In France

I was delighted to participate in the conference on the thought of Gabriel Tarde at l’Université de Caen Basse-Normandie in Continue reading →

Citations matter!

Do numbers of citations matter in scholarship?  They do!  But why exactly should they? Over the years, I have been Continue reading →

Modernity and difference

Gabriel Tarde‘s work has become increasingly important as many theorists of society and culture have been turning to more nuanced Continue reading →

Reality in today’s world

In a feature article in the Toronto Standard, Megan Patterson examines the state of the ‘digital versus real’ debate, and Continue reading →

Can Facebook ease suffering?

In a feature piece in the Toronto Star, Abigail Pugh explores a question that more and more people are wondering Continue reading →

Sociability project in coding phase

Recruiting for the project “The Influence of Digital Media on Sociability and Unsociability” — also known as the Sociability Project Continue reading →

Culture of Cities

The Culture of Cities conference was in New York City in 2013 and was a truly wonderful event, set in Continue reading →

Symbolic interaction in the digital era

Over a period of four years at York University I taught SOCI2060: Social Interaction and Community.  The perspective of symbolic Continue reading →