Author Archives: Community & Urban Sociology

Community and Urban Sociology Section Virtual Mini-Conference

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Building Communities in Research and Practice

We are excited to announce a virtual mini-conference giving an opportunity to graduate and postdoctoral students to present their recent scholarly research, network with mentors and each other. There will be one session of concurrent paper presentations, where invited mentors will give feedback to the student presenters. Each paper session will have 4 student presenters at maximum and one invited mentor, who will serve as a presider/discussant. There will also be three professional workshops: (1) Dissertation Workshop, (2) Navigating the Job Market and (3) Publishing, Fellowships, and Grants Workshop.

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024, 12:00 pm – 4:45 pm EST (to accommodate attendees from different time zones).

Registration: Interested students should submit an extended abstract of two pages, with the following clearly marked sections: (1) Introduction to the topic; (2) Hypotheses/Research Questions; (3) Methodology; and (4) Preliminary Results.

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Mentoring at ASA 2023

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The CUSS mentorship committee is organizing small-group mentoring meetings at the 2023 ASA conference. The meetings will be a chance for established and emerging scholars to meet and discuss research, career advice, work-life balance, and more. If you are interested in participating—as a mentor or a mentee—please complete this survey. We especially encourage the participation of established scholars. Mentoring is rewarding for all involved and helps support our section’s vibrant community. 

Thanks so much,

Brenden Beck, Emily Walton, and Jennifer Garfield-Abrams

Seeking Philly Newsletter Pieces

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Does your scholarship or activism take place in Philadelphia? If so, the CUSS Newsletter Committee wants to feature your work in our next newsletter! Anyone interested in submitting a feature-length article (approximately 1,000-2,000 words) should contact Co-Editors Lora Phillips (lora.phillips@asu.edu) and Steven Schmidt (seschmid@uci.edu) by May 15 with a short (1-5 sentence) description of your proposed article. Final submissions will be due by July 1 in order to ensure inclusion in the summer newsletter.

Beyond Black Marginality: Expanding Our View of Black People & Places

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As part of our virtual panel series, City & Community is excited to host “Beyond Black Marginality: Expanding Our View of Black People & Places” on Monday, May 1, at 5:00PM (ET). Aimed at junior scholars (but inclusive of all), this panel series features topics within the journal’s scope in which more established scholars share their experiences and intellectual journeys with the intention of both guidance and information. See below for a description and information. 

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City & Community Webinar

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City & Community virtual webinar on R&Rs, 3/16/23, 6:30-8

“Great, but Now What? How to Handle R&Rs”

“We invite you to revise and resubmit this paper” are great words to read from journal. But they are only the start of what may be a long revision process. Aimed at early career scholars, this virtual information session is meant to offer some guidance on how to revise and resubmit papers for journals from the perspective of an editor. Richard Ocejo, editor of City & Community, will offer some common tendencies–effective and ineffective ones–in how authors handle R&Rs and tips for how to incorporate reviewers’ comments in your papers (especially when they conflict) and write effective response memos. While City & Community and urban sociology will serve as the main examples, the lessons will be universal. Scholars in other subfields are therefore welcome to attend.

Thursday, March 16, 6:30-8, on Zoom. 

Note: Registration is required and this event will not be recorded.

Email any questions to: cicojournal@gmail.com.  

Studying Racism and Capitalism in Cities Webinar

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City & Community is excited to host “Studying Racism and Capitalism in Cities” on Thursday, February 16, at 6:30PM (ET). Differing from webinars we have hosted in the past which have been tailored to junior scholars, this event launches a new virtual panel series on topics within the journal’s scope in which more established scholars share their experiences and intellectual journeys with the intention of both guidance and information.

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CUSS Award Nominations

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Robert E. Park Book Award
Deadline: March 15, 2023

This award goes to the author(s) of the best book published in the previous 2 years (2021/2022). Submit nominations using CUSS’s page for award submissions, here. Also, mail a hard copy of the book to each committee member (addresses will appear in the nomination form).

