Episode Notes

Music Credits

“Starless” is performed by King Crimson and written by John Wetton

Research Interests

• Gambling legalization and expansion
• The sociology of gambling
• Canadian national and cultural identity
• Cannabis legalization and state formation

Selected Publications

“Where Isn’t the Action?” Critical Gambling Studies Spring 2020 1 (1): 1-11.

“A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to Sociology: Goffman, Mills, and Berger,” with Dr. Patricia Cormack and Dr. David Feltmate. The Sociological Review. May 2017 Volume 65 (2): 386-400.

“The Market Totem: Mana, Money, and Morality in Late Modernity.” Canadian Journal of Sociology, Special Issue: The Elementary Forms of Religious Life: Contemporary Engagements. 2014, 39 (4): 667-696.

“Theorizing the State Celebrity: A Case Study of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.” Co- authored with Dr. Patricia Cormack. Celebrity Studies 2014. 5 (3): 321-339.

Desiring Canada: CBC Contests, Hockey Violence and Other Stately Pleasures. Co-authored with Dr. Patricia Cormack. Toronto: The University of Toronto Press. March 2013.

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Transcript

Beth: Welcome to the Social Profs Podcast with your hosts Beth Torrens and Kristy Buccieri. This is the podcast where we attempt to turn teaching inside out by engaging in conversations outside the classroom with faculty, community members, and Trent student alumni. Our goals with these conversations are to learn more about the benefits of a criminology or sociology degree and to talk about the ways that students can get more involved at Trent and in the community. We will also do a deep dive with some Trent professors to learn more about their approaches to teaching, what drives their research, and a few fun facts you can only learn when you turn teaching inside out.