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.
Going Through TSA While Trans
The TSA’s Secure Flight Program, instituted in 2009, makes gender into an object of state surveillance.
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.
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.
Transatlantic Studies: A Reading List
Using the Atlantic Ocean as a guiding metaphor, transatlanticism emphasizes the fluid nature of contrived national boundaries and identities.
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.
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 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.