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Denis A. O'Hearn

Dean
College of Liberal Arts

Professor
Sociology and Anthropology

Office Building: Old Main
Office Room: 310
Phone: (915) 747-6593
Email: daohearn@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Education

Ph D in Sociology, University of Michigan (1988)

Publications

2023 Report of the International Peace Delegation on the İmralı Island Prison and the situation of Abdullah Öcalan (2023), Denis A. O'Hearn, .
Bōmei-teki kūkan no rikai ni mukete ― shihon shugi, sōgo fujo, busshitsu seikatsu Journal of the Ohara Institute for Social Research 170 (in press), Denis A. O'Hearn.
Migration, Racism and Labor Exploitation in the World-System Routledge (in press), Denis A. O'Hearn.
“Operationalizing the resource frontier: Russian Fur Hunting and Racialized Migration in the Aleutian Islands” Routledge (in press), Denis A. O'Hearn.

Presentations

No info available.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Spring 2025	SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory	25513
Spring 2025	SOCI 6398 - Dissertation I	25263
Spring 2025	SOCI 6399 - Dissertation II	25273
Spring 2025	ANTH 3379 - Independent Study	23307
Spring 2025	SOCI 4390 - Independent Study	23310
Spring 2025	SOCI 5390 - Individual Studies	23311
Spring 2025	ANTH 4303 - Internship in Anthropology	23306
Spring 2025	SOCI 4303 - Internship in Sociology	23308
Spring 2025	SOCI 5396 - Non-Thesis Project I	23318
Spring 2025	SOCI 5397 - Non-Thesis Project II	23323
Spring 2025	SOCI 5328 - Social Theory	20943
Spring 2025	SOCI 6389 - Supervised Research	25253
Spring 2025	SOCI 5398 - Thesis I	23324
Spring 2025	SOCI 5399 - Thesis II	23211
Fall 2024	SOCI 6398 - Dissertation I	14977
Fall 2024	SOCI 6399 - Dissertation II	14991
Fall 2024	ANTH 3379 - Independent Study	14655
Fall 2024	SOCI 4390 - Independent Study	12205
Fall 2024	SOCI 5390 - Individual Studies	10094
Fall 2024	ANTH 4303 - Internship in Anthropology	14667
Fall 2024	SOCI 4303 - Internship in Sociology	13105
Fall 2024	SOCI 5396 - Non-Thesis Project I	11575
Fall 2024	SOCI 5397 - Non-Thesis Project II	11582
Fall 2024	SOCI 6389 - Supervised Research	14953
Fall 2024	SOCI 5398 - Thesis I	10183
Fall 2024	SOCI 5399 - Thesis II	10101

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory	25513
Spring 2025	SOCI 5328 - Social Theory	20943
Spring 2024	SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory	26743	Syllabus
Fall 2023	SOCI 6328 - Classical Theory	16740	Syllabus Additional File
Fall 2023	SOCI 5328 - Social Theory	16148	Syllabus Additional File
Spring 2023	NAIS 2300 - Intro to Indigenous Studies	27113	Syllabus
Spring 2023	SOCI 5328 - Social Theory	21124	Syllabus
Spring 2023	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	26031	Syllabus
Spring 2023	ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology	25838	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2024	SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory	26743	Evaluation
Fall 2023	SOCI 6328 - Classical Theory	16740	Evaluation
Spring 2023	NAIS 2300 - Intro to Indigenous Studies	27113	Evaluation
Spring 2023	SOCI 5328 - Social Theory	21124	Evaluation
Spring 2023	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	26031	Evaluation
Spring 2023	ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology	25838	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Ph D in Sociology, University of Michigan (1988)

Publications

2023 Report of the International Peace Delegation on the İmralı Island Prison and the situation of Abdullah Öcalan (2023), Denis A. O'Hearn, .
Bōmei-teki kūkan no rikai ni mukete ― shihon shugi, sōgo fujo, busshitsu seikatsu Journal of the Ohara Institute for Social Research 170 (in press), Denis A. O'Hearn.
Migration, Racism and Labor Exploitation in the World-System Routledge (in press), Denis A. O'Hearn.
“Operationalizing the resource frontier: Russian Fur Hunting and Racialized Migration in the Aleutian Islands” Routledge (in press), Denis A. O'Hearn.

Presentations

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory

Section

25513

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 6398 - Dissertation I

Section

25263

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 6399 - Dissertation II

Section

25273

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ANTH 3379 - Independent Study

Section

23307

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 4390 - Independent Study

Section

23310

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 5390 - Individual Studies

Section

23311

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ANTH 4303 - Internship in Anthropology

Section

23306

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 4303 - Internship in Sociology

Section

23308

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 5396 - Non-Thesis Project I

Section

23318

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 5397 - Non-Thesis Project II

Section

23323

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 5328 - Social Theory

Section

20943

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 6389 - Supervised Research

Section

25253

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 5398 - Thesis I

Section

23324

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 5399 - Thesis II

Section

23211

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SOCI 6398 - Dissertation I

Section

14977

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SOCI 6399 - Dissertation II

Section

14991

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ANTH 3379 - Independent Study

Section

14655

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SOCI 4390 - Independent Study

Section

12205

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SOCI 5390 - Individual Studies

Section

10094

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ANTH 4303 - Internship in Anthropology

Section

14667

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SOCI 4303 - Internship in Sociology

Section

13105

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SOCI 5396 - Non-Thesis Project I

Section

11575

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SOCI 5397 - Non-Thesis Project II

Section

11582

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SOCI 6389 - Supervised Research

Section

14953

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SOCI 5398 - Thesis I

Section

10183

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SOCI 5399 - Thesis II

Section

10101

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory

Section

25513

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 5328 - Social Theory

Section

20943

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory

Section

26743

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SOCI 6328 - Classical Theory

Section

16740

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SOCI 5328 - Social Theory

Section

16148

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Spring 2023

Course

NAIS 2300 - Intro to Indigenous Studies

Section

27113

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOCI 5328 - Social Theory

Section

21124

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics

Section

26031

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology

Section

25838

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory

Section

26743

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SOCI 6328 - Classical Theory

Section

16740

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

NAIS 2300 - Intro to Indigenous Studies

Section

27113

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOCI 5328 - Social Theory

Section

21124

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics

Section

26031

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology

Section

25838

Evaluation

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