Society for the Study of Social Problems

Poverty, Class, Inequality Division

Spring 2019/Summer 2019

Note from the Chair, Ranita Ray

Dear PCID members,

I want to begin by expressing my gratitude to you for electing me to serve SSSPÕs Poverty, Class, Inequality Division. It has been a great honor and fabulous experience! 

I hope your spring semester is wrapping up nicely! Thank you for contributing to this yearÕs Spring/Summer updates, and thanks also to those who volunteered to serve on different committees! I hope you are excited about the upcoming meeting in New York City! We have an exciting list of presentationsÑI hope you will be able to attend them!

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Elizabeth Korver-Glenn (Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of New Mexico) as the new chair of PCID! I am excited to continue to be a part of this division under ElizabethÕs leadership!

I also look forward to seeing you at our division meeting to be held on Saturday, August 10th 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM in the Vanderbilt Suite. It would truly be great to see you all there! This would be a great space to discuss affairs related to the division. 

DonÕt forget to visit, like, and post to our Facebook and Twitter pages at: https://www.facebook.com/sssppcid/ and https://twitter.com/sssppci !

As always, please feel free to email me with comments and thoughts! We appreciate your participation in the Division!

I wish you a great summer ahead!

Ranita Ray, Chair, PCID
Assistant Professor of Sociology
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Ranita.ray@unlv.edu








CONGRATULATIONS TO PCID AWARD WINNERS!

Please join me in congratulating the co-winners of the 2019 Study of Social Problem's (SSSP) Poverty, Class, Inequality Division's Michael Harrington Award. The award committee received some outstanding nominations, which is a testament to the extraordinary work these scholars do. 

Dr. Shenila Khoja-Moolji, Assistant Professor (Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies), Bowdoin College. 

Dr. Johanna Foster, Associate Professor & Director (Sociology), Monmouth University. 


The Michael Harrington Award recognizes an individual, organization, or student who by their actions advance our understanding of poverty, social class, and/or inequality, and/or propose effective and practical ways to attend to the needs of the economically marginalized and reduce class inequalities.

Thanks also to the award committee: Elizabeth Korver-Glenn (chair), Rahim Kurwa, and Jo Hale. 


























UPCOMING PANELS/WORKSHOPS/CRITICAL DIALOGUES SPONSORED/CO-SPONSORED BY PCID IN NEW YORK CITY


TITLE
TYPE
ORGANIZER (Name and Email)
SPONSOR(S)
Organizational Responses to Poverty at the Local Level
Regular
Bill Cabin, wcabin@umich.edu
1. Poverty, Inequality, and Class.
2. Sociology and Social Welfare.

Pathways to Social Mobility
Regular
Kevin McElrath, kevin.mcelrath@stonybrook.edu
1. Educational Problems
2. Poverty, Class, and Inequality.
Inequities in Health, Care and Contexts
Regular
Hannah Andrews, hannahre@email.arizona.edu
1. Health, Health Policy, and Health Services.
2. Poverty, Class, and Inequality.
Beyond the School to Prison Pipeline

Critical Dialogue

1. Crime and Juvenile Delinquency.
2. Poverty, Class, and Inequality.
Intergenerational Impact of Mass Incarceration
Critical Dialogue
Elaine Laberge, elaberge@ualberta.ca
1. Poverty, Class, and Inequality.
2. Family

Poverty, Debt, and Inequality
Regular
Michael Sousa, msousa@law.du.edu
1. Poverty, Class, and Inequality.

Public Perceptions of Wealth Inequality
Regular
Michael Miner, minerm@uwm.edu
1. Poverty, Class, and Inequality.


Urban Inequality and Food Access
Thematic Session/Critical Dialogue
Ferzana Havewala, fhavewala@ubalt.edu
1. Poverty, Class, and Inequality.








MEMBER NEWS

Books

Susan D. Greenbaum, Glenn Jacobs, and Prentice Zinn (Edited). 2020. Collaborating for Change: A Participatory Action Casebook. Rutgers University Press. 


New Articles and Book Chapters 

Milazzo, Marzia. ÒOn the Transportability, Malleability, and Longevity of Colorblindness: Reproducing WhiteÊSupremacy in Brazil and South Africa.ÓÊSeeing Race Again: Countering Colorblindness Across the Disciplines, edited byÊKimberlŽ Crenshaw, Luke Harris, Daniel HoSang, and George Lipsitz. University of California Press, 2019. 105-127.

Milazzo, Marzia. ÒOn White Ignorance, White Shame, and Other Pitfalls in Critical Philosophy of Race.ÓÊJournalÊof Applied PhilosophyÊ34.4 (August 2017): 557-572.


Grants, Awards, and Honors

Note from Leslie T. Grover, Ph.D. Founding President of Assisi House, Inc.

Assisi House, Inc received a $45000 grant to work with young women and their families vulnerable to the health effects of racism and community trauma here in Baton Rouge this summer. ReCAST, a grant given to Baton Rouge City-Parish, selected us as one of their community partners in addressing the current 12 year life span between those in the northern impoverished side of the city and the thriving southern section. We will be conducting a pilot program that we hope to make a permanent part of the fabric of the community.

Assisi House, Inc. had our first ever Art of Resistance conference, which used storytelling techniques and healing writing to tell stories around race, health inequities and public health. It was a success, and we look forward to doing it again next year. We are also happy to announce that we offer workshops in narrative healing and narrative community work that combines creative writing, art, science, and community organizing for organizations, small groups, universities and beyond. We are happy to work with anyone who seeks training, healing or simply a learning experience.





Important Resources for PCID members
PCID members are also encouraged to visit the SSSP website, updated daily, that contains information related to conferences and meetings, calls for papers, awards, fellowships, and scholarships, as well as job opportunities.Ê Please take advantage of these resources! PCID members are also encouraged to share their recent publications including books, articles and papers, award nominations and other items of interest with the administrative office so that it may be posted on the website. Please send an e-mail to Caitlin Mize, GRA & Webmaster atÊssspgra@utk.eduÊwith the announcement attached and she will post them on ourÊwebsite.Ê In addition, SSSP provides complimentary job postings.Ê PleaseÊclick hereÊto fill out job posting form.Ê Note: Job postings are done each Friday.
ÊBelow are several SSSP webpages you can use as resources: 
SSSP 2019 Annual Meeting
SSSP 2019 Call for Papers
SSSP Awards

SSSP Fellowship
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SSSP Scholarship

SSSP Student Paper Competitions and Outstanding Scholarship Awards

Job Opportunities

Affiliated Call for Submissions and Conferences



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