515 - Section on International Migration Invited Session. Public Sociology: Engaging the Media and the Public with Academic Research

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Description

This session will focus on the ways in which scholars have successfully reached a broader audience with their academic research. Convening researchers who have engaged in various types of public sociology, the participants will speak about their experiences, provide tips for how researchers may reach a more general audience beyond academic books and journals, and also highlight the advantages of doing so.

Sub Unit

• Section on International Migration

Session Organizer

• Jennifer Lee, University of California, Irvine

Presider

• Jennifer Lee, University of California, Irvine

Panelists

• Philip N. Cohen, University of Maryland, College Park

• Letta Page, Contexts Magazine

• Christopher Uggen, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• Karthick Ramakrishnan, University of California, Riverside