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Preview of Getting It Done – Tips and Tricks for Successful Dissertation Completion
Professional Development Webinar 2022

Getting It Done – Tips and Tricks for Successful Dissertation Completion

This session, organized by the Student Concerns Subcommittee, was held as part of the 2022 Canadian Sociological Association Conference / Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress.
Preview of Operating Standards and Principles on Equity
Policy and Governance Document 2022

Operating Standards and Principles on Equity

The CSA’s plan to address equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization issues within the association.
Preview of Virtual Events Best Practices and Code of Conduct
Policy and Governance Document 2022

Virtual Events Best Practices and Code of Conduct

We endeavour to provide a forum free of harassment or intimidation based on race, religion, ethnicity, language, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, appearance, or another group status.
Preview of Land Back / Land Acknowledgements: Bringing Indigenous Perspectives into the Institution
Critical Sociology Webinar 2022

Land Back / Land Acknowledgements: Bringing Indigenous Perspectives into the Institution

This webinar facilitates a conversation about Indigenous sovereignty, stewardship and land acknowledgements in the university and where we go from here.
Preview of Researching Digital and Media Literacy in Canada Beyond the Academy
Professional Development Webinar 2022

Researching Digital and Media Literacy in Canada Beyond the Academy

This panel, facilitated by MediaSmarts and sponsored by the Canadian Sociological Association’s Internet, Technology and Digital Sociology Research Cluster, on researching digital and media literacy in Canada will feature researchers and practitioners from various organizations outside academia.
Preview of The Invasion of Ukraine: A Sociological Conversation about the Realities on the Ground, the Politics, and the Resistance
Critical Sociology Webinar 2022

The Invasion of Ukraine: A Sociological Conversation about the Realities on the Ground, the Politics, and the Resistance

To help sociologists in Canada and beyond understand the political and historical contexts of the war, the everyday suffering and resistance of Ukrainian people, and the implications of this war for the Ukrainian diaspora, the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) invited key experts in Ukraine and Canada to offer their views and insights on these issues.
Preview of Education Law & Policy
Education Webinar 2022

Education Law & Policy

Organized by the Canadian Association of Sociology of Education (CASE) and the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) Sociology of Education Research Cluster.
Preview of COVID-19 and Educational Challenges
Education Webinar 2022

COVID-19 and Educational Challenges

Organized by the Canadian Association of Sociology of Education (CASE) and the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) Sociology of Education Research Cluster.
Preview of Pushing Research Beyond Academia
Professional Development Webinar 2022

Pushing Research Beyond Academia

Panellists will discuss the benefits, processes, and challenges of moving research outside the realm of academia and into our communities.
Preview of Minority Education
Education Webinar 2022

Minority Education

Organized by the Canadian Association of Sociology of Education (CASE) and the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) Sociology of Education Research Cluster.
Preview of Race and Sociology Resource Guide
Knowledge Sharing Reading List 2022

Race and Sociology Resource Guide

A list of books, articles, and resources relating to race and sociology.
Preview of Canada Versus America Job Market
Professional Development Webinar 2021

Canada Versus America Job Market

Panelists will share their experiences and suggest strategies for students embarking on their careers in academia.
Preview of Experiential Learning
Education Webinar 2021

Experiential Learning

Organized by the Canadian Association of Sociology of Education (CASE) and Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) Sociology of Education Research Cluster.
Preview of Effective Social Media Use for Grad Students
Professional Development Webinar 2021

Effective Social Media Use for Grad Students

Panelists will discuss the challenges, benefits and strategies of using different social media platforms for graduate students.
Preview of The Challenges of Doing Education Research in Canada
Education Webinar 2021

The Challenges of Doing Education Research in Canada

Organized by the Canadian Association of Sociology of Education (CASE) and the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) Sociology of Education Research Cluster.
Preview of Career Pathways of Sociology Graduate Students
Research Webinar 2021

Career Pathways of Sociology Graduate Students

This webinar discusses the CSA’s report presenting the results of an online survey conducted in the Fall of 2020 to capture the education and labour market experiences of Sociology MA and PhD graduates in Canada over the last ten years.
Preview of Career Pathways of Sociology Graduate Students
Professional Development Publication 2021

