The University of St. Thomas

School of Education

14th Annual midwest qualitative research conference
Methodological Approaches

Jack Katz has been announced as the 2008 Midwest Qualitative Research Conference keynote speaker!

 

Jack Katz is currently a professor of sociology at the University of California Los Angeles. His research interests include social psychology, ethnographic methods, urban communities and crime, law, and deviance. The author of numerous books and articles including, Seductions of Crime, Poor People's Lawyers in Transition, and his latest, How Emotions Work, he was also editor for the American Journal of Sociology. Dr. Katz earned his B.A. from Colgate University, his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, and his Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Currently, Dr. Katz is conducting ethnographic research through an National Science Foundation grant exploring the use of public spaces for leisure by diverse populations in Los Angeles. 

University of Saint Thomas – University of St. Thomas - Midwest Qualitative Research Conference – MQRC – Methods – conference – Minneapolis – proposals – submit proposal – grounded theory – phenomenology – ethnography – historical Interpretivism – interactive interviewing – observational study – scientific perspective – dialogical position – philosophical inquiry – action research – research – qualitative – doctoral student – keynote speaker – Jack Katz – how emotions work – Dr. Katz

  

University of Saint Thomas – University of St. Thomas - Midwest Qualitative Research Conference – MQRC – Methods – conference – Minneapolis – proposals – submit proposal – grounded theory – phenomenology – ethnography – historical Interpretivism – interactive interviewing – observational study – scientific perspective – dialogical position – philosophical inquiry – action research – research – qualitative – doctoral student – keynote speaker – Jack Katz – how emotions work – Dr. Katz

Dr. Katz explores the depths of human emotion with his latest book, How Emotions Work.  A variety of different emotional situations are discussed from the opening chapter, “Pissed Off in L.A.” through ending notes, “Mundane Metamorphoses.”

Audio and video files that are examined in chapters five and six are available through Dr. Katz’s website.

This book, along with others written by Dr. Katz, are available to purchase at the University of St. Thomas Bookstore.

Visit Jack Katz's Website   

  

Previous Conference Keynote Speakers include:

2007 Mitchell Duneier
2006 Catherine Marshall
2005 Marjorie De Vault and Ellen Pence
2004 Signithia Fordham and Bruce Lincoln
2003 Robert Bogdan
2002 Patti Lather
2001 Jim Thomas
2000 Michael Quinn Patton
1999 Alan Peshkin
1998 Judith Preissle
1997 Gary Alan Fine
1996 Sari Knopp Biklen
1995 Robert Bogdan










University of Saint Thomas – University of St. Thomas - Midwest Qualitative Research Conference – MQRC – Methods – conference – Minneapolis – proposals – submit proposal – grounded theory – phenomenology – ethnography – historical Interpretivism – interactive interviewing – observational study – scientific perspective – dialogical position – philosophical inquiry – action research – research – qualitative – doctoral student – keynote speaker – Jack Katz – how emotions work – Dr. Katz