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Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

James McKeever PhD

54 episodes

8 months ago

Raul Perez drops by to talk about this new book, The Souls of White Jokes: How Racist Humor Fuels White Supremacy. Raúl Pérez is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of La Verne, and was previously an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Denver. His scholarship has been awarded and supported by the American Sociological Association, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the University of California Center for New Racial Studies, the Working C...

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Raul Perez drops by to talk about this new book, The Souls of White Jokes: How Racist Humor Fuels White Supremacy. Raúl Pérez is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of La Verne, and was previously an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Denver. His scholarship has been awarded and supported by the American Sociological Association, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the University of California Center for New Racial Studies, the Working C...

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Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Two Sociologists Walk Into a Bar...

Raul Perez drops by to talk about this new book, The Souls of White Jokes: How Racist Humor Fuels White Supremacy. Raúl Pérez is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of La Verne, and was previously an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Denver. His scholarship has been awarded and supported by the American Sociological Association, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the University of California Center for New Racial Studies, the Working C...

3 years ago

1 hour 28 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Building Downtown Los Angeles in Their Image!

Join Dr. Leland Saito and I as we discuss his new book "Building Los Angeles; The Politics of Race and Place in Urban America. It is a tale of displacement, gentrification, race, place, and resistance. Dr. Leland Saito grew up in Boyle Heights, and then Montebello. Montebello is right next to Monterey Park, and the changes in that city in the 1980s as it went from White to Latino and Asian American, sparked his interest and became his dissertation and first book. He went t...

3 years ago

52 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

South Central Dreams: Finding Home and Building Community in South L.A

Join Dr. Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and me as we discuss race and space in historic South Central Los Angeles. Don't believe the hype; this is a story of not just pain and desperation but one of love, hope, and cooperation. Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo is the Florence Everline Professor of Sociology at USC Dornsife, where she has worked for thirty years. As a qualitative sociologist who relies on interviews and ethnography, Los Angeles and Southern California have provided a rich social...

3 years ago

1 hour 17 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Black to the Future: Our Black History Month Special

It's Black History Month; Myron Strong joins me in discussing race in Reality TV, Sci-Fi, comics, and Afrofuturism. Myron T. Strong is an award-winning sociologist, who is currently an Associate Professor of Sociology at the Community College of Baltimore County in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated with his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of North Texas in 2014. His research explores Afrofuturism, race, gender and other social factors in modern comics and popular culture. In 20...

3 years ago

1 hour 26 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Guns, Vigilantism, and Racism; more American than Apple Pie!

Join Dr. David Embrick and me as we discuss the Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Abery cases, vigilantes, masculinity, and guns. In other words, it's an All-American podcast! Dr. David G. Embrick holds a joint position as Associate Professor in the Sociology Department and African Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut. Prior to UConn, he spent a decade at Loyola University Chicago as faculty in the Sociology Department. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 2006.&n...

3 years ago

1 hour 12 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Trust and Why We Lack It

Dana Williams and I discuss "trust." In particular, we discuss the trust of government, science, the vaccine, and each other. For good measure, we threw in a conversation on anarchy. Join us! Dana Williams is an associate professor of sociology at California State University, Chico. He is the author of Black Flags and Social Movements: A Sociological Analysis of Movement Anarchism and co-author of Anarchy & Society: Reflections on Anarchist-Sociology, as well as the aut...

4 years ago

1 hour 12 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

One Sociologist's Journey Through In Vitro Fertilization

Join Karen Sabbah and me as we discuss her personal experiences with IVF. We discussed the meanings of motherhood, costs, and tribulations of In Vitro Fertilization. Karen Sabbah holds an MA in sociology from Califonia State University Northridge (2015) and has worked as an adjunct in the Los Angeles Community College District and College of the Canyons since 2016. She teaches courses in crime, human sexuality, gender, and race & ethnicity. Her focus in graduate school was o...

4 years ago

1 hour 9 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Mind-Ya! Men Keep Creating More and More Draconian Abortion Laws Oppressing Women!

Returning guests Celene Fuller, Tiffany Lanoix, and Rebecca Romo join me to discuss the new anti-abortion law in Texas. Celene Fuller is a doctoral candidate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and specializes in the sociological subfields of gender and sexuality and social psychology, emphasizing stigmatized sexual and gender identities. Celene’s dissertation research centers on the experiences of sexual and reproductive health stigma surrounding access to abortion and...

4 years ago

56 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

F-That Rise and Grind!

Jake Alimahomed-Wilson and Julio Tsuha discuss the hesitancy for workers to get back to their jobs, quality of life issues, and a crack in capitalism. Jake Alimahomed-Wilson is a Professor of Sociology at California State University, Long Beach. His research focuses on race, gender, labor, logistics, and global workers’ struggles. He is the co-editor of The Cost of Free Shipping: Amazon in the Global Economy (Pluto Press, 2020 and co-editor of Choke Points: Logistics Worker...

