Sociology

Sociology Lens Blog

What is Sociology Lens?

Sociology Lens is an active and popular blog forum which aims to offer a lively and informative venue for faculty, graduate students and the wider public to discuss current issues in sociology. The site is a companion to the online review journal, Sociology Compass. The blog is also linked to the associated industry leading Twitter profile Sociology Lens which is followed by over 23,400 researchers, policy-makers, practitioners, students and professional organizations globally.

All the posts are written by a select group of invited News Editors. Sociology Lens publishes posts in any and all of the following areas:

• Sociology and current events, e.g. the role of sociology in public discourse and mainstream media, placing a contemporary issue in sociological context.
• Discipline-specific news, e.g. changes in teaching curricula, textbook controversies, new sources of funding, job search issues, upcoming conferences, post-conference reports
• Digital sociology, e.g. reviews of new online collections, declassified documents, databases etc., or even an interview with the project’s founder.
• Recent publications – less formal than a review, a perspective on a new book or article and what it offers for your field.
• Any other topics that the News Editors will develop over the coming time.

Sociology Matters! Become a News Editor

We welcome new and established bloggers alike! In each case, the News Editor will aim to:

• Comment on the issues at stake
• Reference different schools of thought
• Link to relevant news stories, websites blog posts, and further information where appropriate
• Links will also be provided to relevant Sociology Compass articles where appropriate.
• Blog entries are typically a minimum of 500 words but may of course be shorter pieces, and may include permission free images.

Benefits of being a News Editor

As a News Editor you will:

• Reach academic readers and audiences beyond the academy including policy-makers, practitioners and think-tanks globally with your posts
• Help contribute to a valuable community demonstrating the relevance of sociology to everyday matters
• Gain blogging experience alongside new and established authors
• Receive personal recognition with your profile on the site, and your blog post promoted to over 23,000 Twitter followers via Wiley’s associated and highly successful Twitter profile @SociologyLens
• Receive a token of thanks from us! Enjoy your choice of $50 worth of Wiley books and 1 year’s free access to our entire portfolio of sociology journals.

If you think you would like to get involved as a News Editor, then we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact sociologylens@thesocietypages.org or tmstamm@vcu.edu to find out more.