Elizabeth Onasch

ElizabethOnasch2012@u.northwestern.edu
Advisor: Orloff

Areas of Interest

Race and Ethnicity, Comparative and Historical Sociology, Cultural Sociology, and Sociology of Knowledge

Current Research

My dissertation examines the formulation, dissemination, and reception of national identity in integration programs for non-European Union migrants in France. I identify processes of racialization within the programs and explore the connections between these contemporary processes and historical iterations of the relationship between the concepts of race and nation. To this end, I compare the experiences of migrants from different regions with varying historical relationships to France, as well as consider the development of the French integration programs within the broader context of European Union governance. The project relies upon interviews with program participants, secondary historical sources, and content analysis of program materials and integration program legislation at the French and EU level.

Awards/Honors

2011, Northwestern University Sociology Research Fellowship

2010-2011, Paris Program for Critical Theory, L'Institut d'Etudes Politiques Doctoral Exchange Fellowship

2009-2010, Teaching Assistant Fellow, Searle Center for Teaching Excellence

2008, 2009, MacArthur Research Grant

2008-2009, The Robert F. Winch Memorial Award, Outstanding Teaching Assistant

William Henry Exum Award

The intent of this prize is to honor the memory of William Henry Exum, a member of the Department of Sociology and the African American Studies Department, who died in 1986 at the age of 37. Exum was concerned with the quality of writing and research analysis in student papers. He was also interested in racial problems facing minority youths in higher education. This award was established as a means of continuing his goals of breaking barriers for all minorities.

The award submission deadline is April 27, 2012. All interested students should submit a 15-20 page paper, typed and double-spaced, on a topic dealing with race and ethnicity. Students are not limited to a sociological approach in preparing their submissions, nor is the award limited to sociology or social science majors.

The paper should include a cover sheet with the student's name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, year in school, and major.

Three copies of the essay must be submitted by the announced deadline to the Exum Award - Department of Sociology, 1810 Chicago Ave., Evanston Campus or one copy by email to sociol@northwestern.edu.

This award is open to all undergraduate students from all disciplines.

Upcoming Events

COLLOQUIUM: Myra Marx Ferree, Sociology, University of WI-Madison
May 17, 2012 • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Culture and Society Workshop
May 17, 2012 • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM