In The News: Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies
Virtual sex work is nothing new on TV. But this year it is more visible, central to series like 鈥淓uphoria,鈥 鈥淢argo鈥檚 Got Money Troubles鈥 and 鈥淢aximum Pleasure Guaranteed.鈥
As more sex workers quit the industry, some are having to navigate tough questions around consent and the 鈥渁fterlife鈥 of work they no longer want to be associated with.
In South Central Los Angeles, generations of African American families reside alongside expanding immigrant communities. Debates over citizenship in this context extend beyond legal considerations, encompassing history, identity, economic structures, and daily life.
Academics and activists in the Las Vegas Valley are remembering Ruby Duncan after her passing at the age of 93. She made it her mission to stand up for better services for needy families.
A deep dive into the origins of the Make America Great Again movement.
The rise of OnlyFans and AI has some sex workers concerned their likenesses will be exploited. They want protections from the Nevada brothels where they work.
In this conversation, we explore the importance of regional attentiveness in writing Black history in the United States, thinking blackness in the southwest, and the expansiveness of the Black Studies archive and imagination.
The rise of OnlyFans and AI has some sex workers concerned their likenesses will be exploited. They want protections from the Nevada brothels where they work.
As Black History Month continues, Ruby Duncan鈥檚 legacy is being celebrated for a lifetime of activism that helped shape social programs still valued today and for her role in securing a library for Las Vegas鈥 Historic Westside.
The earliest settlers and their direct descendants became notable leaders throughout Las Vegas in the 20th century, helped build up the Historic Westside, and now make up the African American community across the Las Vegas Valley.
Filipino Town is coming up on its one-year anniversary this spring. So today, host Sonja Cho Swanson sits down with two of the movers and shakers behind the project: Ron Sumbang, on the board of directors for Filipino Town, and Ava Cari帽o, a PhD student at 性视界传媒 studying Filipino Foodways and research assistant at Istorya. We learn how they rallied for the creation of a Filipino Town, why it matters to Las Vegas, and get their insider tips for where to find their favorite Filipino dishes.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a longtime advocate for civil and equal rights, has died at 84. Jackson later shifted his activism from grassroots efforts to politics.