The School of Social Sciences' annual Brown Bag Lecture Series features presentations by Sonoma State faculty on their current areas of research. Topics for this fall's series include autism spectrum disorders, the rise of factory farming and more. Lectures are noon to 1 p.m. in Stevenson 2011. Admission is free, parking is $5-$8 on campus.
September 13
Remembering the Bear Flag Revolt of 1846:The Search for Cowie and Fowler
Alexis Boutin, Anthropology
September 20
Fear of Crime: Examining Gender Differences in Fear of Crime from an Identity Theory Perspective
Emily Asencio, Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies
September 27
Soviet Wine and the Problem of Taste
Stephen Bittner, History
October 4
James Baldwin and the American Dilemma
Amy Kittelstrom, History
October 11
Selling Empire, War and Capitalism
Peter Phillips, Sociology
October 18
Assembling a Vast Past: The Making of the Routledge History of Queer America
Don Romesburg, Women's and Gender Studies
October 25
Heresy and the Language of Exclusion in Late Antiquity
Samuel Cohen, History
November 1
The Santa Rosa Neighborhood Heritage Mapping Project
Margaret Purser, Anthropology
November 8
Sexual Synchronicity and Communication Among Older Men and Women
Brian Gillespie, Sociology
November 29
Better Eating through Chemistry: The Rise of American Factory Food
Steve Estes, History
December 6
The Role of Neural Noise in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Jesse Bengson, Psychology