena.tartari@ubbcluj.ro ] Session #112: Teaching Social Problems with a Transnational Perspective Session type: REGULAR Sponsored by Teaching Social Problems Division and Transnational Initiatives Committee Organized by Yang, Jinsun [ jinsuny@uoregon.edu ] and Tartari, Morena [ morena.tartari@ubbcluj.ro ] Page 5 STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION The Teaching Social Problems Division invites submissions for our annual student paper competition. We will consider submissions of short papers (max 2000 words) that answer the following question: WHAT IS THE JOY YOU FIND IN TEACHING SOCIAL PROBLEMS? The cash prize for the best submitted paper is $150. Please note that students may submit to only one Division for a student paper award. All materials must be submitted electronically to the annual meeting Call for Papers on the SSSP conference website MONTREALby January 31, 2024 and also sent to the Committee Chair, Morena Tartari: morena.tartari@ubbcluj.ro Page 6 MEMBERS' NEW PUBLICATIONS Fitzgerald, Kathleen J. 2023. Recognizing Race and Ethnicity: Power, Privilege, and Inequality, 4th Edition. New York: Routledge. (https://www.routledge.com/Recognizing- Race-and-Ethnicity-Power-Privilege-and- Inequality/Fitzgerald-Fitzgerald/p/book/9781032304755) Krase, Jerome. 2023."Urban Vernacular Landscapes: Toward a Visual Pedagogy of the Ordinary," International Journal of Sociology, 2023. Published Online. October 24, https://doi.org/10.1080/03906701.2023.2263257 Krase, Jerome. 2023."Snapshots presents Jerome Krase on 'COVID-19 in Brooklyn'," Fulbrighter, April 3. https://fulbrighternetwork.com/news/1498179 Krase, Jerome and DeSena, Judith N. 2023. COVID-19 in Brooklyn: Everyday life during a pandemic, Routledge. [you can request a copy to the author] Krase, Jerome. 2023. "Seeing How Black Lives Mattered in a Super-Gentrified Neighborhood and Beyond," Dispatches: An ONLINE Blog of Humanity and Society, February 23, 2023. https://www.humanist-sociology.org/dispatches MEMBERS' ACHIEVEMENTS Our member Jerome Krase (Brooklyn College, NY) is currently serving as President of the European Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. (https://euasu.org) Page 7 FUTURE PLANS AND ACTIVITIES 2025 WORKSHOP The Teaching Social Problems Division is currently preparing a proposal for a TSP Workshop on Teaching Social Problems for the 2025 Annual Meeting. The proposal should be submitted by the Division Chair by July 2024 to the SSSP Board of Directors. Please reach out to the Division Chair ASAP if you have ideas and suggestions or would like to volunteer for the organization of this Workshop, or if you are willing to participate in the workshop as a speaker. To submit the proposal on time, we need to prepare it in advance! Page 8 FINAL ANNOUNCEMENTS RENEW YOUR SSSP MEMBERSHIP It is time to renew your SSSP membership! Please invite colleagues and friends to join the Teaching Social Problems Division! SSSP offers amazing opportunities for professional development and support graduate students and scholars in all stages of their academic career. Click here to renew your membership! https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/255/fuseaction/ssspmember.portal GIVE THE GIFT OF A MEMBERSHIP Purchase a membership for a year to a student or a nonacademic activist. This gift would allow them to participate in the Society and their divisions of choice. 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