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SSSI 2023 Annual Meetings in Philadelphia (August 15th to 17th)

Dear colleagues,   I hope you are all well and looking forward to our next annual meeting in Philadelphia, August 15th-17th 2023. The conference theme is “Interdisciplinary encounters: Influence, identity and dialogue in Symbolic Interactionist research” and our Keynote speaker will be Professor … Continue reading

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Deadline Extension for the submission of Abstracts: SSSI 2023 Annual Meetings in Philadelphia #sssi #emca #sociology

Dear SSSI Members, we are pleased to announce that we are accepting submissions for the 2023 Annual Meetings to be held in Philadelphia, August 15-17. The extended deadline for the submission of Abstracts is May 19th, 2023.  The theme of … Continue reading

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EU Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction Conference 2023 Cardiff University (July 5th -7th 2023) #sssi #conference #eusssi #sociology

Symbolic interactionism has a longstanding history of engaging with issues of social justice and equality. Contemporary research and theory has increasingly dealt directly with various forms of discrimination and exclusion demonstrating the strong potential of symbolic interactionism to engage with, … Continue reading

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Save the Date: 5th to 7th July, 2023 – “Symbolic Interaction and Social Justice” – EU SSSI Conference in Cardiff #sssi #sociology #interactionism

The EU SSSI Conference 2023 has been planned for July 5th to 7th in Cardiff. Further information, including a Call for Papers will follow shortly.

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Ellis-Bochner Autoethnography and Personal Narrative Research Award

Ellis-Bochner Autoethnography and Personal Narrative Research Award Sponsored by Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Affiliate of the National Communication Association CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS The Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI), affiliate of the National Communication … Continue reading

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The 38th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference and Couch-Stone Symposium

Dear Folks,   Please find below the call for papers for the 38th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference and Couch-Stone Symposium.  You will note that this year the Qualitatives and the Couch-Stone Symposium are paired and we look forward to the wonderful … Continue reading

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2021 SSSI Awards

At the 2021 SSSI Annual Meeting (online) we held a virtual award ceremony to hand over the prestigious awards of the Society. 2021 George Herbert Mead Award Winner: E. Doyle McCarthy 2021 Selection CommitteeChair: Robert DingwallCommittee members: Ruth Horowitz & … Continue reading

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2021 SSSI Annual Meetings (Online) – Final Program #sssi #sociology

2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SYMBOLIC INTERACTION AUGUST 5-8, 2021 “Socialization and Inequalities across the Life Course: New Directions for Interactionist Scholarship.” FINAL PROGRAM Instructions for joining virtual sessions: There are two ways to join … Continue reading

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REGISTER for the 2021 SSSI Annual Meeting (online, 5-8 August)

Due to the ongoing pandemic the 2021 SSSI Annual Meeting will be held online from August 5 to August 8. To register, please follow this LINK or click the image below

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2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SYMBOLIC INTERACTION (AUGUST 5-8, 2021)

Preliminary Program THURSDAY, AUGUST 5TH: 10:00-11:30AM EASTERN U.S. Paper Session #1: Socialization and Inequalities Zoom Link: “Cognitive Reasons for Social Inequalities?” Eve Gardien, Rennes University. “How The Legalization Of Marijuana May Effect Educational Attainment and Mass Incarceration,” Lillian Platten, Loyola … Continue reading

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Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) – New Website #sssi

The Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction has a new website. Please click HERE or on the image below to visit the site.

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‘Life off the Grid’ documentary #sssi #sociology #technology

At the SSSI Annual Conference in 2013 Phillip Vannini gave the Distinguished Lecture discussing his project ‘Life Off the Grid’. The documentary based on this project has recently been published and can be rented or bought here – More information … Continue reading

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#SSSI Music Blog Needs Help!

If one of your research areas is the sociology of music, please consider becoming a blogger for our SI Music Blog (http://sssimusic.wordpress.com/). We are looking for someone who is willing to post news and announcements, reports of events, book tips … Continue reading

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Renewing SSSI Membership

Dear Colleagues, If you have had a difficult time renewing membership to SSSI, please let us know what the issues have been and Shannon Canney with Wiley will forward those to the appropriate people to get all glitches in the … Continue reading

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Call for Submissions: The Herbert Blumer Graduate Student Paper Award

The Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction invites submissions for The Herbert Blumer Graduate Student Paper Award 2014. The committee is chaired by Hans Bakker (hbakker@uoguelph.ca).  The deadline for paper submissions is March 28th, 2014. Further information on the award can … Continue reading

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CfP – Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) annual meeting 2014

SSSI Annual Meeting August 15-17, 2014 San Francisco, CA Now in its 40th year of activity, the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) will hold its annual meeting on Friday, Aug. 15th – Sunday, Aug 17th, 2014 in San … Continue reading

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new introductory book on Goffman

As the Special Issue of Goffman is developing in Symbolic Interaction, Yves Winkin and Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz have just published a new introductory book on Goffman. Information about the book can be found here    

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Skype interview with Tom Scheff on Shame

Thomas Scheff, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has recently been interviewed with regards to his long-term research interest in “shame” and its relationship to society. The interview was conducted by Chloe Detrick and is … Continue reading

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Couch-Stone Symposium: “Symbolic Interactionism Takes on Music” (March 27-29, 2014)

Couch-Stone Symposium: “Symbolic Interactionist Takes on Music” March 27-29, 2014  Texas State University San Marcos, Texas The Center for Social Inquiry and the Department of Sociology at Texas State University are hosting an intimate symposium focused specifically on music.  There … Continue reading

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SSSI History query/ies

Dear SSSI-lers on sssi-talk a short discussion happened about sources on the history of the Society. A few papers were mentioned. Surely there is more out there. In the response to this query would you please post sources (books, articles, … Continue reading

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