Page 2 - 2021 Spring News Today


Reexamining feminist sexual politics since the 1970s—the rivalries and the remarkable alliances

A trailblazing exploration of the political stakes of curiosity Perry Zurn explores the political philosophy of curiosity—the heartbeat of political resistance and a critical factor in social justice. Drawing on philosophy and political theory as well as feminist theory, race theory, disability studies, and trans studies, he tracks curiosity in the structures of political marginalization and resistance—from the Civil Rights Movement to building better social relationships. Tags Curiosity i...

A bold new indictment of the racialization of science In a rousing indictment of the idea that notions of biological race should drive scientific inquiry, Sweetness in the Blood provides an ethnographic picture of biotechnology’s framings of Type 2 diabetes risk and race. James Doucet-Battle offers an important critical examination of the assumptions behind the recruitment of African American and African-descent populations for Type 2 diabetes research. Tags Decades of data cannot be ignored...