Career Pathways of Sociology Graduate Students

A report sponsored by the Canadian Sociological Association.
Preview of Movements for Black Lives
Critical Sociology Webinar 2021

Movements for Black Lives

This session will include activists and scholars connected to the edited volume, Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada.
Preview of Racial Inequalities in the Times of COVID-19: Sociological Perspectives on the Social Production of Racial Inequalities in the Canadian Context
Research Webinar 2021

Racial Inequalities in the Times of COVID-19: Sociological Perspectives on the Social Production of Racial Inequalities in the Canadian Context

In this webinar, Carleton graduate students in Sociology and instructor from the seminar “Race, Class and Ethnicity in Contemporary Societies” will discuss the manifold ways through which racialized minorities have been affected by the cultural representations, public policies, and social stigmas which have been enacted in the times of the pandemic.
Preview of On Writing Theory Seminar and Workshop
Professional Development Webinar 2021

On Writing Theory Seminar and Workshop

This event is co-sponsored by the Canadian Sociological Association’s Social Theory Research Cluster and Student Concerns Subcommittee.
Preview of Publishing & Public Sociology
Professional Development Webinar 2021

Publishing & Public Sociology

Panelists will discuss how graduate students should approach the publishing process, followed by a discussion about how to write and share research with broader audiences.
Preview of Research, teaching and embodiment
Critical Sociology Webinar 2021

Research, teaching and embodiment

This webinar has been organized the Canadian Sociological Association’s Mentor Programme for Black, Indigenous and Racialized Graduate Students.
Preview of International Association for Vegan Sociologists: Peer Reviewing in Sociology
Professional Development Webinar 2021

International Association for Vegan Sociologists: Peer Reviewing in Sociology

Peer-review is an important part of academic life, but few of us receive training on how to do this effectively (and compassionately). This webinar is designed to demystify this process.
Preview of Navigating the Path to Tenure and Promotion in White Academy
Professional Development Webinar 2021

Navigating the Path to Tenure and Promotion in White Academy

This webinar aims to offer strategies to navigate the path to tenure for early-career BIPOC faculty members employed at Canadian post-secondary institutions.
Preview of Statement of Professional Ethics
Policy and Governance Document 2021

Statement of Professional Ethics

The CSA has aligned our practices with the Tri-Council Policy Statement on the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (2018).
Preview of Qualitative Research Careers Outside of Academia
Professional Development Webinar 2021

Qualitative Research Careers Outside of Academia

This webinar will focus on post-graduate job opportunities for those with qualitative research backgrounds.
Preview of Survivance and Indigenous street lifestyles
Critical Sociology Webinar 2021

Survivance and Indigenous street lifestyles

This presentation builds upon Gerald Vizenor’s concept of survivance as an applied theory to examine how Indigenous peoples engaged in street lifestyles find creative ways to survive within violent urban street spaces.
Preview of Writing Winning Grant / Scholarship Applications
Professional Development Webinar 2020

Writing Winning Grant / Scholarship Applications

This webinar will address how to prepare and think about grant writing/scholarship applications, how to structure a convincing argument, and where to seek feedback.
Preview of Racialized policing in Canada and the drive to defund police
Critical Sociology Webinar 2020

Racialized policing in Canada and the drive to defund police

The panelists will discuss racialized policing in Canada in both historical and contemporary contexts, and then explore why so many people in Canada and around the globe are calling for the defunding of police.
Preview of (Re)Prioritizing Pedagogic Feedback: Faculty Experiences with Qualitative Comments from Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs)
Research Webinar 2020

(Re)Prioritizing Pedagogic Feedback: Faculty Experiences with Qualitative Comments from Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs)

In recent years, mounting evidence of the dubious validity of Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs) has generated a series of challenges to their use in decision-making on faculty careers across North America.
Preview of Let’s Talk Systemic Racism
Critical Sociology Publication 2020

Let’s Talk Systemic Racism

The Canadian Sociological Association is committed to creating safe spaces for open conversations about students’ experiences of systemic racism and white supremacy in sociology departments and in academia more broadly.
Preview of Worldly Togetherness? Showcasing sociological contributions to understanding multispecies entanglements
Research Webinar 2020

