Sociology Department’s 50th Anniversary Conference: 24th June, 2015 NEW DIALOGUES AND DIRECTIONS Ivor Crewe Auditorium 9.15-9.50 Registration and Refreshments 9.50-10.00 Conference Introduction (Nigel South) 10.00-12.30 Past Excitements New Dialogues A panel of distinguished members of the Department reflect on what was thought to be most exciting about Sociology in the past (both as…
Tag: Mary McIntosh
Obituary Mary McIntosh (1936-2013) by Jeffrey Weeks
The latest issue of the Journal Sexualities ( September 2013) has just been published. For those interested, I reprint here an obituary for Mary McIntosh by Jeffrey Weeks so it can be more widely accessible. ‘Obituary: Mary McIntosh 1936-2013’ Weeks, Jeffrey (2013) Sexualities 16(5/6) 743-746 I first met Mary McIntosh, who has died…
Inspirations: The National Deviancy Conference
Paul Rock and David Downes were key figures in this early group. Inspirations: The National Deviancy Conference (NDC)circa 1968 As the sad news of Stanley Cohen and Mary McIntosh dying within a few days of each other moves into our memories, I was left reflecting on the group and the time that they both pioneered…
Imagining Better Worlds, Insipirations, Living Humanity, Politics and change, Sociological Imaginations
Inspiration and In Memoriam: Mary McIntosh
The past few days have been very sad ones as I have learnt of the deaths of two former teachers, colleagues and dear friends: Stan Cohen and Mary McIntosh. They were both inspirational; both pioneers in their works for rights and better worlds ; both serious intellectuals; and both very dear people. They will be…