Data and the Anthropologist: Could you be using your anthropology skills in a more data centric role?
By Astrid Countee When people think of quantitative analytics, big data, and statistics, they rarely picture an anthropologist. The truth…
Study of geek culture
The Many Roles of Popular Culture in Therapy
By Peter Olthoff As many therapists will tell you, if you cannot build rapport with the client, if you cannot…
The Character of Sexual Harassment at Cons
At an event where hundreds of individuals from around the country converge in capes and costumes, the symbols and trappings…
Why I Love the Popular Culture Association
When I first started my research on role-playing games about seven(!) years ago, it felt a bit lonely. My professors…
Transitional Justice: From Sam Raimi’s Spiderman to Netflix’s Daredevil
By Emma Louise Backe It’s hard to imagine, but superheroes weren’t popular 15 years ago. The social baggage surrounding comic…
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