A True Crime Syllabus
How did we become so obsessed with “true crime”? This multidisciplinary syllabus shows how we view crime as a whole and how those views have changed over time.
Human Remains and Museums: A Reading List
Questions over their value for research conflict with the ethics of possessing the dead, especially when presenting human remains in the setting of a museum.
Editors’ Picks of 2023
Alien pastures, football in prison, and the Prairie School: a collection of this year’s greatest hits from JSTOR Daily.
Ulysses Obscenity Decision: Annotated
In December 1933, Judge John Woolsey issued what would become one of the best known legal decisions on obscenity in United States history.
Teaching Summary Skills with JSTOR Daily
Helping students to summarize scholarly works starts with getting them to ask the right questions about the material and the purpose of the exercise.
The Care of the Dead: A Reading List
An interdisciplinary bibliography exploring the care of the dead and how our final choices are shaped by culture, religion, economics, technology, and war.
Israel and Gaza: A Syllabus of Background Readings
How can we help students begin to make sense of the current and recurring violence in Israel and Gaza?
“Tell Me about a Complicated Man”: A Homer Reading List
The amount of scholarship on Homer and his works can be daunting. We've created this introductory reading list to help guide your explorations.
Teaching AI, AKA Artificial Intelligence
AI is everywhere. So naturally, we pulled together a syllabus of stories on the subject. Use these to inspire classroom discussion or educate your grandpa.
Digital Ethnography: An Introduction to Theory and Practice
The rise of the internet age and digital spaces has created a whole new world for ethnographic investigation.