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Andra Gillespie, “Race and the Obama Administration: Substance, Symbols, and Hope” (Manchester UP, 2019)
Andra Gillespie
Race and the Obama Administration
Substance, Symbols, and Hope
Manchester University Press, 2019

New Books in African American StudiesNew Books in American StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in PoliticsNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books Network April 18, 2019 Heath Brown

Scholars and pundits have been busy trying to assess the legacy of President Barack Obama. Few have done so with the nuance and comparative approach of Andra Gillespie. In her new book Race and the Obama Administration: Substance, Symbols, and Hope (Manchester University Press, 2019), she examines the promotion of... Read More
Emily Dawson, “Equity, Exclusion and Everyday Science Learning: The Experiences of Minoritised Groups” (Routledge, 2019)
Emily Dawson
Equity, Exclusion and Everyday Science Learning
The Experiences of Minoritised Groups
Routledge, 2019

New Books in British StudiesNew Books in Critical TheoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books in SociologyNew Books Network April 18, 2019 Dave O'Brien

Who is excluded from science? What is the role of museums in this exclusion? In Equity, Exclusion and Everyday Science Learning: The Experiences of Minoritised Groups (Routledge, 2019), Dr Emily Dawson, an Associate Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London, introduces the idea of everyday... Read More
Richard Hingley, “Londinium: A Biography” (Routledge, 2018)
Richard Hingley
Londinium
A Biography
Routledge, 2018

New Books in ArchaeologyNew Books in British StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Italian StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & Society April 18, 2019 Mark Klobas

From its humble beginnings as a crossing point over the river Thames Londinium grew into the largest city in Roman Britain. In Londinium: A Biography (Routledge, 2018), Richard Hingley draws upon the latest archaeological discoveries to provide a look at the growth and development of London over the first centuries... Read More
Christopher Preston, “The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World” (MIT Press, 2018)
Christopher Preston
The Synthetic Age
Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World
MIT Press, 2018

New Books in Big IdeasNew Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network April 18, 2019 Christopher Gambino

In The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World (MIT Press, 2018), Dr. Christopher Preston argues that what is most startling about the Anthropocene — our period in time where there are no longer places on Earth untouched by humans — is not only how much impact... Read More
Lukas Engelmann, “Mapping AIDS: Visual Histories of an Enduring Epidemic” (Cambridge UP, 2018)
Lukas Engelmann
Mapping AIDS
Visual Histories of an Enduring Epidemic
Cambridge University Press, 2018

New Books in GeographyNew Books in HistoryNew Books in MedicineNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network April 17, 2019 Mikey McGovern

What role do visual media play in establishing a medical phenomenon? Who mobilizes these representations, and to what end? In Mapping AIDS: Visual Histories of an Enduring Epidemic (Cambridge UP, 2018), Lukas Engelmann uses AIDS atlases to show how different kinds of visualization mapped on to different ideas of how... Read More