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Elena Ayala-Hurtado

@elenaah.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard Radcliffe Institute, PhD from Harvard Sociology. Precarious employment, economic insecurity, higher education. Cultural sociologist. Current research in the US and Spain.

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Elena Ayala-Hurtado @elenaah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Join Lorenza Antonucci, Joaquin Prieto, Hequn Wang, Sarah Payne, and myself at our fourth mini-conference on insecurity at SASE 2027. Last year's experience was the best yet, but we have big dreams for this year! Submissions deadline EARLY this year: 11/1. sase.org/events/2027-... (MC02 at the link)
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Glasgow 2027 | SASE Annual Conferences
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Elena Ayala-Hurtado @elenaah.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
It's been a bit of a banner year for me professionally, particularly publications-wise; given that I remain on the job market, here are some of the highlights.
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Elena Ayala-Hurtado @elenaah.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
LAST CALL! Join Lorenza Antonucci, Joaquin Prieto, Hequn Wang, Sarah Payne, and myself at our third mini-conference on insecurity at SASE 2026. Attendance and discussions have been wonderful in past years! Hard deadline SOON: 12/16. sase.org/events/2026-... (MC03)
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Bordeaux 2026 | SASE Annual Conferences
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Elena Ayala-Hurtado @elenaah.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Join Lorenza Antonucci, Joaquin Prieto, Hequn Wang, Sarah Payne, and myself at our third mini-conference on insecurity at SASE 2026. Attendance and discussions have been wonderful in past years, and this year we hope will be even better! Submissions deadline 12/16. sase.org/events/2026-... (MC03)
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Bordeaux 2026 | SASE Annual Conferences
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Elena Ayala-Hurtado @elenaah.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Just a month left until the deadline for the BJS special issue that Lorenza Antonucci and I are co-editing on "The Precarity of Work and Life," focusing on people's experiences with socioeconomic insecurity! We've heard about some really interesting papers in progress so far--consider submitting!
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The British Journal of Sociology Call for Papers The precarity of work and life: how insecurity equalizes and stratifies people’s experiences
Submission deadline: Tuesday, 2 September 2025
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Elena Ayala-Hurtado @elenaah.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
A reminder that Lorenza Antonucci and I are co-editing a BJS special issue on "The Precarity of Work and Life," focusing on people's experiences with socio-economic insecurity. Submission deadline September 2! Check out the call for papers!
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The British Journal of Sociology Call for Papers The precarity of work and life: how insecurity equalizes and stratifies people’s experiences
Submission deadline: Tuesday, 2 September 2025
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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
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Elena Ayala-Hurtado @elenaah.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
In Contexts, I summarize my recent Soc of Ed paper examining how young, struggling college graduates in the U.S. and Spain understand their social positions and sense of worth. Spoiler: they're deeply unhappy that their expectations haven't panned out, but confident in their worth as graduates.
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Elena Ayala-Hurtado @elenaah.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
LAST CALL! Join Lorenza Antonucci, David Joseph-Goteiner, Joaquin Prieto, Hequn Wang, and myself at our second mini-conference on socioeconomic insecurity at SASE 2025. Attendance and discussions last year were wonderful! Submissions deadline SOON: 12/16. sase.org/event/2025-m... (MC04) #sociology
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2025 – Montréal - SASE
SASE is delighted to announce that its 37th annual conference will be hosted at the Palais des Congrès, Montréal from 9-12 July 2025.
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Elena Ayala-Hurtado @elenaah.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Join Lorenza Antonucci, David Joseph-Goteiner, Joaquin Prieto, Hequn Wang, and myself at our second mini-conference on insecurity at SASE 2025. Attendance and discussions last year were wonderful; this year, we hope, even better! Submissions deadline SOON: 12/16. sase.org/event/2025-m... (MC04)
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2025 – Montréal - SASE
SASE is delighted to announce that its 37th annual conference will be hosted at the Palais des Congrès, Montréal from 9-12 July 2025.
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Elena Ayala-Hurtado @elenaah.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Join Lorenza Antonucci, David Joseph-Goteiner, Joaquin Prieto, Hequn Wang, and myself at our second mini-conference on insecurity at SASE 2025. Attendance and discussions last year were wonderful and this year we hope will be even better! Submissions deadline 12/16. sase.org/event/2025-m... (MC04)
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2025 – Montréal - SASE
SASE is delighted to announce that its 37th annual conference will be hosted at the Palais des Congrès, Montréal from 9-12 July 2025.
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Elena Ayala-Hurtado @elenaah.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
I'm thrilled to share that my first paper from my dissertation, "The Expectational Liminality of Insecure College Graduates," has been published in Sociology of Education: doi.org/10.1177/0038...
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