2119 - Contingent Faculty in Sociology: Issues, Challenges, Advocacy, and Justice

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Description

This session will consider papers related to the consequences of the increased reliance on contingent faculty within the discipline of sociology. Empirical papers exploring conditions of employment, wages, security, benefits eligibility, inclusion in governance and departmental cultures, and career trajectories of contingent faculty will be considered. These general trends across academia are well documented, so of particular interest will be papers that explore a specific focus within sociology and/or explore advocacy, organizing, mobilization, or collective action by or on behalf of contingent faculty groups.

Sub Unit

• Thematic Session

Session Organizer

• Catherine L. Moran, University of New Hampshire

Presider

• Catherine L. Moran, University of New Hampshire

Individual Presentations

• Preparing Graduate Students for the New Academic Market: Old Narratives, New Narratives, and What Departments Can Do - Victor W. Perez, University of Delaware

• Where To Go From Here? How Disciplinary Associations Can Better Support Contingent Faculty - Marisa Camille Allison, George Mason University

• Contingency in Sociology: ASA’s Task Force and Next Steps - Dan Clawson, University of Massachusetts