{"id":4665,"date":"2025-05-22T20:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T20:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/?page_id=4665"},"modified":"2025-05-22T20:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T20:39:03","slug":"memorable-readings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/student-resources\/memorable-readings\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorable Readings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Most Memorable Reading is an assignment created by Prof. Diane Pike (now retired). It includes a list of articles, books, and chapters that sociology seniors began selecting in 2023. Some of our Augsburg Sociology alumni have also added their favorites. Each year, our seniors pick their own personal favorite readings from among all the sociology courses they&#8217;ve completed and, if they&#8217;re not on the list already, the are added to it. This list serves as a valuable resource for current students, helping to spark curiosity, support research, and inspire deeper engagement with sociological topics. Enjoy!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1gvvBLnho5KCXCuHufUS0OPLw-VWdlLgweROAzKKh9vM\/edit?usp=sharing\">Most Memorable Readings in Sociology<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4670 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/61FhFR1zqL._SL1280_-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover for Black in White Space, by Elijah Anderson.\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/61FhFR1zqL._SL1280_-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/61FhFR1zqL._SL1280_-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/61FhFR1zqL._SL1280_-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/61FhFR1zqL._SL1280_.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4669 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/71rA4ouBQL._SY522_-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover for Borderlands\/La Frontera: The New Mestiza, by Gloria Anzald\u00faa.\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/71rA4ouBQL._SY522_-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/71rA4ouBQL._SY522_.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4671 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/71XdUWOYKDL._SY522_-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover for Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by Matthew Desmond.\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/71XdUWOYKDL._SY522_-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/71XdUWOYKDL._SY522_.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Most Memorable Reading is an assignment created by Prof. Diane Pike (now retired). It includes a list of articles, books, and chapters that sociology seniors began selecting in 2023. Some of our Augsburg Sociology alumni have also added their favorites. Each year, our seniors pick their own personal favorite readings from among all the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":0,"parent":4655,"menu_order":32,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4665","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4665"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4672,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4665\/revisions\/4672"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}