Canan, Penelope, 1946-
Dates
- Usage: approximately 1971 - 1980
Biography
Citation:
Dr. Canan joined the University of Central Florida Department of Sociology in 2006, having served on the faculty of Sociology at the University of Denver from 1983-2006, and the faculties of Sociology and Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawaii from 1978-1983. Prior to her arrival at UCF, Canan worked in Tsukuba, Japan as the Executive Director of the Global Carbon Project, one of the Earth Systems Science Partnerships of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP), the International Program on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (IHDP), the World Climate Research Program (WCRP), and Diversitas. This two-year appointment was sponsored by Japan’s National Institute for Environmental Studies.Dr. Canan graduated with Honors in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1969 and was granted an M.A. (1972) and a PhD in Sociology (1977) from the University of Denver. Dr. Canan retired from the UCF Sociology Department in December 2012. VitaFound in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Canan, Penelope Ann
Contains black and white photographs, photographic negatives and contact sheet of University of Denver alumna and faculty member Penelope Ann Canan.
Penelope Canan and George W. Pring's Research on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
The Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) Collection documents the SLAPP involvement of the College of Law and Department of Sociology at the University of Denver. Included are materials describing the nature of a SLAPP lawsuit, research materials on SLAPP lawsuits throughout the United States, and research on possible future subjects of lawsuits.
Political Claims, Legal Derailment, and the Context of Disputes, 1990
SLAPP-Happy, 1996
Paste-up of clipped graphics and phrases promoting Pring and Canan's book, SLAPPs : Getting sued for speaking out
"SLAPPs" -- "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation" in Government -- Diagnosis and treatment of the Newest Civil Rights Abuse, 1993
The SLAPP collection at the University of Denver includes are materials describing the nature of a SLAPP lawsuit, research materials on SLAPP lawsuits throughout the United States, and research on possible future subjects of lawsuits.
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, 1988 December
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) : Publications, Journalistic Coverage and Conferences, 31 1994 May
Project bibliography of research publshed in academic journals, plus television, radio, newspaper, magazine, newsletter, book, thesis, colloquia, workshop and governmental report coverage, 1986-1994.
Studying Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation : Mixing Quatitative and Qualitative Approaches. Research Note, 1988
The SLAPP collection at the University of Denver includes are materials describing the nature of a SLAPP lawsuit, research materials on SLAPP lawsuits throughout the United States, and research on possible future subjects of lawsuits.