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Ms. Laura Acosta Gonzalez
Teaching Fellow (Sociology)
Ms. Laura Acosta Gonzalez
Teaching Fellow (Sociology)
Laura is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Trinity College and a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at Northwestern University (USA). Her research brings a historical and comparative perspective to questions of nation formation and the construction and transformation of social identities and symbolic boundaries over time, especially as these processes sustain violence and war. Her work has been published in Theory and Society, Social Forces, and Quality & Quantity.
| Language |
Skill Reading |
Skill Writing |
Skill Speaking |
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English
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Fluent |
Fluent |
Fluent |
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German
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Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
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Spanish
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Fluent |
Fluent |
Fluent |
| Details |
Date From |
Date To |
| American Sociological Association |
2016 |
2023 |
| International Sociological Association |
2020 |
2023 |
| Sociological Association Ireland |
2021 |
2022 |
| Latin American Studies Association |
2017 |
2023 |
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Laura Acosta and Robert Braun, War Commemoration and Nationalism in Belgium, 1914-1945: The Role of Military Networks, Social Forces, 100, (4), 2022, p1884 - 1909,
Journal Article,
PUBLISHED
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James Mahoney and Laura Acosta, A Regularity Theory of Causality for the Social Sciences, Quality & Quantity, 56, (4), 2022, p1573 - 7845,
Journal Article,
PUBLISHED
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Laura Acosta, Victimhood Dissociation and Conflict Resolution: Evidence from the Colombian Peace Plebiscite, Theory and Society, 50, (4), 2021, p679 - 714,
Journal Article,
PUBLISHED
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| Award |
Date |
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Graduate Student Paper Award 2021. Sociology of Human Rights Section of the American Sociological Association
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2021 |
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Richard A. Peterson Prize for Best Graduate Student Paper 2021. Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association
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2021 |
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Outstanding Published Article Award 2021. Peace, War, and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association (Honorable Mention)
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2021 |
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Best Graduate Student Paper Prize 2021. Theory Section of the American Sociological Association (Honorable Mention)
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2021 |
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Robert F. Winch Award for Best 2nd Year Paper 2018. Department of Sociology, Northwestern University
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2018 |
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Maurice J. and Fay B. Karpf Peace Prize 2018. Department of Sociology, Northwestern University
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2018 |
