Sociology

The End of the Village Planning the Urbanization of Rural China Nick R. Smith 2021 Spring

How China’s expansive new era of urbanization threatens to undermine the foundations of rural life

The Migrant’s Paradox Street Livelihoods and Marginal Citizenship in Britain Suzanne M. Hall 2021 Spring

Connects global migration with urban marginalization, exploring how “race” maps onto place across the globe, state, and street

Sweetness in the Blood Race, Risk, and Type 2 Diabetes James Doucet-Battle 2021 Spring

A bold new indictment of the racialization of science

Nuclear Suburbs Cold War Technoscience and the Pittsburgh Renaissance Patrick Vitale 2021 Spring

From submarines to the suburbs—the remaking of Pittsburgh during the Cold War

Design, Control, Predict Logistical Governance in the Smart City Aaron Shapiro 2020 Fall

An in-depth look at life in the “smart” city

Acid Revival The Psychedelic Renaissance and the Quest for Medical Legitimacy Danielle Giffort 2020 Fall

A vivid analysis of the history and revival of clinical psychedelic science

Chasing World-Class Urbanism Global Policy versus Everyday Survival in Buenos Aires Jacob Lederman 2020 Fall

Questions increasingly dominant urban planning orthodoxies and whether they truly serve everyday city dwellers

Grocery Activism The Radical History of Food Cooperatives in Minnesota Craig B. Upright 2020 Spring

A key period in the history of food cooperatives that continues to influence how we purchase organic food today

Deadly Biocultures The Ethics of Life-Making Nadine Ehlers and Shiloh R. Krupar 2019 Fall

A trenchant analysis of the dark side of regulatory life-making today

Silent Cells The Secret Drugging of Captive America Anthony Ryan Hatch 2019 Spring

A critical investigation into the use of psychotropic drugs to pacify and control inmates and other captives in the vast U.S. prison, military, and welfare systems

Fighting for NOW Diversity and Discord in the National Organization for Women Kelsy Kretschmer 2019 Spring

An unparalleled exploration of NOW’s trajectory, from its founding to the present—and its future

Men in Place Trans Masculinity, Race, and Sexuality in America Miriam J. Abelson 2019 Spring

Daring new theories of masculinity, built from a large and geographically diverse interview study of transgender men

Gringolandia Lifestyle Migration under Late Capitalism Matthew Hayes 2018 Fall

A telling look at today’s “reverse” migration of white, middle-class expats from north to south, through the lens of one South American city

Food Justice Now! Deepening the Roots of Social Struggle Joshua Sbicca 2018 Fall

A rallying cry to link the food justice movement to broader social justice debates

Globalized Authoritarianism Megaprojects, Slums, and Class Relations in Urban Morocco Koenraad Bogaert 2018 Spring

A rich investigation into Morocco’s urban politics

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