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Fighting for NOW: Diversity and Discord in the National Organization for Women 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 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 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 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 Globalized Authoritarianism Megaprojects, Slums, and Class Relations in Urban Morocco Koenraad Bogaert 2018 Spring
A rich investigation into Morocco’s urban politics
Subprime Health: Debt and Race in U.S. Medicine Subprime Health Debt and Race in U.S. Medicine Nadine Ehlers and Leslie R. Hinkson, Editors 2017 Fall
Moving beyond discussions of racial genomics, an interdisciplinary exploration of race-based medicine
Marxist Thought and the City Marxist Thought and the City Henri Lefebvre 2016 Fall
For the first time in English, Lefebvre’s essential work on how Marx and Engels conceptualized the development of the city
Urban Policy in the Time of Obama Urban Policy in the Time of Obama James DeFilippis, Editor 2016 Fall
How presidential policies have served—or failed to serve—America’s cities
Testing Fate: Tay-Sachs Disease and the Right to Be Responsible Testing Fate Tay-Sachs Disease and the Right to Be Responsible Shelley Z. Reuter 2016 Fall
An unprecedented look at the racialized history of a “Jewish” disease
The Servant Class City: Urban Revitalization versus the Working Poor in San Diego The Servant Class City Urban Revitalization versus the Working Poor in San Diego David J. Karjanen 2016 Fall
Exposes a dark side of the sunny city that has enticed workers and tourists for decades
Blood Sugar: Racial Pharmacology and Food Justice in Black America Blood Sugar Racial Pharmacology and Food Justice in Black America Anthony Ryan Hatch 2016 Spring
How contemporary biomedicine has shaped race and racism as America’s health disparities increase
Program Earth: Environmental Sensing Technology and the Making of a Computational Planet Program Earth Environmental Sensing Technology and the Making of a Computational Planet Jennifer Gabrys 2016 Spring
How sensors are changing our environmental relationships
Made to Hear: Cochlear Implants and Raising Deaf Children Made to Hear Cochlear Implants and Raising Deaf Children Laura Mauldin 2016 Spring
The social consequences of the medicalization of deafness, as seen in the experiences of parents and professionals working with cochlear implants
Freegans: Diving into the Wealth of Food Waste in America Freegans Diving into the Wealth of Food Waste in America Alex V. Barnard 2016 Spring
Freegans, who try to live on what we throw away, reveal the limits of capitalism but also the limits of consumer activism in changing it
Multiple Autisms: Spectrums of Advocacy and Genomic Science Multiple Autisms Spectrums of Advocacy and Genomic Science Jennifer S. Singh 2016 Spring
Investigates the ever-expanding meanings of autism to those who study the disorder and to those who live with it