Hey everyone. Most of us are still reeling from the election results, so we are introducing our Roundup this week with a few lines from co-editor Doug Hartmann’s reflection the morning after —
“It is important not to try to grapple with this individually and on our own but to do so openly and collectively and even across the usual political lines if possible. This is about taking care of each other and ourselves. It is about healing and reflection. It is about moving forward and preparing for next steps.”
The Editors’ Desk:
“Mornings After in America.” Doug’s reflection on the U.S. presidential election results reminds us, and himself, that we have been through this before and that social change is a long and hard process.
“Beyonce, the Dixie Chicks, and Country Brilliance.” The Atlantic offered great sociological insights into Beyonce’s visit to the Country Music Awards.
There’s Research on That!:
“Marvel, Masculinity, and Racial Diversity in Comic Books,” by Matthew Aguilar-Champeau. Netflix’s Luke Cage is the most recent manifestation of the long and sometimes troubled history of racial diversity in comic books.
“Consuming the Pain of the “Other” Through Media Images,” by j. Siguru Wahutu. “Images of pain and suffering are less about an increase in ‘bad’ things happening and more about how we understand the consumption of pain, suffering, and death of victims that are ‘Other’.”
Discoveries:
“Criminal Justice Reform Limited to Nonviolent Offenses,” by Caity Curry. New research in The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science finds that policy and discourse surrounding criminal justice reform is limited to nonviolent offenders and economic benefits rather than the broader human costs of incarceration.
From Our Partners:
Scholars Strategy Network:
“Why Beards and Mustaches are Rare for Modern American Politicians,” by Rebekah Herrick.
Council on Contemporary Families:
Women Have Made the Difference for Family Economic Security,” by Molly McNulty.
Contexts:
“Feminist Fight Club, for Grad Students?” by Angie O’Brien and Rose Malinowski Weingartner.
And a Few from the Community Pages:
- Sociological Images talks the radical fact of the female vote.
- Sociological Toolbox shows that the U.S. is way behind the rest of the world re: female leaders.
- Cyborgology outlines the politics of affinity among the disappointed left.
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