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Hillary Clinton and Feminism

Hilary Clinton’s political career has long drawn the attention of scholars and pundits alike.
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Suggested Readings: Truckers, Stalkers, and Computers

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of the JSTOR Daily
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Civil Religion

The US has created its own "civil religion," a complex body of ambiguous public assertions of faith that obscure the varied, private beliefs of the populace.
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Representative Barbies

A weekly deep dive into the scholarship around a current news story. This week: Barbie.
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Suggested Readings: Free trade, Peer Review, and Bloodletting

Extra Credit: Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. ...
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Suggested Readings: Fear, Heartbreak, and Planet Nine

Extra Credit: Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. ...
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Women at Work

From finance to law and the sciences, women at work find themselves changing their personalities and habits to fit in.
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The Midlife Crisis

Recent studies beg the question: Is the mid-life crisis universal or is it a phenomenon limited to a certain class and privilege level?
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Suggested Readings: Witches, Germs, and Lobbyists

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Extra Credit Suggested Readings from JSTOR Daily Editors

Suggested Readings: Rethinking Freud, Rewatching Movies, and Remodeling the Earth

Extra Credit: Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. ...
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Empathy and Imagery

Theories from psychology, education, philosophy, and sociology, show how complex and subconscious the feeling of empathy can be.
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Suggested Readings: School Stress, Juking the Stats, and Ninja Sharks

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTOR Daily.
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Suggested Readings: De-stressing, Divorce, and the False View of Abortion on TV

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTOR Daily.
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Suggested Readings: Syrian Deserters, Fight or Flight, Yoda’s Speech

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTOR Daily.
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Suggested Readings: Tortoises, Teenagers, and Literary Critics

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTOR Daily.
Photo credit: Migrants standing in line to embark CASTEL VERDE at a wharf in Trieste, Italy before departing for Australia, 1953-1954. (Australian National Maritime Museum)

Climate Change and Migration

Multiple research bodies show how climate change and natural disasters cause migration and refugees crises.
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Cultural Capital

Sociologist Pierre Bourdieu's 1970s concept of cultural capital has been co-opted by economics, racial studies, and education.
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Suggested Readings: China and Africa, Designer Babies, and Slacktivists

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTOR Daily.
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Suggested Readings: Studying Heart Disease, Punctuating Texts, Destroying Alderaan

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTOR Daily.
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Suggested Readings: Rich Kids, Mean Drunks, and Terrorists

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTOR Daily.
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Suggested Readings: Dogs, Ukuleles, and Political Ideology

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTOR Daily
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Suggested Readings: Religion and Morality, Women and Sex, Allergies and Flatworms

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTOR Daily.
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Suggested Readings: Sim Cities, Racist Dates, and Spooky Action

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTOR Daily.
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Suggested Readings: Humans are Ok, Fracking is Dangerous, Nutrition is Complicated

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTOR Daily.
Extra Credit Suggested Readings from JSTOR Daily Editors

Suggested Readings: Purity for Men, Center of the Earth, Silly Walks

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTOR Daily.