DCSS has organized a panel at the Eastern Sociological Society Meeting in Washington, DC:
“Doing Sociology in the DMV in a Shifting Sociopolitical Landscape”
March 5, 2026 | 11 AM | Salon E
Washington Marriott Metro Center (12th and H NW)
This session invites collaborative discussion on the challenges presented by the evolving sociopolitical dynamics that impact both academia, broadly, and the discipline of sociology, specifically. How are sociologists adapting, resisting, innovating, or encountering obstacles in response to these changes?
Panelists:
Kim Blankenship, American U and Center for AIDS Research
Yuki Kato, Georgetown U and DC Food Policy Council
Jennifer Turner, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Judy Lubin, Center for Urban and Racial Equity (not attending but contributing)
Carolette Norwood, Howard U and DCSS President, Moderator
DCSS is also co-sponsoring an informal happy hour on March 5, together with the Public Sociology Association at GMU:
In collaboration with the DC Sociological Society (DCSS), the Public Sociology Association (PSA) at GMU will be hosting an informal post-conference social hour. Join us on Thursday March 5th, 2026 from 7:00PM-8:30PM at the Jackpot Basement Bar (726 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001).
Attendees will be responsible for their own refreshment costs.
Please register in advance. DCSS membership is not required.
Presenting at ESS? Please let us know!
Send an e-mail with the details (name[s] and affiliation, title, date and time, brief description) to dcsociologicalsociety@gmail.com and we will update this news item with a list of DMV presenters.
