Aaron T. Rowland

I am currently finishing my MA degree in Sociology with a concentration in political economy. I have BS degrees from Middle Tennessee State University in International Relations (2002: with minors in Economics/Finance and German) and Sociology (2006: with minors in Anthropology and Geography). My research interests include: international political economy, democratic theory, development, Latin American studies, capitalism, neoliberal economic theory, imperialism, political ecology, and social movements. In addition, I teach a section of General Sociology (Soc. 120).

I enjoy spending my off-time with my wife, 2-year-old daughter, and dog. My hobbies include gardening, backpacking, and riding my motorcycle.

Conference Presentations

2008 - Reconceptualizing Democracy for the 21st Century: A Theory of Democratic Praxis. Paper presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. April 9-12, 2008. Richmond, Virginia.

2007 - Locating the Public Sphere: Three Theoretical Traditions Compared. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Tennessee Undergraduate Social Science Symposium. November 16-17, 2007. Murfreesboro Tennessee.

2006 - Measuring the Goods as Well as the Bads: Issues of Equitable Access in a Rapidly Growing Community. Paper presented at the Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting. August 10-13, 2006. Louisville, Kentucky.

2005 - Rationalization of Food Service in the Corporate Chain Restaurant: The Case of Don Julio's Mexican Restaurant. Paper presented at the 14th Annual Tennessee Undergraduate Social Science Symposium. November 8-9, 2005. Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

2004  - The Geography of Tertiary Groups: An Endangered Habitat. Paper presented at the 13th Annual Tennessee Undergraduate Social Science Symposium. November 15-16, 2004. Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

2003 - The Moral Permissibility of Suicide in America: Perspectives in the Style of Harriet Martinau. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Tennessee Undergraduate Social Science Symposium. November 19-20, 2003. Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

 

Contact Information

Aaron T. Rowland
Department of Sociology
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0490

Email: arowlan3@utk.edu