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Where There’s Smoke by Jeffrey A. Marx, author of Jewish Firebugs: Arson and Antisemitism from the Civil War to World War I
This essay was originally published by the Jewish Book Council. “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” goes the old expression. And sometimes when there’s fire there’s an insurance policy involved, as well.... READ MORE
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Charity Isn’t Only About Generosity. It’s Also About Power: A Q&A with David Conrad-Pérez, author of Fire in the Heart of the City
Originally published by the Center for New York City Affairs. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 killed 146 New York City garment workers, most of them young immigrant women. With exits... READ MORE
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Podcast: After Mass Media by Amanda D. Lotz
In this episode of From the Square, Amanda D. Lotz discusses her new book with Peter C. Kunze, assistant professor of communication at Tulane University. With significant evolutions in digital... READ MORE
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How children’s crime stories condemn lawbreakers, celebrate police, and normalize confinement
My children are old enough now to enjoy board games. This summer, their favorite is Monopoly. The strategy of my nine-year-old child is clear, in part because he announces it... READ MORE
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Podcast: Projecting Desire by Tupur Chatterjee
Since the late 1990s, the multiplex in India has emerged as a dominant site of media exhibition, almost always embedded within the shopping mall. This spatial pairing has transformed the... READ MORE
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Speaking Bodies Dancing Our América: An Excerpt from “¡Habla!” by Jade Power-Sotomayor
A bent-knees foot stomp lands while shoulders decidedly drop into place. A skirt swirls, intentionally tracing not one or two but three turns of the wrist, resulting in moving outlines... READ MORE
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The New Meaning of Family in an Age of Estrangement: An Excerpt from “Families We Lose” by Rin Reczek
This excerpt was originally published in Queerty. What does it mean to lose your family—and then find a new one? In my book, Families We Lose, I draw on interviews... READ MORE
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Podcast: Rebooting Inequality by Angharad N. Valdivia and Isabel Molina-Guzmán
This episode of From the Square features an interview between Angharad N. Valdivia, Isabel Molina-Guzmán, and host Pete Kunze. From Ghostbusters to Will & Grace, One Day at a Time to Jurassic Park, the past decade... READ MORE
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How Medical Racism Impacted the Work of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston by Jess Waggoner
Jess Waggoner on the Harlem Renaissance’s Contributions to Modern Disability Rights. This excerpt was originally published in Literary Hub. If the Harlem Renaissance was—according to Henry Louis Gates Jr.—“surely as... READ MORE
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Podcast: Whispers in the Pews by Amy D. McDowell
In this episode of From the Square, Amy D. McDowell discusses her new book with Roland Clark, Professor of Modern European History at the University of Liverpool. Whispers in the Pews:... READ MORE