Tag: Stereotypes
Offensive names dot the American street map − a new app...
Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee; Daniel Oto-Peralías, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, and Joshua F.J. Inwood, Penn State
The...
Why some people talk very fast and others … take …...
Michelle Devereaux, Kennesaw State University and Chris C. Palmer, Kennesaw State University
Pop culture abounds with examples of very...
How the word ‘voodoo’ became a racial slur
Danielle N. Boaz, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
For decades, it has been common for people to throw...
‘Wonka’ movie holds remnants of novel’s racist past
Meisha Lohmann, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Several years ago, I made a visit to a local...
Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ and the enduring devastation of the opioid crisis
William Nash, Middlebury
Barbara Kingsolver’s literary honors range from the National Book Prize of South Africa to the PEN/Faulkner...
Why do some brands change racist names and logos, but others...
Ela Veresiu, York University, Canada
In 2020, against the backdrop of global demonstrations against police brutality and systemic racism,...
How a Black writer in 19th-century America used humor to combat...
Rodney Taylor, University of South Carolina
Any writer has to struggle with the dilemma of staying true to their...
Pregnancy apps and online spaces fail to support individuals grieving a...
Nazanin Andalibi, University of Michigan
Approximately 1 in 4 pregnancies in the United States ends in loss. Pregnancy loss,...
EXPLORING NATURE
Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the...
Peter A Noble, University of Washington and Alex Pozhitkov, Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope
