Do we have a campus rape crisis?
December 10, 2014
—Sameena Mulla Let me begin with my conclusion: there is not only a campus rape crisis in the U.S; rather, there is a rape crisis in the U.S. and college… READ MORE
Category: Anthropology
Asian men on TV: Waiting for the (onscreen) kiss
November 19, 2014
—Stanley I. Thangaraj Popular culture is one important realm where Asian Americans, along with other communities of color, negotiate and manage the representations of their communities. In particular, visibility in… READ MORE
Q&A with Heather Laine Talley, author of Saving Face
August 5, 2014
Heather Laine Talley is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Western Carolina University. Her new book, Saving Face: Disfigurement and the Politics of Appearance, examines the cultural meaning of interventions aimed at repairing faces defined… READ MORE
Diamonds and death
July 30, 2014
—Susan Falls Engagement ring sales drive the diamond market in the United States. But people purchase diamonds to celebrate all kinds of occasions, many of which are rites of passage:… READ MORE
Fat Gay Pride
June 11, 2014
—Jason Whitesel I recently finished my first book, Fat Gay Men: Girth, Mirth, and the Politics of Stigma, which offers an inside look at “Girth & Mirth,” a gay social club where… READ MORE
Grandmothers on Mother’s Day: Q&A with Madonna Harrington Meyer
May 6, 2014
We know that a lot of mothers juggle work and family, but millions of U.S. grandmothers do as well. In Grandmothers at Work: Juggling Family and Jobs, sociologist Madonna Harrington Meyer chronicles… READ MORE
Black History—or Histories—Month?
February 25, 2014
—Andrea C. Abrams A few months ago, a student penned an article for my college’s newspaper on the proper appellation for people of African descent in the United States. He… READ MORE
Black History Month: “Toxic Communities” are still prevalent
February 11, 2014
—Dorceta E. Taylor It is Black History Month and I am reflecting on the significant strides we have made on issues of racial justice, social equity, and human rights. However,… READ MORE