Annie Ferguson has been a faculty member of 黑料传送门 since 2025.
Office Hours
- Tuesday 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
- Thursday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Virtual by appointment
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2025 Ph.D., Sociology, Arizona State University
- Dissertation: White Emotions in Action: Strategies and obstacles for
increased engagement in antiracist movements
- Committee: Monica McDermott (Chair), Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, Roc铆o Garc铆a, Glenn Bracey2012 M.C.R.P., Community & Regional Planning, Iowa State University
M.S., Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University
- Thesis: "Empowerment in the context of climate change: how community-based organizations can play a role in engaging citizens."2006 B.A., Planning & Environmental Policy, Western Washington Univ.
Publications
Ferguson, Annie. Forthcoming. 鈥淲hite Gatekeeping: How internalized white supremacy and emotions impact white antiracism.鈥 Ethnic & Racial Studies.
Ferguson, Annie. 2023. 鈥淩edefining antiracism: Learning from activists to sharpen academic language.鈥 Sociology Compass, 17(1). doi.org/10.1111/soc4.13057.
McDermott, Monica, and Annie Ferguson. 2022. 鈥淪ociology of Whiteness.鈥 Annual Review of Sociology 48:257鈥76. doi: .
Perline, Allie, Ferguson (Heuscher), Annie, Sondag, Annie, & Brown, Blakely. 2015. 鈥淧erceptions of local hospitals and food producers on opportunities for and barriers to implementing farm-to-hospital programs.鈥 Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 6(1), 147鈥159.
Interests
- Race and ethnicity
- Social movements
- Emotions
- Social psychology
- Critical whiteness
- Qualitative methods: interviewing, ethnography, and focus groups
Classes
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SOCL 100: Introduction to Sociology
The course introduces the basic concepts, principles, and major areas of sociology. Topics include the nature of society, social organizations, and major social institutions.
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SOCL 340: Social Movements
Both elementary forms of collective groups and varieties of social movements that affect social change are analyzed. The focus is on structural and normative considerations.
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SOCL 361: Field Research Methods
Techniques of social research conducted in natural settings, including observation, interviewing, and unobtrusive methods, are examined and skills in using them are developed. Procedures for analyzing information obtained and for presenting findings are addressed.