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We are currently accepting submissions for Sojourners Volume 7

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Sojourners Submission Guidelines

We accept undergraduate papers with a sociological perspective from all faculties.

Volume 7 (2015) Submission Deadline: Sunday, December 28th at noon.

Who Can Submit

Undergraduate students from any faculty can submit; you do not have to be a University of British Columbia student. Recent graduates (with a graduation date within 2 years of the submission deadline) may submit papers written during their undergraduate career.

How to Submit

Email your paper(s) (adhering to the Submission Guidelines below) as a Microsoft Word document to socijournal@gmail.com. (If submitting more than one paper, please include each as a separate document.) Subject line should read “Submission – [Author’s name(s)].

Submission Guidelines

Please make sure the work adheres to the following guidelines. A student may submit up to 3 articles (a maximum of one article per author will be selected). All submissions must follow UBC’s procedures regarding academic integrity.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  1. The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
  2. The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations,     figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  3. The papers must be 10-25 pages, not including a title page and references.
  4. The text adheres to American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines. For reference, please see here. If citations are not in APA format and the work is selected for publication, the author must convert the work to APA format before publication.

       6.  Include an abstract that is limited to 2,000 characters.

For examples of previously published papers, please see the online versions of Sojourners Volumes 1, 2, 3/4, and 5.

 

Privacy Statement

The names, email addresses, and work sent to this journal will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

The selection process is anonymous. The author’s identity will only be disclosed to the Associate Editors and Faculty Reviewers once the paper has been selected for publication.

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We’re hiring!

Become an Associate Editor for Sojourners!

We are currently accepting applications for the Associate Editor positions for the 2014/ 2015 publication. This position requires Associate Editors to commit to Sojourners from September 2014 to June 2015. This internship opportunity allows students to gain insight on how the publishing process works within academia. Students accepted into this internship will gain valuable skills, mentoring, and references. Qualifications:

  • Major or Minor in Sociology at UBC
  • 3rd year and higher
  • Strong writing skills
  • Able to work well independently and in a team
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Able to adapt and learn quickly
  • Able to work within strict deadlines
  • Strong time management skills

Responsibilities:

  • Commit from September 2014 to June 2015
  • Attend a mandatory training group
  • Attend all meetings
  • Edit and shortlist academic papers
  • Liaison between editor-in-chiefs, co-editors, authors, and faculty reviewers
  • Work independently and in teams

Please send in applications by Midnight, Tuesday October 7, 2014

For more information go to our Sojourners page

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Great success at our Sociologist’s Café!

We had a super engaging discussion about gender, sexualities, hetero- and homonormativity, love, families, capitalism and consumerism in the context of Valentine’s Day. Students and faculty from Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science and other departments shared their questions and perspectives.

Many thanks to Avi Ames, Silvia Bartolic, and Becki Ross for guiding our conversation.

Re-live the discussion through our first SSA Podcast here

We are all looking forward to more events like this one!


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Halloween: unpacked

What a great discussion! The history of Halloween; scary monsters and happy monsters; sexy costumes, insensitive costumes and witty costumes; home made treats vs. packaged candy; Halloween in movies and TV;  Halloween from inside and outside; fears and anxieties; vampires vs. zombies; cultural imperialism, consumer culture, diversity training. We discussed it all!

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Sociologist’s Café a total success!

Thank you all for coming to our first event of the series. At the SSA we are extremely happy with the level of  conversation, faculty participation and student attendance. We are touched that so many of our fellow students showed interest in connecting with the community. We ran out of food and chairs and we see that as a sign of success.

We hear you, we want more of these events too! We’re working hard to make it happen.

Already in the works: Unpacking Halloween! Who’s the monster behind the mask? 

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