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About Krystina Millar
NBN Episodes hosted by Krystina:
Anthropology
July 23, 2020
Crunch Time
How Married Couples Confront Unemployment
Aliya Hamid Rao
Hosted by Krystina Millar
In Crunch Time: How Married Couples Confront Unemployment (University of California Press, 2020), Aliya Hamid Rao gets up close and personal with college-educated, unemployed men, women, and spouses to explain …
Anthropology
June 16, 2020
Where the Millennials Will Take Us
A New Generation Wrestles with the Gender Structure
Barbara J. Risman
Hosted by Krystina Millar
In Where the Millennials Will Take Us: A New Generation Wrestles with the Gender Structure (Oxford University Press 2018), Barbara J. Risman uses her gender structure theory to tackle the …
Sociology
May 26, 2020
Sociology as Analysis of the Unintended
From the Problem of Ignorance to the Discovery of the Possible
Adriana Mica
Hosted by Krystina Millar
Sociology of unintended consequences is commonly depicted as a framework for understanding the outcomes that run counter to the initial intentions of social actors because of factors such as ignorance …
Popular Culture
May 7, 2020
Whose Game?
Gender and Power in Fantasy Sports
Rebecca J. Kissane and Sarah Winslow
Hosted by Krystina Millar
Fantasy sports have the opportunity to provide a sporting community in which gendered physical presence plays no role—a space where men and women can compete and interact on a level …
Sociology
May 4, 2020
Transforming Prejudice
Identity, Fear, and Transgender Rights
M. R. Michelson and B. F. Harrison
Hosted by Krystina Millar
Since the mid-1990s, there has been a seismic shift in attitudes toward gay and lesbian people, with a majority of Americans now supporting same-sex marriage and relations between same-sex, consenting …
Anthropology
April 29, 2020
The Right Amount of Panic
How Women Trade Freedom for Safety
Fiona Vera-Gray
Hosted by Krystina Millar
Have you ever thought about how much energy goes into avoiding sexual violence? The work that goes into feeling safe goes largely unnoticed by the women doing it and by …
American Studies
April 22, 2020
Fear Itself
The Causes and Consequences of Fear in America
Christopher D. Bader
Hosted by Krystina Millar
From moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or …
Anthropology
April 20, 2020
Forgetting Items
The Social Experience of Alzheimer’s Disease
Baptiste Brossard
Hosted by Krystina Millar
Alzheimer's disease has not only profound medical consequences for the individual experiencing it but a life-changing impact on those around them. From the moment a person is suspected to be …
African American Studies
April 13, 2020
Men in Place
Trans Masculinity, Race, and Sexuality in America
Miriam J. Abelson
Hosted by Krystina Millar
American masculinity is being critiqued, questioned, and reinterpreted for a new era. In Men in Place: Trans Masculinity, Race, and Sexuality in America (University of Minnesota Press, 2019), Miriam J …
American Studies
April 6, 2020
Sexual Citizens
A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus
J. S. Hirsch and S. Khan
Hosted by Krystina Millar
The fear of campus sexual assault has become an inextricable part of the college experience. Research has shown that by the time they graduate, as many as one in three …
American Studies
April 3, 2020
On the Heels of Ignorance
Psychiatry and the Politics of Not Knowing
Owen Whooley
Hosted by Krystina Millar
Psychiatry has always aimed to peer deep into the human mind, daring to cast light on its darkest corners and untangle its thorniest knots, often invoking the latest medical science …
Anthropology
March 30, 2020
Why Do We Hurt Ourselves?
Understanding Self-Harm in Social Life
Baptiste Brossard
Hosted by Krystina Millar
Why does an estimated 5% of the general population intentionally and repeatedly hurt themselves? What are the reasons certain people resort to self-injury as a way to manage their daily …