Superheroes and the Law
December 21, 2010
Here’s a fun site to spend a little time reading during your time off for the holidays. Law and the Multiverse discusses hypothetical situations in which superheroes and supervillains exist… READ MORE
Year: 2010
Coming in 2011: The Possible Futures Series
December 15, 2010
As part of our new partnership with the Social Science Research Council, we’re proud to be publishing the Possible Futures Series in July 2011. This series gathers together leading social… READ MORE
Networks and Social Imagination
December 13, 2010
For a limited time only, read an excerpt from Thomas Streeter’s fascinating new book, The Net Effect: Romanticism, Capitalism, and the Internet (Critical Cultural Communication), at Scribd.com. In this chapter,… READ MORE
Breastfeeding Battle Book
December 8, 2010
The Chronicle of Higher Education blog published a preview piece on our upcoming book, Is Breast Best? by Joan B. Wolf. The debate has already taken a heated tone. Talk… READ MORE
Pentecostal Podcast
December 6, 2010
Prof. Margaret Poloma joins Tony Gill at Research on Religion to discuss her new book, The Assemblies of God: Godly Love and the Revitalization of American Pentecostalism (co-authored with John… READ MORE
Much Media Against Health
December 2, 2010
Here are two ways you can learn more about Against Health: How Health Became the New Morality, edited by Jonathan Metzl and Anna Kirkland. An essay from the book by… READ MORE
We Just Can’t Stop Reading About Bathrooms
November 30, 2010
Salon’s interview with Harvey Molotch is totally fascinating. Why is the study of public toilets so important? It involves an arena of life that affects a large number of people… READ MORE
How to Fight Like a Girl
November 29, 2010
Feminists for Choice posted an illuminating interview with Megan Seely, author of Fight Like a Girl: How to be a Fearless Feminist 2. Why do you think many younger women… READ MORE