(Horrific, tragic news... to be followed by many more tributes to this
wonderful scholar and activist, one of the greatest dialectic thinkers
of our time.)
*Oakland resident dead in hit-and-run crash at intersection*
<https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/04/oakland-resident-dead-in-hit-and-run-crash-at-intersection/>
OAKLAND — A 77-year-old UC Berkeley professor died Monday in what police
said was a hit-and-run crash at an intersection. Authorities identified
the pedestrian as Michael Burawoy, of Oakland.
***
https://news.uj.ac.za/news/uj-confers-honorary-degree-on-british-sociologist-prof-michael-burawoy-2/
*UJ confers honorary degree on British sociologist, Prof Michael Burawoy*
May 16, 2022
Department of Sociology, Faculties, Faculty of Humanities, News,
Professional Inauguration, Sociology
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is awarding an honorary doctorate on
British scholar and renowned sociologist, Professor Michael Burawoy, a
renowned intellectual and one of the most influential sociologists of
the present era, during this year’s second graduation series
UJ’s Faculty of Humanities is conferring the honorary doctoral degree,
Doctor Honoris Causa (Sociology) for making considerable theoretical and
methodological contributions to the development of Sociology. This
honorary degree is in recognition of the profound impact his
contributions made today. The virtual conferral is scheduled to take on
Monday, 16 May 2022.
This is the first honorary degree for Prof Burawoy.
“That is special. But it is especially gratifying to be receiving it
form such a distinguished South African university – the University of
Johannesburg. I say this because my future academic career congealed in
South Africa in 1966. South Africa opened my eyes to the mysteries of
Apartheid and later to many worlds of oppression and struggle,” said
Prof Burawoy in a recorded acceptance speech.
In the mid-60s, while a student at Cambridge University, Prof Burawoy
hitch-hiked through Africa. He returned to South Africa in 1968 after
graduating and became a journalist for six months. He then moved to
Zambia, where he worked as a research officer in the copper industry. He
embarked on a sociological study of the mining industry, attempting to
understand the impact of independence on the transformation of social
relations in the copper industry, which ultimately culminated in an MA
degree from the University of Zambia in 1972. He has maintained his
engagement with South African scholars over many years. In 2001 he was
appointed as an Honorary Associate of the Sociology of Work Unit at Wits
University. In 2003 he first revealed his dynamic conception of public
sociology during a keynote address at the SASA Annual Congress in
Durban. In 2010, he presented a series of lectures at Wits structured as
conversations between Bourdieu and Marx, with a particular focus on
extending the conversational mode to one between Northern and Southern
theory. These conversations appeared as a book with the title:
Conversations with Bourdieu – The Johannesburg moment.
Says Prof Kammila Naidoo, the Executive Dean of the Faculty of
Humanities, and Professor in the Department of Sociology at UJ: “Prof
Burawoy has pioneered a path that few have taken. Over the course of
four decades of research and teaching, he has developed the extended
case method that allows broad conclusions to be drawn from ethnographic
research. His ground-breaking public sociology has inspired critical
debates and reflective arguments about social relations in the future.
UJ with its emphasis on ‘Imagining the Future‘ honours Prof Burawoy who
cajoled us, and inspired us, to not only think about the future, but to
work actively to build it.”
Prof Burawoy concluded: “I’ve always found South African sociology way
ahead of the rest because of its deep engagement with the world around.
It is at the vanguard of what I call ‘public sociology’, especially at
UJ. It is therefore with exceptional delight and gratitude that I accept
this honour you have generously bestowed upon me.”
MICHAEL'S UJ SPEECH ONLINE HERE:
https://news.uj.ac.za/news/uj-confers-honorary-degree-on-british-sociologist-prof-michael-burawoy-2/
***
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/04/oakland-resident-dead-in-hit-and-run-crash-at-intersection/
Oakland resident dead in hit-and-run crash at intersection
An SUV hit the man; police said he was in a marked crosswalk
By Harry Harris <https://www.mercurynews.com/author/harry-harris/>
UPDATED: February 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM PST
OAKLAND — A 77-year-old UC Berkeley professor died Monday in what police
said was a hit-and-run crash at an intersection.
Authorities identified the pedestrian as Michael Burawoy, of Oakland. He
is listed as a professor in the UC Berkeley sociology department and was
a well-known British sociologist.
Police said they were continuing to search for the driver of the
dark-colored SUV that hit him.
According to police, the crash happened about 7:10 p.m. as Burawoy
walked inside a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Grand Avenue and
Park View Terrace.
The SUV was going west on Grand Avenue and hit Burawoy with enough force
that police said he flew about 75 feet in the air before landing. Medics
treated him at the scene for injuries that included more than one skull
fracture and rushed him to a hospital.
Doctors pronounced him dead shortly after 8 p.m.
Police did not have a detailed description of the SUV or the driver
behind the wheel. Police said it is not known at this point of the
investigation whether drugs or alcohol were factors.
Those with information can help Oakland police by contacting traffic
investigators at 510-777-8570.
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