Worldly Togetherness? Showcasing sociological contributions to understanding multispecies entanglements

Animals in Society Research Cluster co-sponsored event.
Preview of (Re)Prioritizing Pedagogic Feedback: Faculty Experiences with Qualitative Comments from Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs)
Research Publication 2020

(Re)Prioritizing Pedagogic Feedback: Faculty Experiences with Qualitative Comments from Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs)

This report was funded by the Canadian Sociological Association and the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations in 2020.
Preview of Committing Sociology to Understand Police Violence: Or a theory of how ships get into bottles
Critical Sociology Webinar 2020

Committing Sociology to Understand Police Violence: Or a theory of how ships get into bottles

The killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd has given rise to global protests and open discussion about anti-Black violence. It has forced Canada to finally come to terms with its own problem of anti-Black racism that has existed for centuries.
Preview of Indigeneity and Sociology Resource Guide
Knowledge Sharing Reading List 2020

Indigeneity and Sociology Resource Guide

The purpose of this syllabus is to provide a list of readings to assist Sociologists with adding Indigenous-focused scholarship to their courses.
Preview of Animal Agribusiness: Acting Against Speciesism
Research Webinar 2020

Animal Agribusiness: Acting Against Speciesism

Animals in Society Research Cluster virtual presentations.
Preview of From Presentation to Publication
Professional Development Webinar 2020

From Presentation to Publication

This webinar will provide students with information on choosing a journal/publisher, revising your work for publication, incorporating feedback, and navigating the publication process more generally.
Preview of Navigating the Non-academic Job Market
Professional Development Webinar 2020

Navigating the Non-academic Job Market

Graduate training helps students develop skills and competencies that can be applied in non-academic work settings, however, students often have little awareness around how to leverage their training in the job market.
Preview of Resources on Equity Issues In Canada
Knowledge Sharing Links 2020

Resources on Equity Issues In Canada

These links to Canadian equity issues and reports were compiled by the Equity Subcommittee of the Canadian Sociological Association.
Preview of Taking care of yourself in an uncaring institution
Professional Development Webinar 2020

Taking care of yourself in an uncaring institution

This webinar discusses some of the most difficult challenges for post-graduate students in higher education: imposture syndrome, self-advocacy, and mental health.
Preview of Be prepared, not (too) scared! How sociology graduate students can slay the conference thing
Professional Development Webinar 2020

Be prepared, not (too) scared! How sociology graduate students can slay the conference thing

This webinar offers some thoughts on preparing for and participating in sociology conferences.
Preview of Converting Your CV to a Resume
Professional Development Webinar 2020

Converting Your CV to a Resume

This webinar aims to foster participants’ skills articulation and transferability by discussing how to convert your CV into a resume.
Preview of Casting the Net Wide: Exploring Careers other than Faculty Positions
Professional Development Webinar 2020

Casting the Net Wide: Exploring Careers other than Faculty Positions

This session will explore what employment possibilities exist inside and outside the university milieu.
Preview of From draft to article: The process of publishing in an academic journal
Professional Development Webinar 2020

From draft to article: The process of publishing in an academic journal

The process of publishing an article in an academic journal.
Preview of Writing a Successful Conference Abstract: Practical Tips to Getting Your Abstract Accepted
Professional Development Webinar 2020

Writing a Successful Conference Abstract: Practical Tips to Getting Your Abstract Accepted

Dr. Kate Butler talks through the do’s & don’ts of conference abstract writing.
Preview of Opportunities in Sociology
Professional Development Publication 2019

Opportunities in Sociology

The Canadian Sociological Association is pleased to present a resource students co-produced with the University of British Columbia.

Our Opportunities in Sociology pamphlet presents an easily accessible guide to labour market opportunities for students graduating with a BA in Sociology.
Preview of The Future Lives of Sociology Graduates
Research Publication 2017

The Future Lives of Sociology Graduates

Using a variety of data sources from Statistics Canada, we paint a historical portrait of the discipline by charting how many people, and who, become sociologists.