4 years ago

46 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Clearly We're Not Penguins

Join Celene Fuller and me as we discuss alternatives to monogamy. Professor Fuller breaks down open relationships and polyamory. Celene Fuller is a doctoral candidate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and specializes in the sociological subfields of gender and sexuality and social psychology, emphasizing stigmatized sexual and gender identities. Celene’s dissertation research centers on the experiences of sexual and reproductive health stigma surrounding access to abortion an...

4 years ago

1 hour 19 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Where My White Allies At?

Dr. Paul E Calarco Jr. joins me to discuss COVID vaccinations, being a White ally, and so much more. Paul is a Ph.D. sociologist with a specialization in gender, he has dedicated the majority of his academic career to addressing inequality and through his true passion lecturing undergraduates, attempting to elicit social change through expanding their minds, unblocking their creativity and imagination, and making them sharper, more mindful citizens.

4 years ago

1 hour

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Refusing Death: Immigrant Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice in LA

Nadia Kim joins me to discuss her new book "Refusing Death: Immigrant Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice in LA." We talk about the central role that courageous Asian and Latinx immigrant women play in the environmental justice movement in Los Angeles. Nadia Y. Kim is Professor of Sociology and of Asian & Asian American Studies at Loyola Marymount University. Her research focuses on nativist racism with respect to Korean/Asian Americans, South Koreans, Latinx...

4 years ago

1 hour 7 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Unconventional Combat

Dr. Michael Messner joins me to discuss his new book "Unconventional Combat: Intersectional Action in the Veterans’ Peace Movement." We discuss the way in which veterans who are women, racial, and sexual minorities have affected the military and the Veterans for Peace movement. We also discuss how these transformations serve as a cautionary tale to all social justice movements. Michael Messner is a professor of sociology and gender studies at the University of Southern Cal...

4 years ago

1 hour 12 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Trying Not to Pass on the Sins of the Father

Professor Renato Jimenez and I talk about our relationships with our fathers and sociology and how it shapes us as men and fathers. Renato Jimenez is an associate professor of sociology at East Los Angeles College. He identifies as a 1.5 generation immigrant from Guatemala. Renato was raised in Santa Ana, California, attended Santa Ana College, UC Irvine (B.A. Sociology), and CSU Fullerton (M.A. Sociology). His research interests include sociology of families, sociology of sports, gend...

4 years ago

1 hour 10 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

She's Got Next! Women and Sports

Dr. Nicole Wilms and I discuss women in sports, transgender women’s participation in sports, and the attack on critical race theory. Nicole Willms received her B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology and Spanish from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Virginia. She later completed her studies at the University of Southern California, where she received her Master's and Ph.D. in Sociology, with a certificate in Gender Studies. Willms' research focuses on the intersection of gender and race i...

4 years ago

1 hour 20 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Conversation with Our Grandmother: A discussion of White Male Thought in the "Classics" with the Grandmother of all Disciplines, Philosophy

Join me in a reflexive conversation with Dr. Cara Gillis on the cannons of philosophy and sociology, teaching our disciplines to working-class students of color and women kicking men's ass in sports! Dr. Cara Gillis is a philosopher who specializes in ethics, particularly in the areas of animal ethics, environmental ethics, and the problem of harm. She’s currently examining the relationship between moral psychology and motivation as it applies to biocentric and ecocentric concept...

4 years ago

58 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Trimming the Bad Branches off the Rotten Tree of Law Enforcement!

Join Dr. Rashawn Ray and me as we discuss how we actually get police reform. Will the conviction of Derek Chauvin bring reform? How do we not just hold police officers responsible but the policing system itself accountable? If we cant pull the rotten tree of policing up at the roots, how do we begin to trim its rotten branches?

4 years ago

42 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

"Cancel Culture 2," this time its personal!

Robert Wonser and I reopen our conversation about the Republican Party's war on “cancel culture." We ask why now and how we can reach across the ideological rift. Robert Wonser has been teaching sociology since 2006. He earned his BS in Business Administration with an option in Marketing and his MA in Sociology from California State University, Northridge. He is an Associate Professor of Sociology at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, CA. He teaches numerous sociology class...

4 years ago

1 hour 5 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Plan for the People and Not the Investors!

Former Los Angels and Seattle City Planner Dick Platkin and I discuss how cities ignore the reports of their own city planners to the benefit of real estate developers, dealing with the homeless crisis, and the lack of low income affordable housing. Dick Platkin is a retired Los Angeles city planner with graduate degrees in city planning (University of Washington) and sociology (University of California Los Angeles). Since retiring from the City of Los Angeles, he taught undergra...

4 years ago

1 hour 9 minutes

Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

Women of Color Catching Hell and Still Putting It Down!

Dr. Sabrina Alimahomed-Wilson joins me to discuss the Matrix of Gendered Islamophobia, why we shouldn't call those who stormed the capitol on January 6th terrorists, and the relationship of gender, war, and imperialism to the shootings of the Asian women in Georgia. Dr. Sabrina Alimahomed-Wilson is an Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Long Beach. She has published her research in various journals including Gender and Society, Critical Sociology, Race and ...

4 years ago

1 hour 14 minutes