Activism Against the Olympics

Image: A woman with a covering over her face holds a sign that says “What Will the Olympics Stand for This Summer,” during 2008 San Francisco protests against the Beijing Olympics. Image courtesy of … Read More

One Year Later: Luna Lovers

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More

Fracking, Public Health, and Biden’s Green New Deal

Figure 1: February 7, 2020 – Los Angeles, CA – City Hall. Hundreds of protestors and activists gathered at Jane Fonda’s “Fire Drill Fridays,” and have continued to call for a Green New Deal, pushing … Read More

One Year Later: Learning the Scales of Music and Diversity in My Minneapolis

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More

Olympics and Urban Transformation

Image: Aerial view of the Japan National Stadium, designed by Kengo Kuma. Image via Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de Every two years, the world’s attention turns to the Olympic Games. Read More

One Year Later: Bless Me with a Name

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More

One Year Later: Rethinking Minnesota Nice

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More

One Year Later: Minnesota’s First Posthumous Pardon

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More

One Year Later: Reflections on an Exceptional State

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More

One Year Later: In This Country

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More