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Understanding Thursday’s ICC Warrants - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies

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On Thursday, the International Criminal Court issued warrants for senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin...
On Thursday, the International Criminal Court issued warrants for senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and leaders of Hamas for Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes. The decision came six months after the ICC announced its intent to investigate the ongoing war in Gaza and ten months after the International Court of Justice […]
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Instagram Activism and Black-Asian Solidarity - Discoveries

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Rachel Kuo and Sarah J. Jackson, “The political uses of memory: Instagram and Black-Asian solidarities,” Media,...
Rachel Kuo and Sarah J. Jackson, “The political uses of memory: Instagram and Black-Asian solidarities,” Media, Culture & Society, 2023 A crowd of protestors hold various signs, including “Black Lives Matter” and “Yellow Peril Supports Black Power.” “Racism is th Deadliest Virus” by Backbone Campaign is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Social media is an […]
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This Chronicle piece offers five ways professors can incorporate AI - First Publics

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This Chronicle piece offers five ways professors can incorporate AI into their classrooms, even if they...
This Chronicle piece offers five ways professors can incorporate AI into their classrooms, even if they are initially skeptical. It also provides guidance on educating students about the limitations of AI to help prevent its misuse.
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TSP Tuesdays, November 19th, 2024 - The Editors' Desk

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New & Noteworthy TSP’s Jordyn Wald has a new StoryMap on Law Enforcement and Body-Cams. It...
New & Noteworthy TSP’s Jordyn Wald has a new StoryMap on Law Enforcement and Body-Cams. It covers research on body-cams and its increasing use by police, improved accountability and reduced complaints, but their impact on excessive force and arrests varies depending on activation policies and usage. Our latest Clippings by Mallory Harrington covers recent sociology […]
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Sociology in the News – Ep.5 – Deborah Carr and Susan Brown in The New York Times on Older Adult Cohabitation - The Society Pages Podcast

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TSP Board members Emma Goldstein, Mason Jones, and Leo LaBarre discuss Deborah Carr and Susan Brown’s...
TSP Board members Emma Goldstein, Mason Jones, and Leo LaBarre discuss Deborah Carr and Susan Brown’s recent contributions in The New York Times on the increasing trend of unmarried cohabitation among older adults. This episode is produced by Forrest Lovette.
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letter from the editors: fall 2024 - Contexts

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Let’s have fun! Autumn in North America is magical for many reasons. First, there’s the spectacle...
Let’s have fun! Autumn in North America is magical for many reasons. First, there’s the spectacle of color that surrounds so many of us (sorry California friends). Second, the cool weather invites the cozies, like sweaters, fires, and our favorite hot drinks—cocoa, coffee, and yes, even a pumpkin spice latte. And then there’s all the […]
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Clippings – November 18th, 2024 TSP Media Report - Clippings

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Marianne Cooper (Senior Research Scholar at Stanford University’s VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab) and Priya Fielding-Singh...
Marianne Cooper (Senior Research Scholar at Stanford University’s VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab) and Priya Fielding-Singh (Senior Manager of Research and Education at LeanIn.org) wrote an article for the Harvard Business Review on how gender equality in the workplace has stalled and is not inevitable. Dat...
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fall 2024 table of contents - Contexts

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from the editors in brief: “Parenting Gender, From Left to Right,” by Elena G. Van Stee....
from the editors in brief: “Parenting Gender, From Left to Right,” by Elena G. Van Stee. “Crossing the Cultural Line,” by Parker Muzzerall. “Rural Rainbows,” by Sophie X. Liu. “Shedding the Wealth,” by Colter J. Uscola. “A Woman Walks into a Brothel,” by Parker Muzzerall. “Whose Parents Are Paying,” by Elena G. Van Stee. “Status […]
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50 Years of Rubik’s Cube: Speedcubing and a More Inclusive Society

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In 2024, the Rubik’s Cube, the puzzle invented by the Hungarian professor of architecture Ernő Rubik,...
In 2024, the Rubik’s Cube, the puzzle invented by the Hungarian professor of architecture Ernő Rubik, celebrates its 50th anniversary. We would like to take this opportunity to discuss how important Rubik’s invention has been to humanity. It is estimated that approximately one in seven people in the world have at least attempted to solve […]
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With fewer undergraduates choosing sociology, many professors - First Publics

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With fewer undergraduates choosing sociology, many professors may seek new ways to attract students. This ASA...
With fewer undergraduates choosing sociology, many professors may seek new ways to attract students. This ASA page offers valuable resources to help students explore career opportunities available with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.
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Daniel Silver reads Georg Simmel - Give Theory A Chance

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In this episode, Dr. Daniel Silver, Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto Scarborough and...
In this episode, Dr. Daniel Silver, Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto Scarborough and author of Scenescapes: how qualities of place shape social life (2020), joins us to discuss and read from Georg Simmel’s Sociology: Inquiries into the Construction of Social Forms (first published in 1908). Be sure to check out Dan’s co-authored […]
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Who’s Not Cool With AC? - Sociological Images

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This past summer was hot, hotter than it used to be, and this is causing a...
This past summer was hot, hotter than it used to be, and this is causing a lot of new challenges for work, infrastructure, our social lives, and our health. Air conditioning was back in style and even a new public policy, with more cities working to require that landlords provide it as a basic part […]
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Law Enforcement and Body-Cams - The Society Pages

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Jordyn is a first year PhD student in the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota....
Jordyn is a first year PhD student in the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota. Her interests lie on the perpetuation of gender inequality across intersecting dimensions of culture, media, race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and family. Jake is a fourth-year PhD student at the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota. […]
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same behavior, different meaning - Contexts

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What does it mean to drive an electric vehicle? For some, it may be a bold...
What does it mean to drive an electric vehicle? For some, it may be a bold act of climate action while for others it may simply be a pragmatic cost-saving practice. In a cultural context in which these different meanings can signal divergent political outlooks, it’s incumbent upon sociologists to consider how meaning-making processes are […]
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This article, by Barry Eidlen, breaks down some of the victories union - First Publics

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This article, by Barry Eidlen, breaks down some of the victories union reformers have made recently....
This article, by Barry Eidlen, breaks down some of the victories union reformers have made recently. The article also outlines some of their key goals moving forward, such as increased transparency and accountability of union officials.
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TSP Tuesdays, November 12th, 2024 - The Editors' Desk

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New & Noteworthy Tressie McMillan Cottom (Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina’s School of Information...
New & Noteworthy Tressie McMillan Cottom (Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina’s School of Information and Library Science) wrote an opinion piece for The New York Times in the aftermath of the presidential election. “[T]his election was about enthusiasm and diagnoses. The long-term trajectory of our country has not changed. Millions of middle-class people feel working-class. […]
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From the Interim Director - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies

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Nearly eight decades have passed since the end of the Second World War and of the...
Nearly eight decades have passed since the end of the Second World War and of the Holocaust. Friday is a painful reminder of the absence of the six million Jewish victims of genocide and the growing number of survivors and witnesses who are no longer with us. For the past several decades, they have shared […]
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Charles Fodor: A Story of Survival and the Variety of the Archives - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies

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Charles Fodor is a Minnesota Holocaust survivor, one of the survivors whose arrival to the Twin...
Charles Fodor is a Minnesota Holocaust survivor, one of the survivors whose arrival to the Twin Cities came over a decade after the end of the war. While many of the Holocaust survivors that immigrated to Minnesota did so in the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust, it was not uncommon for survivors to attempt to […]
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Clippings – November 11th, 2024 TSP Media Report - Clippings

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paying attention. period. - Contexts

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Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) are absent from both the Millennium Development Goals and the Sustainable...
Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) are absent from both the Millennium Development Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals, which have shaped global and national-level policies for several decades. Why? In Sociology of Development, sociologist Rita Jalali examines MHH in the global health agenda, shedding light on the reasons why certain social causes receive less attention […]
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Are you looking for a short, approachable piece on impression management? - First Publics

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Are you looking for a short, approachable piece on impression management? This Contexts article connects performing...
Are you looking for a short, approachable piece on impression management? This Contexts article connects performing as a princess at parties to dramaturgy in an easily understandable way!
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travel and the times - Contexts

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How do you choose where to go on vacation? Maybe you consult friends or family or...
How do you choose where to go on vacation? Maybe you consult friends or family or follow the advice of a travel influencer. Or maybe you plan your trips by flipping through The New York Times Travel section. While the latter might feel like an antiquated approach for the more online among us, sociologists Hesu […]
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TSP Tuesdays, November 5th, 2024 - The Editors' Desk

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New & Noteworthy Political memes and jokes connect people with candidates, encourage engagement, and make complex...
New & Noteworthy Political memes and jokes connect people with candidates, encourage engagement, and make complex issues more accessible. Humor can rally supporters, soften criticism, and reveal tensions in a way that feels less confrontational. Yet, it also risks misinterpretation, losing impact if it feels insincere or too harsh. Check out TSP Board member Jordyn […]
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Humor and Memes in Politics - There's Research on That

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Donald Trump with a red background and Kamala Harris with a blue background. Photo by author,...
Donald Trump with a red background and Kamala Harris with a blue background. Photo by author, Jordyn Wald, CC0 (no rights reserved). Humor isn’t just amusement—it also reflects the dynamics of society. Humor can reinforce group identities, challenge authority, mobilize others to drive social change – and it helps us talk about social tensions in […]
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