Robert E. Park Book Award Committee:
Committee Co-Chair: Xuefei Ren, renxuefe@msu.edu
Committee Co-Chair: Jessica Simes, simes@bu.edu
Michael Gaddis, mgaddis@soc.ucla.edu
Allen Hyde, allen.hyde@hsoc.gatech.edu
Jinwon Kim, JinKim@citytech.cuny.edu

Jane Addams Article Award
Deadline: March 15, 2023

The Jane Addams Award (formerly the Park Article Award) goes to author(s) of the best scholarly article in community and urban sociology published in the previous 2 years (2021/2022). Submit nominations using CUSS’s page for award submissions, here.

Jane Addams Article Award Committee:
Committee Co-Chair: Junia Howell, juniahowell@gmail.com
Committee Co-Chair: Elizabeth Korver-Glenn, kelizabeth@wustl.edu
Denia Garcia, dgarcia28@wisc.edu
Krista Perkins, Kristin.Perkins@georgetown.edu
Nicole Trujillo-Pagan, npagan@wayne.edu

Community and Urban Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 15, 2023

The CUSS Student Paper award goes to the student author of the paper the committee regards as the best graduate student paper in community and urban sociology. Submit nominations using CUSS’s page for award submissions, here.

Community and Urban Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award Committee:
Committee Chair: Rahim Kurwa, rak@uic.edu
Bryant Crubaugh, bryant.crubaugh@pepperdine.edu
CalvinJohn Smiley, csmiley@hunter.cuny.edu
Kiara Wyndam-Douds, wyndham-douds@wustl.edu

Robert and Helen Lynd Award for Lifetime Achievement
Deadline: March 15, 2023

This award recognizes distinguished career achievement in community and urban sociology. Submit nominations using CUSS’s page for award submissions, here.

Robert and Helen Lynd Award for Lifetime Achievement Committee:
Committee Chair: John Gilderbloom, john.gilderbloom@louisville.edu
Eileen Avery, averye@missouri.edu
Watoii Rabii, wrabii@oakland.edu
Emily Sandusky, ems444@cornell.edu

CUSS Publicly Engaged Scholar Award
Deadline: March 15, 2023

This award recognizes community and urban sociologists who use their research to make significant and meaningful contributions to public debates, public policy, and/or communities. Submit nominations using CUSS’s page for award submissions, here.

CUSS Publicly Engaged Scholar Award Committee:
Committee Chair: Patricia Snell Herzog, psherzog@iupui.edu
Max Lubell, mlubell@utexas.edu
Chandra Ward, Chandra-ward@utc.edu
Simon Weffer-Elizondo, sweffer@niu.edu

Click here for award submissions Anchor

Understanding the Urban Sociology Landscape 

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Ever wonder if the scope of your paper is a good fit for an urban sociology journal? Ever consider who might be reviewing your paper? Have you thought about current gaps in the urban sociology literature you could be filling? A better understanding of “what is urban sociology?” and the urban sociology landscape may help scholars appropriately place their manuscripts and craft their engagement with other scholars in this space. From discussing the difference between urban sociology and other disciplines (urban studies, non-urban sociology, etc.) to the current trends in the literature, we invite you to join Richard Ocejo, editor of City & Community, for a virtual information session on the urban sociology landscape. All scholars (especially students!) are welcome to join. 

Note: Registration is required and this event will not be recorded.


When: Thursday, Dec 8, 2022 06:30-8:00 PM ET

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvf-2prjsrH9EfDyuMtBGbF86rhvKdU5v5

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Email rocejo@jjay.cuny.edu with any questions.

Inequality and death in LA

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Pamela J. Prickett
University of Amsterdam
CUSS Newsletter Summer 2022, Vol. 35, No. 2

“I think of the view from a favorite arroyo in the late afternoon, the east slope still bathed in sunlight, the far slope already full of dark shade and lengthening shadows. A cool breeze, as one can look across the plains, out over miles of homes and trees, and hear the faraway hum of traffic on the high-ways and see the golden light filtering through the mist-laden air.”

-Carey McWilliams, Southern California: An Island on the Land

Much has changed about the views across Southern California in the time since McWilliams wrote these words in 1946, but the golden light remains. Sunsets in Southern California are unforgettable. Layers of tangerine, fuchsia, and violet light the sky. The sun may rise in the east, where ASA more often meets, but it sets in the west, and in this way SoCal does not disappoint. For those of you embarking on Los Angeles for this year’s annual meeting, do yourself a favor and try to make it to a hilltop or beachside to take in the cornucopia of colors at dusk (just don’t skip the CUSS reception on Sunday).

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