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About BC Sociology

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Why BC Sociology?

From climate change to drone warfare, from the Epstein files to tariffs, from gender dysphoria to looksmaxxing, the time for promoting sociology is more important than ever.

British Columbia is blessed with a robust post-secondary system that delivers sociology courses to thousands of students every year. However, there has been no way for BC sociology faculty to create a shared sense of community for themselves, their students, or their larger communities. The BC Sociology website is an attempt to change that.

Our Core Values:

  • Inclusiveness
  • Social Action
  • Community

Who is BC Sociology?

BC Sociology is the result of the combined efforts of a small but mighty steering committee that includes

  • Sean Ashley

    Capilano University

    Sean joined the sociology and criminology department at Capilano University in 2013. His teaching attempts to create a learning environment where students feel safe to explore ideas within the classroom by stressing respect, understanding and the freedom to change one’s mind.

  • Ben Christensen

    Douglas College

    Ben’s research examines Canadian political economy, with a focus on social movements, public policy, and institutions.

  • Mike Corman

    University of the Fraser Valley

    Mike’s areas of study include aging, health and caregiving work, medical sociology, information and communication technologies, public health and health inequalities, health care reform and restructuring, and qualitative research methods.

  • Mary Hanlon

    Okanagan College

    Mary is a critical sociologist, interested in understanding how and why garment worker rights are compromised across the global fashion and apparel industry. Alongside worker rights, she is interested in knowledge dissemination and enjoy working on projects which support and amplify open-access research, such as Knowledge Stitch.

  • Bruce Ravelli

    University of Victoria

    Bruce’s passion is teaching and writing resources for first-year sociology courses. He also teaches a full-year fourth-year seminar course where students work alongside community partners to support projects the partner would not otherwise be able to do.

  • Adam Rudder

    Fairleigh Dickinson University

    Adam studies Blackness, biopower, Afro-pessimism and is co-founder of BC Community Alliance.

  • Syd Grischow

    Syd graduated with an MA in Sociology from the University of Victoria in 2026. Her work focuses on reproductive justice and abortion access, with particular attention to barriers to contraception and the challenges surrounding reproductive care. Syd is the Research Assistant for BC Sociology.

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