The Marxist Sociology Blog is a production of the Marxist Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association. It publishes short articles of theory, research and commentary from Marxists of all theoretical schools and academic disciplines. We conceive of marxist sociology in the broadest sense, spanning modern disciplines and covering economy, politics, culture, history.

The blog also hosts resources for ASA Marxist Section members, including news & announcements, lists of journals that publish Marxist scholarship, resources for education and pedagogy, and links to related websites.

Officers and Committees of the Section are listed below.

Officers

Chair: Allison Hurst, Oregon State University (2019-2020)

Chair-Elect: Hannah Holleman, Amherst College

Past Chair: Tarique Niazi, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Secretary-Treasurer: Paul Prew, Minnesota State University-Mankato (2017-2020)

Student Representative: Karen Xuan Zhang (2019-2021)

Section Council

Charles Pinderhughes, Essex County College  (2017-2020)

Michael Sukhov, Pacifica Radio (2017-2020)

Crystal Jackson, John Jay College-City University of New York (2018-2021)

Lorna Zukas, National University (2018-2021)

Daniel Auerbach, University of Utah (2019-2022)

Michael McCarthy, Marquette University (2019-2022)

Standing Committees

Nominations Committee

To be determined.

Membership Committee

To be determined.

Media and Communications

See the Blog Editorial Team page.

Ad Hoc Committees

Committee on Awards

To be determined.

Awards Committees

Lifetime Achievement Committee

 

Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award

The Sweezy Book Award goes to the author(s) of the best book published in the past wo years in the area of Marxist theory and research.  The committee will select the book that best demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical, empirical, or activist issue(s) that is germane to Marxism, Marxist sociology, and Marxist praxis.  Nominations are being sought for books that were published in 2018 or 2019.  Nomination, by email, should include standard bibliographic information about the work and a brief comment on its merits.  A copy of the book must be sent to each of the committee members.  The deadline for receipt of all material is February 15, 2020.  The address for each committee member is given below.  The chair for 2020 is Scott G. McNall (scott.mcnall@umontana.edu).  ASA guidelines require that all nominees be members of the American Sociological Association.

The Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award Committee for 2020 is below.  Make sure to mail a copy of the book to each committee member.

Outstanding Marxist Sociology Article Award

 

Marxist Sociology Praxis Award

 

Albert Szymanski-T.R. Young Marxist Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award

The Albert Szymanski-T.R. Young/Critical Sociology Marxist Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award is presented to the author(s) of the best graduate student paper. The competition is open to papers written or published (online or in print) during the period January 2017 to December 2019. Papers should be roughly 25 pages in length, not including tables, figures, charts, or references. The committee will accept sole-authored and multiple-authored papers as long as the applicant is lead or senior author. No student-faculty collaborations can be accepted. The committee will select the paper that demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical, empirical, or activist issue(s) that is germane to Marxism, Marxist Sociology, and Marxist Praxis. The prize for the winner will be $500 ($250 from the Marxist Sociology section and $250 from Critical Sociology, which underwrites the award). The deadline for submissions is February 29, 2020. All submissions must be received electronically. All questions should be sent to the chair of the committee (Jason C. Mueller: muellej1@uci.edu). All papers should be sent to the entire committee. According to ASA guidelines, nominees must be members of the American Sociological Association.

Albert Szymanski-T.R. Young/Critical Sociology Marxist Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award Committee for 2020:

Jason C. Mueller (muellej1@uci.edu)
James G. Parisot (jpariso1@binghamton.edu)
Lorna Zukas (lzukas@nu.edu)