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How the social gospel movement explains the roots of today’s religious left

—Christopher H. Evans
The idea of “social salvation” that was critical to Walter Rauschenbusch, A.J. Muste and Martin Luther King Jr. is galvanizing the activism of a new generation of religious progressives. Can the religious left achieve the public status of the religious right and become a potent political force?
African American Studies

Say Her Name! Confronting Erasure and Rethinking Possibilities for a Democratic Future

—Stanley I. Thangaraj
The work of women of color and trans people of color often goes unrecognized in our larger world. This silence informs us about the politics of living and which bodies and lives are made to count. Their names must be said, or the very system of inequality will continue to operate and grow.
Current Events

Fear and Learning

—Glenda M. Flores
Schools are not set up to support Latina/o students, especially those with undocumented parents. Often, Latina educators have to fill resource gaps. These kinds of issues will only become more pronounced as the Latina/o population grows across the United States and as they come under attack in the Trump era.
Current Events

What the Handmaid’s Tale Reminds Us About Gender Equality

—Kara Ellerby
Despite all our ‘progress’ in women’s rights and gender equality, these same rights are still up for debate. Part of the problem is thinking that promoting some women is enough. If we fail to consider the rights of racial minorities and LGBTQ citizens and ignore class inequalities, then we fail at gender equality.
Law

Pride and Prejudice: Gay Rights, Animus, and Animus

—William D. Araiza
As we reflect on Gay Pride, and on both the accomplishments of the gay rights movement as well as the challenges that even today LGB (and especially T) people continue to face in this post-Obergefell world, it’s more important than ever to understand what “animus” means, not just on the streets, but in the courtroom.

We Need Algorithmic Transparency

May 15, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—Kelly Gates
Understanding what’s inside the black box of cloud computing matters. We need transparency in the weird experience of being human.

An Interview with John Cheney-Lippold, Author of We Are Data

May 3, 2017 nyupressblog 0

An interview with John Cheney-Lippold about what identity means in an algorithmic age.

Available, Accessible, Usable

March 28, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—Elizabeth Ellcessor
Creating accessible spaces, technologies, and content often entails augmenting, altering, or otherwise working around the assumption that all users will have a “normal” able body.

All (Dis)Quiet on the Cultural Front: Culture Jamming in the Age of Trump

March 23, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—Moritz Fink and Marilyn DeLaure
In opposition to Trump’s ad hoc and authoritarian politics, the last four months have seen a surge in creative forms of resistance known as “culture jamming.”

Welcome to the series, Keywords for Media Studies!

March 22, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—NYU Press
We’re delighted to announce the publication of Keywords for Media Studies! Our project maps the interdisciplinary field of media studies—past, present, and future.

Why the Golem Is a Perfect Metaphor for Donald Trump

November 15, 2016 nyupressblog 0

—Maya Barzilai
Golems are created and animated in times of great despair. The golem as a metaphor for Trump and a master metaphor for our times.

This “Nation of Immigrants” Created Trump: Race, Gender, Media and the Cultural Politics of U.S. Immigration

October 20, 2016 nyupressblog 0

—Leah Perry
Trump’s racist, sexist, violent anti-immigration rhetoric developed from the “immigration emergency” and “nation of immigrants” discourses established in 1980s policy and pop culture, in response to the civil rights and “second-wave” feminist movements.

More Than a Symbolic Change: iOS 10 and the Accessible Icon Emoji

September 7, 2016 nyupressblog 1

—Elizabeth Ellcessor
The revised accessibility symbol emoji introduced in iOS 10 is not the familiar static wheelchair symbol. Its inclusion demonstrates how art and activism can influence culture, industries, and policies with major implications for access and participation in broader society.

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How the social gospel movement explains the roots of today’s religious left

Say Her Name! Confronting Erasure and Rethinking Possibilities for a Democratic Future

Fear and Learning

What the Handmaid’s Tale Reminds Us About Gender Equality

Pride and Prejudice: Gay Rights, Animus, and Animus

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