Happy Friday all. This week we’ve got new pieces on the varied meanings of nostalgia, the problems with media discourse surrounding mass shootings, and new data on racial biases in policing.
There’s Research on That!:
“Mass Shootings and the Media,” by Amber Joy Powell. In light of yet another horrifying mass shooting, we look to research on how social contexts influence how the media frames these violent events.
“Nostalgia Is Not What It Used to Be,” by Yagmur Karakaya and Jacqui Frost. Rapid technological changes have many looking to the past, and while social science research on nostalgia warns against idealizing the past, it also points to varied uses and meanings of nostalgia over time.
Clippings:
“Preserving the Purpose of NFL Protests,” by Jean Marie DeOrnellas. Rashawn Ray and Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve remind us that the NFL protests stem from racial biases in policing.
“When Think Tanks Tank Research,” by Evan Stewart. NPR talks to Thomas Medvetz about partisan interests and organizational conflict in think tanks.
Sociological Images
“Thoughts, Prayers, and Political Skeptics,” by Evan Stewart
Contexts:
“Black Lives and Police Tactics Matter,” by Rory Kramer, Brianna Remster, and Camille Z. Charles.
And a Few from our Community Pages:
- Cyborgology questions the “quantified mind” and academic score-keeping.
- Engaging Sports talks quidditch and mandated gender equality in sports.
- Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies reflects on collective memory following the German elections.
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