Dialogues: Research events series
Dialogues in Sociology: The Surrey Sociology Research Series is designed as a series of events which will run yearly, combining smaller workshops and seminars, and larger public events. Dialogues, we hope, will provide an ongoing commentary on contemporary topics in sociology, criminology and communications. These events will usually be free to attend, and where possible, we will make recordings of the events available on this page.
This series is being directed by Professor Ranjana Das. Please feel free to contact Ranjana to find out more about upcoming or past events at r.das@surrey.ac.uk.
Past sessions 2022-23
Wednesday 19 Oct: Understanding and Challenging Intersectional Inequalities for Black women in education’ – an Athena Swan Dialogues special event in celebration of Black History Month.
Speakers: Dr Judith Bruce-Golding – University of Southampton;
Dr Janet Ramdeo – Surrey Institute of Education, University of Surrey; Dr Christine Callender – UCL Institute of Education, UCL.
Discussant: Janet Douglas Gardner – London Metropolitan University
Organiser: Francesca Menichelli
Wednesday 2 Nov: Exploring sleep and sleeping with children aged 2-5 and how it is managed by them and their families'.
Speaker: Lexi Scherer
Chair: Rob Meadows
Wednesday 16 Nov: W. E. B. Du Bois and his Strange Synthesis of Spirituality and Sociology
Speaker Matthew Hughey
Wednesday 30 Nov: Sharing Care Through Crossroads: Journeys of Continuity and Change Among Caregiving Fathers.
Speakers: Paul Hodkinson and Rachel Brooks
Wednesday 7 Dec – Confronting myths and misinformation around "grooming gangs"
Speaker – Ella Cockbain, UCL
Respondent: Giulia Berlusconi
Work in Progress sessions
These 'Work in Progress' Dialogues events are designed to be a space to discuss colleagues' work currently in development. These are internal to the department only, and not recorded.
Past sessions
- Dimitris Akrivos – 4 May: Transgender media representations and press standards in the post-Leveson era
- Peter Hemming – 27 April: Becoming citizens of ‘post-secular’ Britain: Religion in primary school life.
Watch recordings of Dialogues events
Dialogues kicks off on 9 February 2022 - and is a new series starting in 2022. As events occur, we will upload recordings (when these are available), so if you have missed an event, do come back to see if the video has been made available.