17th Annual Junior Theorists Symposium
Thursday, August 17th, 2023
Location: Temple University | Philadelphia, PA
RSVP here.
Submit your précis here.
JTS is a student-led conference. Make a donation on Venmo here.
Location: Temple University | Philadelphia, PA
RSVP here.
Submit your précis here.
JTS is a student-led conference. Make a donation on Venmo here.
SUBMIT YOUR PRÉCIs: HERE
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 1st, 11:59pm Eastern Time
Announcing the 2023 Annual Junior Theorists Symposium!
SUBMIT YOUR PRÉCIS HERE
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 1st, 11:59pm Eastern Time
The 17th Junior Theorists Symposium (JTS) is now open to new submissions. The JTS is a conference featuring the work of emerging sociologists engaged in theoretical work, broadly defined. Sponsored in part by the Theory Section of the ASA, the conference has provided a platform for the work of early-career sociologists since 2005. We especially welcome submissions that broaden the practice of theory beyond its traditional themes, topics, and disciplinary function.
The symposium will be held as an in-person event on Thursday, August 17 prior to the 2023 ASA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA and will be held at Temple University.
It is our honor to announce that Claire Decoteau (University of Illinois-Chicago), Greta Krippner (University of Michigan), and Victor Ray (University of Iowa) will serve as discussants for this year’s symposium. Daniel Hirschman (Cornell University), winner of the 2022 Junior Theorist Award, will deliver a keynote address. Finally, the symposium will include an after-panel titled “Why Theorize?" This panel will seek to bring scholars, thinkers, and doers into conversation to explore convergences, tensions, and a range of possible responses to the question: why theorize? Panelists will include Zine Magubane (Boston College), Iddo Tavory (New York University), Diane Vaughan (Columbia University), and Karida Brown (Emory University).
We invite all ABD graduate students, recent PhDs, postdocs, and assistant professors who received their PhDs from 2019 onwards to submit up to a three-page précis (800-1000 words). The précis should include the key theoretical contribution of the paper and a general outline of the argument.
Successful précis from last year’s symposium can be viewed here.
Please note that the précis must be for a paper that is not under review or forthcoming at a journal.
As in previous years, there is no pre-specified theme for the conference. Papers will be grouped into sessions based on emergent themes and discussants’ areas of interest and expertise. We invite submissions from all substantive areas of sociology, we especially encourage papers that are works-in-progress and would benefit from the discussions at JTS.
Please remove all identifying information from your précis and submit it via the Google form below. Wendy Li (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Jon Shaffer (Johns Hopkins University) will review the anonymized submissions. You can also contact them at juniortheorists@gmail.com with any questions. By early April, we will extend 9 invitations to present at JTS 2023. Please plan to share a full paper by July 7, 2023.
*Presenters should plan to attend in-person, though this may change based on the Covid-19 pandemic.
If you have any issues uploading your document, please send a copy of your précis with all identifying information removed to juniortheorists@gmail.com. Please include your name and affiliation (University and Department) in the body of the email.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 1st, 11:59pm Eastern Time
The 17th Junior Theorists Symposium (JTS) is now open to new submissions. The JTS is a conference featuring the work of emerging sociologists engaged in theoretical work, broadly defined. Sponsored in part by the Theory Section of the ASA, the conference has provided a platform for the work of early-career sociologists since 2005. We especially welcome submissions that broaden the practice of theory beyond its traditional themes, topics, and disciplinary function.
The symposium will be held as an in-person event on Thursday, August 17 prior to the 2023 ASA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA and will be held at Temple University.
It is our honor to announce that Claire Decoteau (University of Illinois-Chicago), Greta Krippner (University of Michigan), and Victor Ray (University of Iowa) will serve as discussants for this year’s symposium. Daniel Hirschman (Cornell University), winner of the 2022 Junior Theorist Award, will deliver a keynote address. Finally, the symposium will include an after-panel titled “Why Theorize?" This panel will seek to bring scholars, thinkers, and doers into conversation to explore convergences, tensions, and a range of possible responses to the question: why theorize? Panelists will include Zine Magubane (Boston College), Iddo Tavory (New York University), Diane Vaughan (Columbia University), and Karida Brown (Emory University).
We invite all ABD graduate students, recent PhDs, postdocs, and assistant professors who received their PhDs from 2019 onwards to submit up to a three-page précis (800-1000 words). The précis should include the key theoretical contribution of the paper and a general outline of the argument.
Successful précis from last year’s symposium can be viewed here.
Please note that the précis must be for a paper that is not under review or forthcoming at a journal.
As in previous years, there is no pre-specified theme for the conference. Papers will be grouped into sessions based on emergent themes and discussants’ areas of interest and expertise. We invite submissions from all substantive areas of sociology, we especially encourage papers that are works-in-progress and would benefit from the discussions at JTS.
Please remove all identifying information from your précis and submit it via the Google form below. Wendy Li (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Jon Shaffer (Johns Hopkins University) will review the anonymized submissions. You can also contact them at juniortheorists@gmail.com with any questions. By early April, we will extend 9 invitations to present at JTS 2023. Please plan to share a full paper by July 7, 2023.
*Presenters should plan to attend in-person, though this may change based on the Covid-19 pandemic.
If you have any issues uploading your document, please send a copy of your précis with all identifying information removed to juniortheorists@gmail.com. Please include your name and affiliation (University and Department) in the body of the email.
The 17th Annual Junior Theorists Symposium organizers are Wendy Li (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Jon Shaffer (Johns Hopkins University). They offer a special thank you to:
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
FOR
HOSTING THE 2023 JUNIOR THEORISTS SYMPOSIUM
AND
ASA's THEORY SECTION
FOR
GENEROUSLY SPONSORING CAREGIVING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THIS YEAR’S PARTICIPANTS!
FOR
HOSTING THE 2023 JUNIOR THEORISTS SYMPOSIUM
AND
ASA's THEORY SECTION
FOR
GENEROUSLY SPONSORING CAREGIVING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THIS YEAR’S PARTICIPANTS!
