We hear sweet, pensive music as we fade in to a shot of a Brandeis University sign and the Louis Brandeis statue while there is snow and we shift to shots of students in a classroom. We hear the voice of Prof. Siri Suh: “Sociology majors at Brandeis tend to be passionate about social justice. They care about the community, and they are very devoted to doing hands on work.” We see see shots of some students at a symposium presentation and Prof. Suh continues “A lot of sociology majors are members of student organizations. They’re doing volunteer work. They’re doing internships.” We now see some shots of campus while there is snow of people walking outside as we shift to shots of the classroom. Prof. Suh continues “Students can expect to be able to choose from a wide variety of sociological classes. We have classes on the sociology of race, gender, family, immigration, mental health, health and illness. This semester, I’m teaching a class on the sociology of reproduction. But in each of these classes, the students are going to gain important skills. They’re going to learn how to analyze various kinds of texts. They’re going to learn how to compare and contrast. They’re going to learn how to make arguments. And they’re going to learn how to do this when they’re writing papers.”
We see students on their laptops and Prof. Suh interacting with a student. We continue to see shots of the classroom as Prof. Suh continues “One of the powerful tools that’s offered by sociology is allowing people to connect the personal to the political. The Sociology Department is a great place for students who are passionate about social justice, to learn about social inequalities and to gain, you know, tools and strategies that would enable them to further the fight against social injustice.”
We see a shot of the Louis Brandeis statue and snow around it and shots of a student Rachel Judson working on a computer as she says: “I think that sociology is important because it gives you insight into really important issues around the world, like different inequalities that are happening and how we can kind of look at social change and make sure we’re progressing with society.”
We see shots of campus and students walking as Prof. Suh continues “Brandeis University is known as an institution that draws students that are very passionate about combating social injustice.” We see shots of Rachel pulling out her laptop while sitting on a desk and she says: “I wanted to come to Brandeis because of its emphasis on research. A lot of people are attracted to the university’s opportunities for students to be involved in research, and I think sociology can lead to a lot of different career paths. I think that the major can really be for anyone.” We see shots of the classroom, Rachel continues “Sociology has a special way of reaching people from all different disciplines. Like I always tell people, we welcome any department and any student from any discipline to participate in our classes. So it’s a very inviting environment.” We see various shots of student’s life at Brandeis, the classroom, graduation, students interacting with students as Prof. Suh says: “The Sociology major opens the door to a lot of different career paths. Students can take a wide range of classes that expose them to many, you know, topics that are sensitive, controversial, that are in the political spotlight right now. There’s so much learning to be done in sociology at Brandeis.” We see various shots of students in the classroom, talking to Prof. Suh, students graduating as the Brandeis University logo fades in. The music ends, and the video fades to black coming to an end.