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Citizen Journalism: A Reading List

The ubiquity of smartphones has ushered in a new era for journalism—facilitating citizen journalism and changing the very nature of reporting.
Passengers pass through the TSA checkpoint at the Miami International Airport on December 17, 2024 in Miami, Florida

Going Through TSA While Trans

The TSA’s Secure Flight Program, instituted in 2009, makes gender into an object of state surveillance.
A businessman pushed against a ceiling

Social Mobility and the “Class Ceiling” in the UK

People from working-class backgrounds in the UK bump up against a "class ceiling" analogous to the glass ceiling women face in the workplace.
Anna May Wong

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Our best stories about the vast histories and cultures of Americans with ancestry in Asia and the Pacific.
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Transatlantic Studies: A Reading List

Using the Atlantic Ocean as a guiding metaphor, transatlanticism emphasizes the fluid nature of contrived national boundaries and identities.
Multitasking woman at home at laptop

The Gendered Labor of Noticing and Anticipating

Through interviews with couples, sociologist Allison Daminger refines our understanding of cognitive labor in the household.

Being Trans in India

Trans women are organizing to fight discrimination and oppression. Trans men face different problems because they’re often not recognized at all.
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This One Number on a Form Can Reduce Gender Inequality

Reducing the gap between quantitative evaluation scores for male and female instructors may be as simple as changing a single number.
Caitlin D. Wylie

Caitlin D. Wylie on the Hidden Labor of STEM Research

An interview with Caitlin D. Wylie, a social scientist who analyzes “behind-the-science work” to understand how knowledge is produced and who produces it.