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09
Oct

Racial Scripts and Counterscripts

By Natalia Molina This guest post is part of a series published in conjunction with the meeting of the American Studies Association in Toronto. UC Press authors share insight into their research and stories that …

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08
Oct

Miserable Mothers and Antibusing Protests

by Matthew F. Delmont This guest post is part of a series published in conjunction with the meeting of the American Studies Association in Toronto. UC Press authors share insight into their research and stories that …

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29
Sep

Escape to Prison: A Look Inside

 In Escape to Prison, the culmination of years of international research, noted criminologist Michael Welch explores ten prison museums on six continents, examining the complex interplay between culture and punishment. From Alcatraz …

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22
Sep

Is Climate Change a Religious Issue?

by Evan Berry, author of Devoted to Nature: The Religious Roots of American Environmentalism Some Americans, especially among the most trenchant ranks of conservative Catholics, have expressed outrage about Pope Francis’ direct …

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25
Aug

Data Mining for the Social Sciences

By David Monaghan, co-author of Data Mining for the Social Sciences: An Introduction This guest post is published in advance of the American Sociological Association conference in Chicago.Check back every day for new posts through the end …

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25
Aug

Decoding Albanian Organized Crime

By Jana Arsovska, author of Decoding Albanian Organized Crime: Culture, Politics, and Globalization This guest post is published in advance of the American Sociological Association conference in Chicago.Check back every day for new posts through the end …

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24
Aug

Lives in Limbo

By Roberto G. Gonzales, author of Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America This guest post is published in advance of the American Sociological Association conference in Chicago.Check back every day for …

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23
Aug

Provocations

By Susan Bordo, M. Christina Alcalde, and Ellen Rosenman, co-editors of Provocations: A Transnational Reader in the History of Feminist Thought This guest post is published in advance of the American Sociological Association conference in Chicago.Check …

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