Symposium: (IV ISA Forum of Sociology (February 23-28, 2021))

RC38 Biography and Society

Program Coordinators:

Hermilio SANTOS, Pontifcal Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, hermilio@pucrs.br

Maria POHN-LAUGGAS, University of Göttingen, Germany, maria.pohn-lauggas@uni-goettingen.de

Johannes BECKER, University of Göttingen, Germany, johannes.becker@sowi.uni-goettingen.de

Sessions:

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

09:00-10:30

474

Indigenous Peoples and the Challenges of Their Rights from the Perspective of Their Different Biographies

10:45-12:15

475

Life Stories and Life Histories in the Context of Authoritarian Regimes

14:15-15:45

476

The Meaning of Flight in Biographies

Thursday, 25 February 2021

09:00-10:30

JS-26

Discourse Analysis, Historical Analysis and Biographical Research: Multi-Method Approaches in Interpretive Empirical Research. Part I

10:45-12:15

JS-31

Discourse Analysis, Historical Analysis and Biographical Research: Multi-Method Approaches in Interpretive Empirical Research. Part II

14:15-15:45

477

Social Protests and Biographical Implications

Friday, 26 February 2021

09:00-10:30

478

Doing Biographical Research Under Conditions of Pandemic: Methodological Challenges and Methodical Innovations

10:45-12:15

479

Biography and ‘Middle Class’ in the Global South

14:15-15:45

480

Activism, Resistance and Biography

Saturday, 27 February 2021

09:00-10:30

481

RC38 Business Meeting

10:45-12:15

482

Strong Emotions in Biographical Research – Interviewing, Analyzing, Writing

Sunday, 28 February 2021

09:00-10:30

483

Biographical Perspectives on the Interrelation of Armed Conflicts, Migration, and Social Transformation

10:45-12:15

484

The Individual and the City – Urban Life (stories) a Neglected Area of Biographical Research

14:15-15:45

485

Biographical Research in Times of Covid-19