Tag: Violence
How do I talk to my child about violence? 4 essential...
Alvin Buyinza, The Conversation and Jamaal Abdul-Alim, The Conversation
Children are exposed to images of violence almost every day,...
How social media turns online arguments between teens into real-world violence
Caitlin Elsaesser, University of Connecticut
The deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January exposed the power of social...
Incitement to violence is rarely explicit – here are some techniques...
H. Colleen Sinclair, Mississippi State University
As senators plan for an impeachment trial in which former President Donald Trump is accused of inciting his supporters...
Voters are starting to act like hard-core sports fans – with...
Michael Devlin, Texas State University and Natalie Brown Devlin, University of Texas at Austin
During Donald Trump’s presidency, the American electorate became more divided and...
Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape...
Danielle K. Kilgo, Indiana University
A teenager held her phone steady enough
to capture the final moments of George Perry Floyd’s life as he apparently suffocated...
Violent behaviour shows up at primary school — and can end...
Deevia Bhana, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Schools should be safe places. Yet, throughout the world, violence in schools remains a problem. Girls and boys who are...
Mothers in prison aren’t likely to see their families this Thanksgiving...
Jill McCorkel, Villanova University
On a mid-October morning, I drove from Philadelphia to State Correctional Institution Muncy, Pennsylvania’s oldest and largest women’s prison.
The prison,...
The ‘warspeak’ permeating everyday language puts us all in the trenches
Robert Myers, Alfred University
In a manifesto posted online shortly before he went on to massacre 22 people at an El Paso Walmart, Patrick Crusius...
EXPLORING NATURE
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...
Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University
Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...
