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Professor @ARADColumbia @ColumbiaSocialSci. Co-Ed of CEL series @stanfordpress. MEASURING CULTURE is out now from @ColumbiaUP She/her.
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City Pages is closing, ending the era of alternative weeklies in Twin Cities
Pandemic-related closures led to a decline in ads and revenue that owner Star Tribune Media Co. could no longer sustain.
Walk the (Gendered and Racialized) Line: Retrospective Consecration and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Ashlee Bledsoe, 2020
Cultural consecration demonstrates the values of a field, and it is influenced by several different factors. Previous research on consecration in rock music has...
New 2020 Members Announced
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences announced its members elected in 2020. The 276 artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, non-profit, and private sectors include Joan Baez, Eric Holder, and Ann Patchett.
The Crimes | Chapter 1 - The Red Note
In 1993, residents of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico begin noticing a string of serial murders that appear to be linked by a common signature. But for more than two year, these brutal crimes are ignored by local investigators. As host Lydia Cacho explores...
Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons ‘Cobra Kai’ Is a Knockout
The “Karate Kid” sequel series, which surged in popularity when it arrived on Netflix this summer, is an addictive blend of nostalgia and operatic karate drama.
Op-Ed: Gun sales surged to record numbers since March. What does it portend?
Gun sellers say the pandemic, protest and election surge is different from others: It brought a wave of first-time buyers into their stores starting in March.
Festival of Ideas: Kate Manne - Crowdcast
Philosopher Kate Manne offers a radical new framework for understanding misogyny and offers a vision of a world in which women are just as entitled as men to be cared for, believed and valued.
Social mobilities and cultural inequalities
Why do cultural producers discriminate when they think they are open to novelty? Why is it so difficult for people of colour or lower class people to enter the cultural industries? And how can we stud
5 Professors Sue Rutgers, Saying It Shortchanges Women on Pay
The five women say they are paid tens of thousands of dollars less than men with similar qualifications. The university says it is “committed to pay equity.”
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“Liberal” academia, my a$$.
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Artists Like Jeffrey Gibson and Carrie Mae Weems Encourage Voting With New Billboards
Jenny Holzer and Tomashi Jackson are also participating in “Art for Action,” the largest non-partisan public art campaign to raise voter awareness.
Simone Leigh Is First Black Woman to Represent U.S. at Venice Biennale
The Brooklyn-based sculptor, whose large-scale works explore Black women’s stories and histories, will create the American pavilion’s exhibition for 2022.
KS-04 Get Out the Vote!!
We're in the final days of the campaign and we need your help! Talking to voters is the most important thing we can do to get out the vote in KS-04 to win big and elect Democrats up and down the ballot. Sign-up for our upcoming events below! Signing...
Alpaca Phonebank for Dana Balter! · Dana Balter for Congress
Join Team Dana for a VERY special phonebank on Wednesday, October 14th from 6-8pm. At this can't miss-event, the volunteer who makes the most calls gets the ultimate prize: they will NAME the baby alpaca born on Assembly Candidate Scott Comegys'...
The Swamp That Trump Built
A businessman-president transplanted favor-seeking in Washington to his family’s hotels and resorts — and earned millions as a gatekeeper to his own administration.
Killer Mike's new Black-owned bank receives 'tens of thousands' of account requests in less than 24 hours
A new majority Black and Latinx-owned and operated digital bank hopes to make supporting Black-owned banks and businesses a little easier for consumers.