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Common Laughter

Relationships and connections between Miami and Cuba are being forged and lived by the people building and maintaining them across the Florida Straits. The increasing fluidity of popular culture across creates a web of common references, shared experiences, and points of contact that is no doubt contributing to an intensifying transnational cubanía.
Current Events

Dog Whistles, Fog Horns, and Racism in the Trump Era

—James M. Thomas
Whereas the era of dog whistles may have signaled an ambient level of white rage, today’s white rage is so constantly amplified it no longer makes sense to talk about it as rage, or any other set of feelings that fall outside of normal conditions. In the Trump era, white supremacy is no longer a matter of rage. It’s a matter of fact.
History

The Origins of the Women’s Self-Defense Movement

—Wendy L. Rouse
A historical and media driven look at the origins of the women’s self-defense movement that emerged in the early 20th century.
History

Magic in Central Park and Other Amazing Feats

—Maureen Meister
The recently rebuilt boat landings on the Lake in Central Park have inspired Meister to analyze how people think about reconstructions. Why are some praiseworthy and others cheesy? Quality and intent both matter. When reconstructions are grounded in a people’s attachment to a special place, such as Central Park, the new work can be splendid and even admirable.
Current Events

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?

Risk

May 18, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—Robert F. Reid-Pharr
We must reevaluate the strength of the words we produce, that we might produce work equal to the profound need and grand promise of our difficult and interesting times.

Oroville Dam

America’s water whiplash

May 16, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—Jeremy Schmidt
The Oroville Dam cannot be abandoned as it stands. Yet it is not sufficient to merely patch the problems when water’s erosive force is set to undermine the foundations of both material and myth.

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.

Ending Zero Tolerance

“Moonlight” schooled Hollywood on race. Can it take on school discipline, too?

May 12, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—Derek Black
This year’s Academy Award winner for best picture tackles a difficult topic in the education world today: school discipline.

Trump’s assault on our national history must end

May 10, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—Thomas A. Foster and Margaret Storey
Trump’s poorly informed comments about the Civil War are part of a larger pattern by the president of misrepresenting the facts of American history for political purposes.

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.

Recipes from 13th-Century Syria

May 2, 2017 nyupressblog 0

Scents and Flavors: A Syrian Cookbook from our Library of Arabic Literature series hits shelves today! Try these recipes from the book, reworked for contemporary kitchens.

#Read Up and Celebrate NYC Immigrant Heritage Week!

April 21, 2017 nyupressblog 0

This week is NYC Immigrant Heritage Week! Here is a list of good reads that’ll get you appreciating the city, the people, and our history.

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