Media & Culture

Analyzing how race is shaped through media and pop culture.

The Value of Building Community Power Through Research
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The Value of Building Community Power Through Research
Beloved Community
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Participatory Action Research can help build the collective power needed to create more liberatory futures of social justice and equity.

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Media & Culture Social Justice
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No, Gwen Stefani, You Aren’t Japanese
A busy street in Tokyo, Japan, at night with bright vertically long signage on buildings lighting the sky.

No, Gwen Stefani, You Aren’t Japanese
Andrew Lee
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In a recent interview, singer Gwen Stefani responds to a question about her cultural appropriation past by claiming a fake ethnic identity.

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Media & Culture
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Ethnocentrism: The Good, the Bad, and the Racist
A silhouette of four people standing in front of a digitalized U.S. flag projected on a wall.

Ethnocentrism: The Good, the Bad, and the Racist
Nicole Cardoza
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Recent discussions of ethnocentrism often fall short of interpreting the relationship between ethnocentrism and racism.

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Media & Culture
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Voter ID Laws, Explained
People sitting inside a crowded DMV.

Voter ID Laws, Explained
Dominique Stewart
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Here’s an explainer on voter ID laws, how the contentious legislation came to pass, who they affect, and why they’re so controversial.

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Media & Culture Politics
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Flying While Fat and the Normalizing of Fatphobia
People sitting on a crowded airplane.

Flying While Fat and the Normalizing of Fatphobia
Andrew Lee
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The inadequate size of airplane seats is one manifestation of fatphobia, the discrimination against and hatred of fat people.

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Media & Culture
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Halloween is Not an Excuse to be Racist
A person wearing a Ghostface mask from the movie, Scream.

Halloween is Not an Excuse to be Racist
Nicole Cardoza
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Halloween is culturally a time when many people wear costumes that include blackface or cultural appropriation, in addition to other oppressive or racially charged attire.

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Media & Culture
2400 1600 Nicole Cardoza
Amplifying the Need for Mental Healthcare for Immigrants
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Amplifying the Need for Mental Healthcare for Immigrants
Kayla Hui, MPH
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As they grapple with common economic and personal hardships, structural and cultural hurdles place an additional burden on immigrants’ mental health.

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Health Media & Culture
1920 1280 Kayla Hui, MPH
Preventing Gender-Based Violence Against Women of Color
Parents sitting on a bench along a sidewalk with a child standing in front of them.

Preventing Gender-Based Violence Against Women of Color
Anmol Irfan
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Cultural pressures in South Asian communities that often force women to stay in abusive situations result from gender-based violence.

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Health Media & Culture
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The Problem with Blaming Violence on Mental Illness
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The Problem with Blaming Violence on Mental Illness
Dominique Stewart
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Linking mass shootings and other violence to mental illness has become routine, but the connection is not that clear-cut.

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Health Media & Culture
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“White Labor,” a Pair of Levi’s Jeans, and the Chinese Exclusion Act
Five pairs of blue jeans in different washes hang on wooden hangers on a wooden rack. The different washes range from light blue gray to dark blue.

“White Labor,” a Pair of Levi’s Jeans, and the Chinese Exclusion Act
Nicole Cardoza
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A pair of vintage Levi’s jeans sold in an auction had the brand’s old slogan, “the only kind made by white labor,” printed on its pockets.

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History Media & Culture
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