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New Bob Gliner documentary on January 2 and 3, 2019

One Carbon Footprint at a Time is a new documentary from retired Sociology Professor Bob Gliner. As seen through the lens of a diverse range of university and middle school students enthusiastically engaged in a wide range of climate change activities as part of the curriculum at their schools – from analyzing the clothes they choose to buy and wear, to the food they grow and eat, to the energy used to power their cell phones, hair dryers and electricity in their homes, and the jobs and lifestyle changes they make after graduation – this documentary highlights how education can inspire everyday actions that play a critical and potentially transformative role in impacting climate change.

One Carbon Footprint at a Time will air at 11:30 p.m. January 2, 2019 on PBS station KQED as part of its nationwide broadcasts. It will air again at 5:30 a.m. January 3, 2019.

 

DuCros publishes “Tokens on the Small Screen”

Assistant Professor of Sociology Faustina DuCros is a member of a research team that has published “Tokens on the Small Screen: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on Prime Time and Streaming Television,” which found that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still underrepresented on prime time television and streaming television. Additional information can be found on twitter [@AAPIsOnTV and #AAPIsOnTV], and on Facebook.

Black Faculty Portrait and Video Series

In Simple Gifts: A Portrait Series Celebrating SJSU’s Black Faculty, Black faculty at San José State University were asked to choose a personal keepsake, pose with that item for a formal portrait, and then explain how that item influenced their academic careers. Several CoSS faculty are featured:

 

Culture Chat blog and YouTube channel

Two Communication Studies faculty members have created a YouTube channel and blog about multicultural communication. Associate Professor Marquita Byrd and Lecturer Arjun Buxi created 10-17 minute shows that define important concepts and provide basic information in a nonpartisan way. Topics include:

  • Living in a multicultural society.
  • Are we biracial?
  • Race and ethnicity.
  • Gender means?
  • What is marriage in same-sex marriage?
  • Age discrimination: is age just a number?
  • What is sexual orientation?
  • How is immigration changing our world?
  • What is it like to live with a disability?
  • How does social class effect culture?
  • How can we talk about religion?

Thank you for creating this valuable resource, professors Byrd and Buxi!