Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10th—the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, 70 years ago today, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A milestone document, it proclaimed the inalienable …
Read More >With the Public Health Law Conference (October 4-6 in Phoenix) beginning later this week, we’re reminded of the need to empower public health initiatives and advance health equity. #PHLC2018 In Public Health Law …
Read More >As many in the U.S. debate the potential consequences of Brett M. Kavanaugh’s nomination for Supreme Court Justice, we are reminded that this moment in history is not about pro-choice or anti-abortion …
Read More >This guest post is published as part of our Scholar-Activist series related to the American Sociological Association conference from August 11 – 14 in Philadelphia. #ASA18 #ScholarActivist By Erin Heidt-Forsythe, author of Between Families and Frankenstein: The Politics of Egg …
Read More >What are the social consequences of anti-immigrant rhetoric? Do racist words translate into violence against immigrants? Does this rhetoric discourage immigrants from participating in civic life, interacting with law enforcement, or obtaining needed …
Read More >We are pleased to announce that Punishing Disease: HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness by Trevor Hoppe is the recipient of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Studies. #Lammys #PrideMonth Praise for Punishing Disease …
Read More >This excerpt is published in conjunction with the Latin American Studies Association congress in Barcelona. Check for other posts from the conference. #LASA2018 By Seth Holmes, author of Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the …
Read More >We are pleased to announce that States of Disease: Political Environments and Human Health by Brian King is the recipient of the Julian Minghi Distinguished Book Award from the American Association of Geographers. #AAG2018 Praise …
Read More >Attending the International Studies Association conference (ends April 7th) in San Francisco? Visit Booth #703 to see new and notable titles and get a 40% discount on titles with discount code 17E2435. …
Read More >This weekend marks the one year anniversary of the largest single day protest in US history—the Women’s March—when on January 21, 2017, 4.2 million people marched across the US in more than 600 US cities, …
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