Prof Jamerson: Recent Episodes
William Trevor Jamerson
These podcasts are for my students at Virginia Tech in Intro Sociology, Sociological Theory, and African American Studies.
A different approach to this podcast, as I mostly discuss some of my research experiences taking walking tours in Harlem.
Highlighting Women's Standpoint, Black Women's Standpoint, Emotional Labor, and Woman as Other.
Spends a bit more time than usual on the textbook chapter. Also discusses Ch. 1 and 4 in Souls of Black Folk.
Discusses mostly Goffman's dramaturgical analysis and regional distinctions (Front/Back).
This podcast covers 4000 years of African American history, from ancient Egypt to the end of World War II.
Covers the basics of Durkheimian theory with a deeper dive into the social causes of suicide.
Covers some of the basic elements of Marxist philosophy and takes a deeper look at the essay "Wage Labor and Capital".
Providing some contextual background for the work and interpreting some of the main arguments and theoretical comparisons made.
This episode is for my Intro African American Studies students covering tips for success regarding the final exam and offering some parting thoughts for the course.
This episode covers some 'tips for success' regarding the final exam and some concluding thoughts for the course. I forgot the say in this podcast that the sociological imagination, and sociological thinking, can help us process the consequences of this pandemic. Please remember this as we move forward.
This episode discusses ch. 2 in Collins Black Feminist Thought for my Intro African American Studies Students.
This episode is for my sociological theory students and covers bell hooks' essay "Eating the Other: Desire and Resistance"
This podcast is for my sociological theory students covering Foucault's repressive hypothesis of modern sexuality.
This episode is for my Intro students specifically discussing Ch. 10 in the textbook covering Gender Inequality.
This episode is for my Intro African American Studies concerning the Harlem Renaissance of the 1990's and the one in the late 90's-early 2000's.
This episode is for my Sociological Theory students covering basic elements of indigenous theories.
This is for my Sociological Theory students at Virginia Tech analyzing the movie Office Space.
This podcast covers the COVID readings on your Canvas sites and also the Sociological Imagination and Nacirema as they apply to the current crisis.