May 2, 2024
It’s May and we are celebrating the contributions and influence of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. Take… READ MORE
May 1, 2024
‘May the 4th Be With You’ … WGN9 Chicago spoke to local professor Carmelo Esterrich, who teaches a class about Star Wars fandom and American culture at Columbia College Chicago….. READ MORE
April 30, 2024
“Focusing on the complexities behind Caribbean mediascapes, Jossianna Arroyo’s Caribes 2.0 represents an important and timely contribution to Caribbean, Latin American, Latinx, Afro-diasporic, media, and cultural studies. This provocative study does not… READ MORE
There’s no single way to be a family. And every kind of family has something we can learn from. Host Blair Hodges explores the history and evolution of family structures,… READ MORE
Today, the 2024 Media Award nominees were announced in advance of the returning James Beard Awards ceremonies presented by Capital One. The list includes nominees in Book, Broadcast Media, and Journalism categories. This year’s… READ MORE
April 29, 2024
Is Israel a “settler-colonial” state? The debate, explained. The historical discussion at the heart of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Derek Penslar, a history professor at Harvard University, writes in his book Zionism: An… READ MORE
As the U.S. population ages and as health care needs become more complex, demand for paid care workers in home and institutional settings has increased. This book draws attention to… READ MORE
April 25, 2024
Emergency Abortion Care is Before the Supreme Court-and Blue States Should Be Very Worried. For decades, Catholic hospitals have been “doing as a norm what has now become the post-Dobbs… READ MORE
April 23, 2024
“Shut out of the locker rooms, young Wellesley grad and Sports Illustrated reporter Melissa Ludtke was constantly missing the quotes that she needed to get the story. Locker Room Talk is the gripping first-hand… READ MORE
The following is taken from Aaron J. Leonard’s new book Meltdown Expected: Crisis, Disorder, and Upheaval at the End of the 1970s (Rutgers University Press; on sale May 17, 2024). “In the… READ MORE
