Author Archives: Andrea Voyer

A nice review of my recent American Journal of Cultural Sociology

Posted on April 26, 2013

http://www.ajcs-blog.com/2013/03/notes-on-cultural-sociology-of.html?spref=fb What a great break from my typical critical peer reviews!

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Reef Madness

Posted on April 12, 2013

I recently picked up Reef Madness: Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of Coral – a book written by my friend, David Dobbs. Reef Madness is biography, depiction of natural scientific fieldwork, and history of science all in one engaging … Continue reading →

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The logic of labor

Posted on April 2, 2013

I arrived in Copenhagen a couple of hours ago. I  waited 2 hours for a train from the airport because trains are running on the holiday schedule. I am now crammed onto a packed train, standing room only, to Växjö. … Continue reading →

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Living Class

Posted on March 28, 2013

I have spoken before about our decision to not celebrate Christmas. When I last wrote about it 16 months ago, I was on the verge of something: This year Jie-jie has again been saying that she wanted to celebrate Christmas … Continue reading →

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Stepping in it: preface to a risky post

Posted on March 27, 2013

A little over a year ago I was conducting my first research interview in Sweden. My research there focuses on the way that school principals mange the diversity of their student populations (most schools were at least 50% first or … Continue reading →

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Rethinking death

Posted on February 21, 2013

I am areligous, but that doesn’t mean that I am an absolute relativist. It doesn’t mean that I don’t value life and truth and hope and the reality of suffering and the virtue of delivering people from it.  It does … Continue reading →

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Villains or heroes?

Posted on February 19, 2013

Why conceal carry? Based on my reading of the comments I’ve received here and here, there seem to be two primary explanations: because you have a right to, and in order to respond to protect oneself and the innocent should there … Continue reading →

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The logic of gun control

Posted on February 18, 2013

In terms of Guns and Democracy, I also want to address the issues raised by another commenter, Justin. Justin wrote: “The huge majority of gun owners keep to themselves and carry concealed unless they are hunting… there is no reason … Continue reading →

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Trusting my fellow human beings

Posted on February 18, 2013

I’ve had more comments than usual to my post, Guns and Democracy. Some of them were rude and insulting so they got deleted, but there have also been some thoughtful pro-gun commenters. I want to answer some of the questions … Continue reading →

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Guns and democracy

Posted on February 16, 2013

There was a rally in Montpelier today. The purpose of the rally was: *To encourage state legislators to introduce a bill in Vermont banning assault weapons *To support Vermont bill H124 *To express support for federal efforts, including Senator Feinstein’s … Continue reading →

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