*(Saturday, 7pm our time in South Africa, noon in Eastern Standard Time,
on Zoom
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or follow the YouTube
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live transmission.)
*
UJ confers honorary degree on British sociologist, Prof Michael
Burawoy*Michael Burawoy*passed away abruptly on February 3, 2025.
The International Sociological Association (ISA) mourns one of its most
influential and inspiring presidents, a remarkable and creative global
sociologist, an advocate for a public sociology relevant to the people
and civil society, an inspiring teacher who trained generations of
sociologists, and an extraordinary human being.
A Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley, his work exemplifies how
rigorous empirical research can inform and enrich theoretical debates,
and vice versa. By integrating local, national, and global perspectives,
he has offered comprehensive analyses that resonate across disciplines
and inform public and policy discussions.
Michael was our compass when it came to reminding us why sociology
matters in our times and why it is worth devoting so much time and
energy to doing and teaching sociology: “Sociology helps students
understand how society is collective, the role of race, of class, of
gender. Sociology is the scientific study of inequality and the
oppression this entails. Sociology studies the very exclusions promoted
by the conservative forces. But we study exclusions not to advance them
but to recognize and publicize them, and to better understand how they
can be contested and reversed.” (in Miami, March 10, 2024).
Michael left us at a time when we most needed his leadership, his
energy, his tireless work to help us understand our world, his example
as an extraordinary teacher, his faith in relevant public sociology, his
openness to a truly global dialogue, his in-depth and rigorous
sociological analyses based on months of ethnographic fieldwork working
in factories, his quest for social and epistemological justice, his
indefatigable struggle for peace and justice in Palestine and in other
parts of the world, and his unique energy, commitment and enthusiasm.
Michael's leadership, commitment and passion leave a profound mark on
the ISA and the global sociological community. As the *founder of
/Global Dialogue/
<https://s5rrw.mjt.lu/lnk/AWUAAGH00QAAAc4gEqIAA7SfFPwAAYKIP5cAoFAlACpgogBnpMrU3YiCO6MKSb68wJZhE3aUbgAnNWg/2/IZrA2w4E6Jwu62WHZ68l-w/aHR0cHM6Ly9nbG9iYWxkaWFsb2d1ZS5pc2Etc29jaW9sb2d5Lm9yZy8>,
ISA's online magazine*, he sought “to foster international debate and
discussion on contemporary issues through a sociological lens”. As ISA
Vice-President for National Associations (2006-2010) and then ISA
President (2010-2014), he travelled the world to share his enthusiasm
for the relevance of critical and public sociology in our times. He
inspired thousands of sociologists with his analyses and convictions and
touched them with his kindness, generosity and integrity.
He leaves a global community of sociologists in a sudden mourning and
faces a huge void. The ISA invites the global community of sociologists,
scholars and social actors to *an online tribute to celebrate his life
and legacy* on *Saturday, February 8, at 9 am in Berkeley, 12 noon in
New York, 5 pm in Manchester, 6 pm in Paris, 7 pm in Zambia, 10:30 pm in
India*. Join us on Zoom
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or follow the YouTube
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live transmission.
*Further tributes*will be organized during the ISA Executive Committee
Meeting in Johannesburg in March and during the *ISA World Forum of
Sociology* (July 7-11) in Rabat, Morocco, in addition to initiatives
that will be taken by our Research Committees, Working Groups, and
Thematic Groups.
Michael Burawoy's contributions will continue to shape how sociologists
understand and engage with the world. We invite you to listen again to
his *Presidential address at the 2014 ISA World Congress
<https://s5rrw.mjt.lu/lnk/AWUAAGH00QAAAc4gEqIAA7SfFPwAAYKIP5cAoFAlACpgogBnpMrU3YiCO6MKSb68wJZhE3aUbgAnNWg/5/2uEFJ_mDf4vgm6CORj8prA/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_dj16RjZDcHVQX2d3dyZ0PTZz>*
in Yokohama, in which he offered his vision for sociology, global
dialogue, and justice. We will open access to the article of this
address
<https://s5rrw.mjt.lu/lnk/AWUAAGH00QAAAc4gEqIAA7SfFPwAAYKIP5cAoFAlACpgogBnpMrU3YiCO6MKSb68wJZhE3aUbgAnNWg/6/dTLbGIhWIJ8Fp-5fryEOPQ/aHR0cHM6Ly9qb3VybmFscy5zYWdlcHViLmNvbS9kb2kvMTAuMTE3Ny8wMDExMzkyMTE0NTY0MDkx>
and his other *contributions in /Current Sociology/
<https://s5rrw.mjt.lu/lnk/AWUAAGH00QAAAc4gEqIAA7SfFPwAAYKIP5cAoFAlACpgogBnpMrU3YiCO6MKSb68wJZhE3aUbgAnNWg/7/mDcULwc7komQHAtQiBabxw/aHR0cHM6Ly9qb3VybmFscy5zYWdlcHViLmNvbS9hY3Rpb24vZG9TZWFyY2g_QWxsRmllbGQ9TWljaGFlbCtCdXJhd295JlNlcmllc0tleT1jc2lh>*.
Michael has not only left us a celebrated work. He also dedicated his
energy to building spaces and tools to bring sociologists together, the
ISA being one of them. Only together may we live up to maintaining and
developing his legacy, animated by the firm conviction that sociology
matters in these challenging times.
Geoffrey Pleyers,
President of the ISA
On 2/5/2025 7:34 AM, Patrick Bond wrote:
(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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