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M. R. Sharan is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, studying questions centred aro
In this episode of High Theory, Jack Jen Gieseking tells us about queer space. Queer geographies mat
Though we rarely see them at work, building inspectors have the power to significantly shape our liv
How do you see India? Fuelled by a surge of migration to cities, the country's growth appears to be
The Vulgarity of Caste: Dalits, Sexuality, and Humanity in Modern India (Stanford UP, 2022) offers t
Today I talked to Batja Mesquita about her book Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions (Norton, 20
Not long ago it seemed flood control experts were close to mastering the unruly flows funnelling tow
In Generation Gap: Why the Baby Boomers Still Dominate American Politics and Culture (Columbia UP, 2
Claudia Garcia crossed the border because her toddler, Natalia, could not hear. Leaving behind every
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Tibetan nomads have developed a way of life that is dependent in multiple ways on their animals and
What transformative effects does a multimillion-dollar industry have on those who work within it? Th
Over the past 50 years, scholars across the social sciences have employed critical juncture analysis
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Cultivating Q Methodology is a collection of essays is in honor of Professor Steven R. Brown, the pr
It is commonly thought that, thanks to globalization, nation-state borders are becoming increasingly
Science and Technologies scholar Lilly Irani talks her book, Chasing Innovation: Making Entrepreneur
