She is currently working on a book that examines the. Sociology sociology is the systematic study of human social life, groups, and societies. Baloguns profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. You can reorder this list by clicking on the column headers. Debora paterniti, sonoma state university, cochair miriam abelson, portland state university, cochair. We invite submissions for the sociology of the body and embodiment best publication award. Karim, san jose state university, usa michelle newtonfrancis, american university, usa salvador vidalortiz, american university, usa kaija bergen, kampot provincial teacher training college, cambodia lucy lowe, university of edinburgh, scotland. University of california berkeley, sociology, 2012. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover oluwakemi m. Balogun is assistant professor of womens, gender, and sexuality studies and sociology at the university of oregon. Most noteworthy is in the inclusion of sexuality in the discussion along with work, social movements, and so forth throughout the extensive and diverse readings in each. A century of social and political development in nigeria by funmi soetan and bola akanji. Creating and contesting social inequalities carissa m. Selfnominations are welcome as are coauthored works.
Oluwakemi kemi balogun indigenous, race, and ethnic. The department of womens and gender studies and the department of sociology invites affiliated faculty to a book proposal workshop for our newest faculty member, dr. She is currently working on a book that examines the nigerian beauty. Culture, markets, and politics in the nigerian beauty pageant industry by stanford university press. Oluwakemi balogun, assistant professor gender, race and migration, african studies. Book proposal workshop for kemi balogun department of. Sociology of body and embodiment award nomination calls. Even as beauty pageants have been critiqued as misogynistic and dated cultural vestiges of the past in the us and elsewhere. Even people who told me that they didnt care about these pageants had something to say about them, said balogun, an assistant professor in sociology. To be eligible for the 2020 award, a book or the most recent article in a series must have been published in 2018. Join facebook to connect with balogun oluwafemi and others you may know. Culture, markets, and politics in the nigerian beauty pageant industry.
Asa sexualities section distinguished book award, 2016. With vivid description and sharp analysis, beauty diplomacy reveals the layers upon layers of complexity that surround the nigerian beauty pageant industry. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover kemis connections and jobs at similar companies. Embodying an emerging nation globalization in everyday life oluwakemi m. Raka ray is professor of sociology, south and southeast asia studies, and geography at the university of california, berkeley. Oluwakemi kemi balogun and her new book, beauty and the beast. She teaches in the department of womens, gender, and sexuality studies and sociology. Kemi balogun, assistant professor, university of oregon, departments of womens and gender studies and sociology. Oluwakemi balogun based on 25 semistructured interviews, this article examines the racial, ethnic and national identities of secondgeneration nigerian immigrants from the san francisco bay area. This new title will develop students capacity to use gender analysis to question social life more broadly, presenting a critical sociology based on the unique insights gleaned from the study of gender. Oluwakemi balogun uo department of sociology researchgate. Oluwafemi balogun born 1987 is a nigerian chess player. I also hope the book will inspire plenty of further research on the longterm social impact of these diverse development projects. Funded faculty research includes a book project by assistant professor oluwakemi balogun, department of womens and gender studies, titled beauty diplomacy.
Balogun is an assistant professor in the departments of womens gender and sexuality studies and sociology at the university of oregon. Drawing on four case studies of beauty pageants, this book examines how nigerias. She is the author of the forthcoming book beauty diplomacy. She received a phd in sociology from the university of california, berkeley in 2012. The following year, balogun won this event for the second time and qualified to play in the fide world cup, held later in the same year in batumi, georgia. Contemporary readings offers readings on a variety of topics, with a focus on the how of inequality. Pages in category sociology books the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 254 total. Kemi balogun writes about her book project, in which she compares the production, symbolism, and political. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar.
The book makes a powerful argument for the untapped potential of revival as a productive analytical tool in contemporary. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. University of chicago department of sociology 1126 e. Oluwakemi kemi balogun department of womens, gender and.
