May 29, 2012
Using accounts from several professional Latin dancers augmented by the author’s own experience, Julia A. Ericksen traces the ways bodily perfection has become an important part of dancers’ identities. In… READ MORE
May 23, 2012
Michael Wolff’s family’s tragic circumstance is a manifestation of our society’s pervasive medicalization of death. Since the mid-20th century, technological innovations in medicine—CPR, EMT, MRI, organ transplants, ICUs, pacemakers—have kept patients alive for a much longer time than in previous eras. The average age of death in America in 1900 was 47 years; in 2000, it was 78 years. This means, as Wolff points out in his mother’s story, that one takes a very long time to die—with all the attendant ethical, financial, and personal pain and suffering that accompanies this new reality.
May 21, 2012
By Jessie Klein Dharun Ravi received his verdict today. It remains to be seen whether this will help prevent future cyber-bullying or related harassment. Dharun was charged on 15 counts, including bias… READ MORE
As we await the Clementi case ruling today, Jessie Klein, author of The Bully Society, shares her thoughts on how to end the bullying problem in America’s schools: “It doesn’t help… READ MORE
May 16, 2012
NYU Press is proud to announce that Jonathan Hafetz’s book, Habeas Corpus After 9/11: Confronting America’s New Global Detention System, has been chosen to receive Honorable Mention in this year’s 2012 American… READ MORE
May 9, 2012
The mayor’s quick action helped save a woman’s life. He’ll need more time to rescue Newark. By Andra Gillespie (This article originally appeared on theroot.com.) When Cory Booker recently raced into a burning… READ MORE