Science Fiction Lessons
Under the guise of entertainment, fantasy, and allegory, the Trojan horse of Sci Fi sneaks in big questions about the implications of science and technology that students would do well to ponder.
Category: Issues
Race, Antisemitism, and American Jews
By focusing on the goal of whiteness, American Jews risked beneficial alliances with other minority groups and incorrectly convinced themselves that they were accepted by white society.
White Heterosexual Power in David Foster Wallace’s The Broom of the System
David Foster Wallace knew the likes of Brett Kavanaugh quite well; the author’s experiences as witness to, and perhaps participant in, this privileged culture should be the primary angle at which we view the novel, at the nexus of masculinity, race, and sexuality.
Between a Cuck and a Hard Place: Masculinity and Online Uses of the Word ‘Cuck’
I analyzed how users of The_Donald subreddit use the word “cuck” so you never have to visit their website.
Alpha-Males, Underdogs and New Men: Masculinity in Animated Films
Leading animation studios too often fail to rewrite some of the hypermasculine, destructive scripts that dominate popular culture.
Global Engagement at the United Nations: Lessons from Ancient Greece for our Modern Times
The present political moment in America is rife with irony. One example, revealing a battle for America’s soul, involves two speeches recently delivered at the opening of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly.
Hiya Norm, Where ‘Ya Headed?
History doesn’t repeat itself, but that’s not why we study it.
“Within the Forms of Law”: Politics and Activism, 1850s and Today
Activists have applied political pressure most effectively on the state and local levels. The fugitive slave crisis of the 1850s provides a historical roadmap for embracing formal politics as a means toward activist ends in the United States.
Graduate Workers, Political Activism, and the Uncertain Futures of Cautious Universities
The advances that helped make universities minimally accessible through needs-blind admissions, federal Pell grants, and Title IX protections were all forged by the political struggles of the generation that came before us. How are we going to expand upon them?
American Political Parties as Lifestyle Brands
Many incidents in recent American politics appear bizarre when analyzed as policy discussions, but become meaningful political acts if interpreted as efforts in brand management. In particular, viewing voter behavior as a form consumer culture provides some explanation for the popular support enjoyed by the Republican party.
The Activist History Review 