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The Sociology Society have set up a new Facebook group for undergraduates starting with us in 2014/15 (graduating class of 2017). Join now to meet your fellow students, and find out more about society events.

The Department is pleased to announce , eleven of which will run in 2014-15.

For the first time, our module pages are visible to everyone!. Feel free to browse the course outline, syllabus, recommended reading materials, and assessment methods of any that spark an interest.

The Department recently launched an exciting new undergraduate degree programme, , for students interested in specialising in the statistical side of sociology.

The degree is funded by the Q-Step programme, which was developed as a strategic response to the shortage of quantitatively-skilled social science graduates.

For more information about Q-Step and their five-year strategy,

We now have a dedicated web space for new students, joining us for the 2014-15 academic year. Whether you're interested in more information about induction, freshers fortnight, summer reading lists, or a check list of what to do before you arrive, you'll find all you need to know on the pages below.

More information will become available towards the beginning of term, so keep an eye out for updates.

N.B. The Undergraduate and PhD pages are password protected. If you are an offer holder and have not yet received notification of the page passwords, please contact our to gain access.

Alice's book, , advances the concept of 'global legacies' - enduring forms, processes, or ideas of the 'global' that shape urban identity and politics. Global legacies provide a key lens on the difficult pasts and uncertain futures of cities. In particular, port cities, with their distinctive global dynamics, long histories of casual labour, large migrant communities, and roles within international trade networks, exhibit fascinating global legacies.

We have officially launched our own Department YouTube Channel, showcasing a wide range of staff and student videos.

Monday 30 June, 2014 12:30 – 14:00 (Lunch provided) in Wolfson Exchange

Praktiksha Baxi will present her work in her recently published book on rape in the criminal courts in India Public Secrets of Law: Rape Trials in India (OUP: New Delhi 2014).

Pratiksha Baxi is Associate Professor at the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India since 2006.

Her book Public Secrets of Law: Rape Trials in India is a courtroom ethnography that brings together her interest in sociology of law, feminist theory and violence.

Her research interests include critical perspectives on medical jurisprudence, ethnographies of courts, sociology of violence, gender studies, politics of judicial reform, judicial iconography, courtroom architecture and feminist legal theory.

Take a look at video footage from our recent Max Weber conference:

• Geoff Ingham (Cambridge) - ‘Money, Capitalism, and the West’
• Scott Lash (Goldsmiths) - 'Weber and Markets: From Neoclassicism to Neoliberalism’
• Linsey McGoey (Essex) - ‘Charismatic Authority and the Rise of the 21st-Century Philanthrocrat’
• Keith Tribe - ‘Market Order and Social Rationality’
• Sam Whimster (Global Policy Institute) - ‘The Economics of Power: Max Weber on Banking’
• David Woodruff (LSE) - ‘Weber and Money as an Economic Institution’
• Roundtable discussion