The second presentation of a colloquium series by the School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies will take place on Thursday, Nov. 3. Candace May, associate professor of sociology and rural studies, will be presenting on power and place in peri-plural areas. The presentation will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Agricultural Engineering 125.
May, who received her doctorate from Colorado State University, studies linkages of structures, processes and change among institutions, organizations and people. Her research has spanned across areas from the mountains to the plains. She is also a Research Fellow with the Earth System Governance project, an interdisciplinary research network that "aims to advance knowledge at the interface between global environmental change and governance."
In her presentation, May will discuss how accessing resources is affected by people-place intersectionalities for people on economic assistance. "I'll be talking about how accessing social and natural resources is affected by the social characteristics of people on economic assistance, as well as the structural features of peri-rural places," explained May. "An outcome of this research is conceptualization of peri-rural places as geographically isolated with some of the economic diversity of urban areas but limited opportunities for multiple social relationships, which increases monitoring and enforcement of moral imperatives."
Audience members will gain an understanding of the "unique challenges people on economic assistance face in making ends meet in peri-rural places." The event is free to attend and is open to the public.
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