Snakegrrl Sociology

Episode 25. Interviewing: Qualitative Research Methods

Are you a sociology student or researcher interested in using interviewing and ethnographic methods to gather data about a social problem or phenomenon? This video is a step-by-step overview of the basic details about how to conduct interviews. I am a qualitative research who has published academic papers on a variety of subcultural topics for over twenty years, using this process as my primary methodology. I also talk about a class assignment that professors could consider using in their course to apply these lessons learned. Video link [https://youtu.be/bRyU_sD-hb4] Get full access to Dr. Beverly Yuen Thompson at snakegrrlsociology.substack.com/subscribe [https://snakegrrlsociology.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Episode 24. Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide (Book overview)

In this episode, Dr. Beverly Yuen Thompson overviews the book Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide, written by Christopher Caterine. This book provides a step-by-step guide of factors to consider for an audience comprised of early PhDs as well as PhD candidates, who may need to consider employment in the corporate sector. This book and video talks about the realities of the academic job market which only allows in 13% of PhDs into tenure track permanent positions, while grooming most graduate students for this idealized objective. Once people graduate with a PhD and are seeking those elusive tenure track positions, they may realize the futility of such a path and may need to re-package their experience for jobs in the corporate or non-profit workplace. Video Link [https://youtu.be/FzfhJIiOwQA] Get full access to Dr. Beverly Yuen Thompson at snakegrrlsociology.substack.com/subscribe [https://snakegrrlsociology.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Episode 23. Queer Data, by Kevin Guyan (book overview)

Kevin Guyan is the author of Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action. In this video, sociology professor Beverly Yuen Thompson does a close read of the book and talks about the main points and how it can be useful for people thinking about data design for both qualitative and quantitative methods. This video is great for any level of sociology student, practitioner, or interested person; especially those thinking about research methods. This book specifically examines topics regarding data collection in the United Kingdom regarding including LGBTQ people as well as examining data collection methods with a critical lens. Video Link [https://youtu.be/DzxaUiO6i1g] Get full access to Dr. Beverly Yuen Thompson at snakegrrlsociology.substack.com/subscribe [https://snakegrrlsociology.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Episode 22. Latinx Educational Pipeline, an Interview with Dr. Anita Tijerina Revilla

In this interview, Dr. Anita Tijerina Revilla shares her research and personal educational experience with colleague and friend Dr. Beverly Yuen Thompson. Spanning a body of research on the Latinx educational pipeline, Dr. Revilla reflects on subjects such as the educational institution and elitism, inequality, student activism, immigrant and LGBTQ social movements, spirit murder, and loving mentorship. video link [https://youtu.be/AD2KEQWmRu4] References Revilla, A. & Luna, N. (2013). Understanding latina/o school pushout: Experiences of students who left school before graduating. Journal of Latinos and Education, 12(1): 22-37. Revilla, A. (2012). What happens in Vegas, Does not stay in Vegas: Youth leadership in the Immigrant rights movement in Las Vegas, 2006. Aztlan: Journal of Chicano Studies, 37(1): 87-115. Revilla, A. (2010). Are all Raza womyn queer?: An exploration of sexual identities in a Chicana/Latina student organization. National Women’s Studies Association Journal. 21(3), 46-62. Revilla, A. (2010). Raza Womyn—making it safe to be Queer: Student organizations as retention tools in higher education. Black Women, Gender and Families Journal, 4(1), 1-25. Revilla, A. (2005). Community organizing and direct activism: Raza Womyn mujerstoria. Villanova Law Review, 50, 799-821. Revilla, A. & Rangel-Medina, E. (2011). Las Vegas activist crew and the immigrant rights movement: How we transformed “Sin City.” In M. Avila, A. Revilla, and J. Figueroa (Eds.), Marching Students: Chicana/o Identity and the Politics of Education 1968 and the Present. (41 pp.) Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press. Get full access to Dr. Beverly Yuen Thompson at snakegrrlsociology.substack.com/subscribe [https://snakegrrlsociology.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Episode 21. Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Paulo Freire’s book, The Pedagogy of the Oppressed is overviewed by Dr. Beverly Yuen Thompson in this video. His four chapters focusing on the Oppressor-Oppressed social context; the banking model of education; “the word” of language and education; and praxis are the focuses of each of the four chapters in the book. Beverly assigns this book in her sociology courses in order to see what insights this theory can provide for those of us currently living inside the educational institution. Is there any liberatory potential in the future o f the educational institution? video link [https://youtu.be/hYAGwC9ckgI] Get full access to Dr. Beverly Yuen Thompson at snakegrrlsociology.substack.com/subscribe [https://snakegrrlsociology.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]