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In the run-up to the holiday season we invite you to sit back, relax, and enjoy some of our most popular content this year. We are continually on…
In the run-up to the holiday season we invite you to sit back, relax, and enjoy some of our most popular content this year. We are continually on…
What is “the establishment” and why was it scorned this election cycle? I have been thinking lately about the establishment. What I mean is that I have been…
What is “the establishment” and why was it scorned this election cycle? I have been thinking lately about the establishment. What I mean is that I have been…
From meeting to action. Working together to support our students. In the wake of the recent presidential election, we find ourselves reflecting deeply on our roles as…
On how human genetics is biopolitical. Earlier this year Jonathan Marks and I sat down at the University of Notre Dame for a conversation about his recent books,…
On how the humanities help us think critically about science. Jonathan Marks and I have a lot in common (despite the fact that I am a Christian feminist…
How exaggerated media reports misconceive the realities of migration and displacement. The current refugee crisis in Europe has once again sounded alarms about increased human trafficking. This is…
In Baltimore development isn’t just about “business getting built”—it’s also about community relations. As I arrived at my office at Coppin State University (CSU) late in the morning…
Latinx memorials force us to question the whiteness of queer identity and national memorialization. On June 12, 2016, a gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle opened fire at…
Post-Orlando vigils reveal ways in which Islamophobia and homophobia interact. In the weeks following the Orlando nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016, thousands of people across the United…
Fears and beliefs about guns are key to a survivalist culture of self-reliance. A rural silence of twittering birds hung over the remote Arizona settlement built by a…
Our speech echoes the gun-obsessed society in which Americans live. After I was invited to pull the trigger on this article, to draw a bead on gunspeak, to…
In New York queer youth ask how art can combat violence. To exist is to resist. We have heard this phrase uttered by activists representing marginalized communities, from…
Firearms are a crucial link in the chain of violence, but they are also part of a bigger picture of social inequality in the US. Photo courtesy John…
Ghost hunting can be about sensational connections with spirits. It can also be a form of care and consolation, and not only for the ghosts. It was a…
Elections in India are a loud, rambunctious, great equalizer in public life. Elections in India are the world’s biggest festival and Indians clearly like to vote. Evidence shows…
Canvassing for elections is an addictive mix of gossip, ideas, theatre and competition. Elections are a ritual process for creating political representatives and encouraging citizens to accept them…
Britain’s vote to leave the EU has ushered in a surprise: it turns out that voting matters, and the UK is living in a New Normal now. After…
What Trump’s smash-it-all message tells us about presidential campaigns. Before we join the refrain that the candidacy of Donald J. Trump in this presidential election is unprecedented, we…
Climate change and global capital compound suffering for local communities. We are taking a short break from walking the narrow, steep paths around the Saipu Village of Ramechhap…
Kurdish participants in politics face concerted challenges, some of their own making. In the days after the failed coup against the Turkish government on July 15, 2016, top…
How a tourist kept pace with the martial arts experts. It is a fairly standard trick-of-the-trade. A group of highly trained athletes and artists perform for tourists, who…
How Maradona’s support for the Pumas signals a change in the culture of Argentine rugby. Footage of Diego Maradona, the globally famous Argentine ex-soccer player, dancing in the…
Dakar’s aspiring wrestlers forge entrepreneurial career paths in an uncertain local economy. Children playing at wrestling at an écurie (wrestling school) in the Dakar suburb of Yeumbeul. Young…