Halftone collage with hand holding phone with screaming mouth on display in front of a crowded subway car

Rudeness, Prosecuting Miscarriage, and Wild Orbits

Well-researched stories from Sapiens, Nursing Clio, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Bill of Rights, 1791

The Bill of Rights: Annotated

Proposed as a compromise to ensure the ratification of the new US Constitution, the Bill of Rights has become a critical protector of civil liberties.
A woman wearing a face mask walks inside the Universal Studio station on March 05, 2020 in Osaka, Japan.

The Fear of Bare, Naked Ladies’ Faces

The mask, like the veil, is seen by the anxious West as concealing a racialized female subject in need of liberation from a backward culture.
A screenshot from Civilization V

History and Civilization

The Civilization video games may not convey actual history very well, but they’ve encouraged generations of young people to learn more about the past.
Japanese Travel Poster, ca. 1936

Western Travel Writers or Japanese War Propagandists?

Even as Japan courted Western tourists with images of exotic customs and untouched landscapes, the Second Sino-Japanese War raged across East Asia.
Colourful silhouettes of people with weight issues.

Weight in the Sociology Classroom

Body weight is in some ways a trickier topic for sociology students than other stigmas. One professor explains how he approaches the challenge of discussing it.
Woman tending to vegetable beds while working on a farm

How the Land Is Passed

A transatlantic story of Black land, loss, and resistance.

How Libraries Stand the Test of Time

The digital era builds upon millennia of librarianship as humans strive to preserve our cultural heritage.
Photo taken by FBI agents in Jonestown following the Jonestown massacre of November 18, 1978.

One Woman’s Path to Jonestown

While the events that led to the Jonestown massacre included profound tragedy, the life—and death—of one of its residents offers lessons on community and resilience.
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Mad Men and Its Obsession with Frenchness

Mad Men’s in-universe fascination with Frenchness was so frequent and important to the plot(s) that it might as well have been a main character.