We will host Volume 04 on Thursday.

The event will feature Joseph Klett, a sociologist of culture and technology with a focus on sonic practices. He is currently teaching SOCY115: Introduction to Sound Studies.

Klett brings an invaluable perspective to the Sociology Mixtapes series, as he both studies and practices how we make meaning of sounds from a sociological perspective. In addition to working with UCSC students to create a range of approaches to understanding sound (including mixtapes), he has published scholarship on the work of audio engineers, experimental musicians, and music teachers

Check out the Volume 01 playlist:

• Influences: Cass McCombs, “What Isn’t Nature?”
• Collaborations: Oneohtrix Point Never, “Same”
• Deep cut: Smog, “Not Lonely Anymore”
• Greatest hits:  Protomartyr, “Windsor Hum”

Joseph Klett is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at University of California, Santa Cruz. He received a PhD in Sociology from Yale University in May 2015. Klett’s primary research involves work & organizational culture, science & technology studies, sociological theory, and sound studies. The topics of his research tend to include some combination of technology, sound, music & the arts, education, environments, and animals.

For more information about Joseph Klett, see his website: https://www.josephklett.com

Spring Quarter Sociology Mixtapes Volume 01: Assistant Professor Juan Manuel Pedroza

We will host Volume 03 on Thursday.

The event will focus on how immigrants across the United States frame rights-claiming when denouncing immigration scams. In search of refunds as well as broader notions justice, immigrants deploy a range of frames related to market and solidarity logics.

Check out the Volume 01 playlist:

• Money by Pink Floyd:
  • “Money / So they say / Is the root of all evil today / But if you ask for a raise / It’s no surprise that they’re giving none away”
• Solo le Pido a Dios by Mercedes Sosa:
  • “Solo le pido a Dios / Que lo injusto no me sea indiferente”
• Final Hour by Lauryn Hill:
  • “You can get the money / You can get the power / But keep your eyes on the final hour”

See Professor Pedroza’s website: https://socialdemography.xyz

Spring Quarter Sociology Mixtapes Volume 02: Assistant Professor Camilla Hawthorne

We hosted Volume 02 on Thursday, May 6, 2021.

Check out the Volume 01 playlist:

See Professor Hawthorne’s website: https://www.camillahawthorne.com

Spring Quarter Sociology Mixtapes Volume 01: Uriel Serrano and Andrea del Carmen Vázquez

We hosted Volume 01 on Thursday, April 22, 2021 featuring:

• Uriel Serrano is a PhD candidate in Sociology and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies. More on Uriel’s work can be found at: https://urielserrano.com
• Andrea del Carmen Vázquez is a doctoral student in Education and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies. More on Andrea’s work can be found at: https://www.lavazquez.com

Check out the Volume 01 playlist:

During our discussion, Uriel and Andrea discussed the importance of examining the politics of carceral apparatuses in local schools and community settings.

Andrea: Pajaro Valley School Board Trustee, Oscar Soto. A US Army Veteran, Soto is pictured here at a [counter]rally where Pajaro Valley community members who advocated for the removal of a George Washington clashed with retired police cops and army veterans. During a local Park and Recreation Commission Meeting, where the removal of the George Washington bust was going to be discussed, youth circulated this image on social media. Soto had to answer to community members during the school board meeting the following day.

Uriel: Meme created by Students Deserve youth organizers to call out and reject a Los Angeles Unified School District proposal to hire police as “School Climate Advocates.”

Forthcoming: Serrano, Uriel and Andrea Del Carmen Vazquez.* (Conditionally accepted). “The Perpetuity of AntiBlackness: Politics of Protection, Safety and the Universal Carceral Apparatus.” Educational Researcher.