Join facebook to connect with balogun oluwakemi and others you may know. The awardees will be selected by the social conscience committee oluwakemi balogun, university of oregon. Her areas of specialization are gender and feminist theory, inequality, emerging middle classes, cultures of servitude, social movements and postcolonial sociology. Religion, transnationalism, and the integration of senegalese immigrants in america. Balogun, assistant professor, university of oregon, departments of womens and gender studies and sociology d uring the course of fieldwork in nigeria, i encountered nearly daily coverage of beauty pageants in newspapers, social media, and advertisements, with these contests being used to promote everything from. Joya misra, mahala dyer stewart, and marni alyson brown designed the gendered lives, sexual beings companion website with the purpose to engage undergraduate students and their instructors in cuttingedge gender and sexuality research. Here you will find the listing of ucb sociology graduate alumni. I appreciate the ways in which gendered lives, sexual beings addresses intersectional frameworks that include transgender as well as nationality in the discourse. Embodying an emerging nation lisa gilman is a folklorist who studies gender, performance, heritage, and politics in malawi and zambia. When oluwakemi kemi balogun first began studying nigerias pageants, she was struck by how many people paid attention to them. West africans in post civil rights america, by marilyn halter arid violet showers johnson. Kemi balogun pricipal partner oluwakemi balogun and. Handbook for folklore and ethnomusicology fieldwork. Global beauty, local bodies kindle edition by jafar, a.
Gender, globalization, and cultural representation in nigerian beauty pageants. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading global beauty, local bodies. Oluwakemi kemi balogun university of oregon professor balogun received her b. Research matters center for the study of women in society. You can also filter the list to view only a specific cohort year andor last names of a specific letter only. Oluwakemi balogun 2003 university of oregon, gender and womens studies. You will summarize the main contents of the book, note how it connects to themes explored throughout the course, and assess how it. A century of social and political development in nigeria by funmi soetan. She teaches in the department of womens, gender, and sexuality studies and sociology at the university of oregon. It is concerned with the scientific understanding of human behavior as it relates to, and as a consequence of, interaction within groups. Creating and contesting social inequalities contemporary readings carissa m. View kemi baloguns profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
View the profiles of people named balogun oluwafemi. Oluwakemi monsurat balogun over the last five decades, nigeria has moved from being a nation enjoying its new postcolonial independence to a nation selfconsciously placed within the international political economy. A memoir of a family and culture in crisis at walmart and save. Froyum, katrina bloch, and tiffany taylor have organized the. Shop for general ethnic studies books in ethnic studies books. Rather than structuring the book topically, editors carissa m. She joined the faculty at the university of oregon in 20.
Gender, and sexuality studies and sociology at the university of oregon. The social life of gender provides a comprehensive approach to gender as an organizing principle of institutions, history, and unequal interpersonal relations. Balogun studies gender, nation, and beauty in nigeria. Froyum, katrina bloch, and tiffany taylor have organized the readings around social processes that reproduce and maintain inequality. Oluwakemi balogun 2003 uc berkeley sociology department. Nationalism, culture, and politics in nigerian beauty pageants. Sociology of the body and embodiment best publication award. Balogun critically examines nigerian pageants in the context of. She is currently working on a book that examines the nigerian beauty pageant. Folklorist lisa gilman teaches at george mason university. Book proposal workshop for kemi balogun department of women. Sociology sociology is the analytical study of the development, structure, and function of human groups and societies.
The workshop will take place friday, october 25th from 9. Designated emphasis in women, gender and sexuality. View the profiles of people named balogun oluwakemi. Culture, markets, and politics in the nigerian beauty pageant industry, by oluwakemi m. Oct 16, 20 the department of womens and gender studies and the department of sociology invites affiliated faculty to a book proposal workshop for our newest faculty member, dr.
Balogun critically examines nigerian pageants in the context of major transitions within the nationstate, using these events as a lens through which to understand nigerian national identity and international relations. The 2020 award will recognize the best book published between january 1, 2017, and december 31, 2019. Gendered lives, sexual beings sage publications inc. The final product is a book length manuscript presenting empirical research that demonstrates originality and the scholars ability to conduct independent investigation. Oluwakemi kemi balogun the veritas forum the veritas forum. Oluwakemi kemi balogun department of womens, gender. The website complements the conversation started in the reader and reflects the most important classic statements and the most up. Oluwakemi kemi balogun indigenous, race, and ethnic studies. They enrich the field by applying approaches and insights from across the disciplines of ethnomusicology, ethnochoreology, historical musicology, folklore studies, anthropology, ethnology, sociology, and cultural studies. Oluwakemi balogun of university of oregon, oregon uo read 10 publications.
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