Welcome to the Department of Sociology
Who We Are
The University of Pittsburgh Department of Sociology in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences has particular strengths in the studies of Social Movements and Politics & Culture and shares with the University of Pittsburgh a strong international and comparative orientation.
Highlights
News
Recent Grad Works with Prof. Jackie Smith on an Exhibition 'A Brutalist End to Forbes Field’
‘A Brutalist End to Forbes Field’ examines the acquisition and demolition of Forbes Field ballpark by the University of Pittsburgh in the early 1970s for eventual construction of academic buildings.
Prof. Keith Woodward Graduate Workshop and Research Talk on 'Geographies of Affect and Social Movements' Nov 3rd
Prof. Keith Woodward from the Geography Department of University of Madison-Wisconsin on theories of affect in the study of social movements.Both events will be hybrid: