by Patricia Ventura and Edward K. Chan, co-authors of White Power and American Neoliberal Culture
We didn’t set out to write a catalogue of horror—instead we stumbled upon these sadistic texts of white supremacy glorifying racist violence and terror while working on other projects abou...
By Calvin John Smiley, author of Purgatory Citizenship: Reentry, Race, and Abolition
Every year, millions of people cycle in and out of American penal institutions. For many, it might be a few days or weeks in a local jail but for others it could be years or even decades in a prison. M...
By Jamie J. Fader, author of On Shifting Ground: Constructing Manhood on the Margins
Although “the end of men” is hardly imminent, it is important to consider how mass incarceration and declining labor market participation have deepened intragender social inequalities, creating a large...
By Tanya Golash-Boza, author of Before Gentrification: The Creation of DC’s Racial Wealth Gap
After enjoying a refreshing cocktail on the patio of a restaurant on 14th Street, I asked the waiter how long they had been open. He responded that they opened about a decade ago, and that the...
Abortion Pills Go Global: Reproductive Freedom across Border is a timely illustration of the profound and transformative promise of safe medication abortion pills. Exploring the journey of these pills from manufacturing plants to transported by feminist activists from India, Ireland, N...
By Alexandrea Ravenelle, author of Side Hustle Safety Net: How Vulnerable Workers Survive Precarious Times
Since 2015—which seems like a different era entirely—I’ve interviewed hundreds of gig workers about the downsides of gig work: economic uncertainty, sexual harassment, physical ri...
C.J. Pascoe is currently the Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Oregon and author of the award-winning and critically acclaimed book Dude, You’re a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School (2011).
In her latest book, Nice is Not Enough, she is given direct a...
Global PerspectivesEditor-in-Chief: Helmut K. Anheier, Hertie School and Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLAonline.ucpress.edu/gp
Sociology of DevelopmentEditors: Andrew Jorgenson, Boston College and Jeffrey Kentor, Wayne State Universityonline.ucpress.edu/socdev
Civic So...