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faculty
Rachel Kulick, PhD
Associate Professor
Sociology / Anthropology
Education
| 2010 | Brandeis University | PhD in Sociology |
| 2003 | Harvard Graduate School of Education | MEd in Education |
| 1993 | Union College | BS in Psychology |
Teaching
- Sustainability
- Media Studies
- Research Methods
- Social Constructions of Whiteness
Courses
A survey of the fundamental principles of sociology and the basic factors conditioning social behavior.
Internships in community-based, social service, cultural or other relevant organizations. Work will be supervised by an on-site sponsor as well as the seminar instructor. Students are responsible for securing their own placements, and are encouraged to consult the list of potential placements on the department website. All placements must be approved by the instructor. Students are required to attend several seminar meetings during the scheduled class time, keep a journal and write a final paper.
Research
Research activities
- Community-based resilience and innovation in response to climate change
- Community-based approaches to food justice and building local food systems
Research interests
- Climate Change
- Food Systems
- Social Movements
- Participatory Action Research
Select publications
See curriculum vitae for more publications
- Rachel Kulick (2019).
More time in the kitchen, less time on the streets: the micropolitics of cultivating an ethic of care in alternative food networks
Local Environment: An International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 24, 37-51. - Rachel Kulick (2014).
What do you see that I cannot? Peer Facilitations of Difference and Conflict in the Collective Production of Independent Youth Media
Interface: A Journal for and about Social Movements, 6, 301-327. - Rachel Kulick (2014).
Making Media for Themselves: Strategic Dilemmas of Prefigurative Work in Independent Media Outlets
Social Movement Studies, 13