1. What is your favorite aspect of sociology?I think that for #7, my answer is just: "No worries, mate." (Not only for the implied eternal benefit, but also because it would vindicate my theory that God is Australian.)
2. What is your least?
3. What turns you on [creatively, spiritually or emotionally] about your work?
4. What turns you off?
5. Do you have a “side profession” that you dabble in other than sociology?
6. What advice would you give to your “younger grad school self” if you could go back in time?
7. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
welcome! jeremy freese is a professor in sociology at northwestern university. he finds blogging to be a good diversion from insomnia and a far better use of time than television.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
inside the sociologists' studio
I'm on the schedule to speak at the proseminar Northwestern has for its first-year graduate students. According to the e-mail, in addition to discussing research projects, thoughts about graduate school, and perspective on the profession of sociology, professors will also be asked to answer the following questions (apparently inspired by the show Inside the Actors' Studio, which I've never seen):
I generally like Inside the Actor's Studio, but #7 elicits the dumbest responses.
ReplyDeletei hope there's a sequel to this where you post your answers? would your answer to #5 be "blogging" or is that part of sociology already?
ReplyDeleteThis would be a fun "meme," especially if you put some limit on it, such as, you have to answer each question with a single word. In which case mine would be: ideas, writing, equations, obsolescence, jamming, attrit, dude!
ReplyDeleteThat's funny, because for #4 I'd have to say "The thought that God might be Australian."
ReplyDeleteThat's funny, DOTI.
ReplyDeleteI puzzled over #7 myself. I came up with something similar in style to what you and Dan are suggesting (no Australian spin though), but don't know if I even want to respond.
I'm not really sure how to interpret "side profession".
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
ReplyDeleteTo follow Bertrand Russell, "I sincerely apologize for not providing better evidence of my existence."
Incidentally, how many grad students watch "Inside the Actor's Studio", ffs.
ReplyDeleteErm, I did, Kieran. It is a whole lot better than THE DEN on RTV2, which I watched for a whole year because there was nothing else on Irish television. Harumph.
ReplyDeleteAnd Eszter: I think they mean to ask about your avocation.
Finally, I'll join the chorus calling for a coda containing your answers, Jeremy.
Well, now I know.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand. Are graduate students not supposed to watch "Inside the Actor's Studio?"
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