New & Noteworthy
Instagram Activism and Black-Asian Solidarity by S Ericson covers research by Rachel Kuo and Sarah J. Jackson and how Black and Asian activists in 2020-2021 used Instagram to draw on historical cross-racial solidarity, challenging media stereotypes and fostering shared memory to advocate for change.
This week’s Clippings by Mallory Harrington covers recent sociology and sociologists in the news, including the failure of prisons to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters, the evolution of pregnancy depictions in media, how digital aesthetics helped Donald Trump connect with diverse online communities, and Brazil’s Black Consciousness Day spotlighting the country’s slow progress toward racial representation.
Our latest podcast episode, produced by Forrest Lovette, featuring Mallory Harrington and Emma Goldstein discuss Tressie McMillan Cottom recent opinion piece in The New York Times on the connection between tradwives, podcast bros, and wellness influencers and Donald Trump’s recent election win.
From the Archives
Trump’s cabinet picks, including Dr. Mehmet Oz and Fox News presenter Pete Hegseth, highlight the overlap between reality TV and politics, where both rely on performances that blur lines between entertainment and serious decision-making. Check out this 2010 parallel between financial markets and the “classic” Jersey Shore by Lisa Wade.
Two transgender women were attacked at a Minneapolis light rail station last week and the onlookers apparently cheered on their group of attackers rather than helping. The Southern Poverty Law Center reported that hate crimes spiked after the election of Donald Trump in 2016, as covered in this Sociological Images piece from 2016 – and we may see another 2024 surge.
Backstage with TSP
To celebrate our many hours of hard work in 2024, we are planning on a pickleball party this December. With varying degrees of pickleballing experience, it will certainly be memorable. Stay tuned for pictures on X, Bluesky, and Facebook.
More from our Partners & Community Pages
- q&a with dr. roman williams with Elena van Stee covers William’s new book, Sacred Snaps: Photovoice for Interfaith Engagement, highlighting his participatory action research approach, which uses photography to foster understanding and empathy across religious and social divides.
Council on Contemporary Families
- Navigating the Fentanyl Crisis: How Rural Communities are Protecting Themselves from Fatal Overdose by Suzan Walters explores how rural communities are innovatively responding to the fentanyl crisis through harm reduction strategies, emphasizing the need for expanded public health resources, and stigma reduction to prevent fatal overdoses.
- Who’s Not Cool With AC? by Evan Stewart highlights how public perceptions of air conditioning as a luxury, tied to racialized stereotypes about aid “deservingness,” pose challenges for policymaking on cooling access, especially with climate change.
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