Emmanuel Cannady

Emmanuel Cannady

Assistant Professor of Sociology
Affiliated Faculty in Critical Black Studies
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About Emmanuel Cannady

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Sociology, University of Notre Dame, 2022
  • M.S.Ed., Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2009
  • B.S., Mathematics, with a minor in Psychology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2007

Research and Teaching Interests

Race and Ethnicity, Social Movements, Sociology of Knowledge, Experimental Methods, Qualitative Methods, Gender, Stratification, Whiteness Studies

Courses Typically Offered

  • SOCI 100: Introduction to Sociology
  • SOCI 109: Social Problems
  • SOCI/ANTH 201: Field Research in Local Communities
  • SOCI 236: Social Movemens and Collective Action
  • SOCI 243: Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
  • SOCI 250: Drugs and the Carceral Sate through ‘The Wire’
  • SOCI 342: White Privilege and Whiteness Seminar

Recent Awards

  • Dissertation of the Year, American Sociological Association Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements, “Black Lives Matter University: How Activist Knowledge Affects Organizational Sustainability,” 2023
  • Griffith Faculty Fellowship, Bucknell University, 2023

Selected Publications

  • Zimmermann, Calvin Rashaud, and Emmanuel Cannady. 2023. "More than Teacher Bias: A QuantCrit Analysis of Teachers’ Perceptions of Young Black Boys’ Noncognitive Skills." Social Problems. spad028. https://doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad028.
  • McVeigh Rory, William Carbonaro, and Emmanuel Cannady. 2023. "It’s Not the Message, It’s The Messenger: Organizational Identity and White Men’s Opposition to Women’s and African Americans’ Civic Participation." Social Forces. 102(1), 92-115. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soac124.
  • Cannady, Emmanuel. 2023. “Black Lives Matter: Intersectional Activism and the Future of Black Liberation.” In Angela Jones, Ed, African American Activism and Political Engagement: An Encyclopedia of Empowerment.
  • Cannady, Emmanuel. 2022. “Black Lives Matter.” In Donatella della Porta, Doug McAdam, Bert Klandermans, and David Snow, Ed, Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social & Political Movements. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470674871.wbespm529.

Selected Media and Public Writing

  • “A Year Later, How George Floyd's Killing Opened These Kansas City Residents' Eyes,” By Luke Martin, All Things Considered, May 20, 2021.
  • “States revive push to crack down on protests after Capitol riot,” By Randi Richardson, NBCNews, Jan. 31, 2021.
  • “What Is Whitesplaining, and How Do I Know if I’m Doing It? Here’s What Experts Say”, By Jessica Migala, Health, December 28, 2020.
  • Cannady, Emmanuel. 2020. “How to Sustain the Global Black Lives Matter Movement.” Peace Policy: Solutions to Violent Conflict.
  • Cannady, Emmanuel. 2020. “Who Chose These Black Leaders?”: “Field Slave,” “House Slave,” Black Lives Matter, and the Black Generational Divide.” Mobilizing Ideas.

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