Humanities & Society Archives

Cross-Border Commerce

How is e-commerce shaping our global economy? And what role will it play in the future of U.S.-China relations? Professor Lizhi (Liz) Liu, of Georgetown University, joins WashU’s Sandro Galea to discuss the booming political economy surrounding e-commerce in China.

Lizhi (Liz) Liu

Law

WashU Law to host Model Constitutional Convention

The Washington University in St. Louis School of Law will host a national Model Constitutional Convention May 21–24.

Law

SCOTUS decision could prove catastrophic for minority political power

The Supreme Court on April 29 struck down a voting map in Louisiana, creating a path for other states to redraw congressional maps that could affect elections for years. The result may be disastrous for racial minority political power in the United States, says an expert on voting rights law at Washington University in St. Louis.

Students

Class Acts: GP Worley

GP Worley applied to the WashU Brown School because they were inspired by the work of the Sexuality, Health and Gender (SHAG) Center. Today, Worley is one of the center’s most committed contributors, pursuing multiple projects that explore the role of sexuality and gender in health.

Health & Society

Power, Knowledge, and COVID-19

Did the scientific community’s response to the pandemic fall short of the reasoned pursuit of truth? Alex Broadbent of Durham University and Pieter Streicher of the University of Johannesburg—authors of a new book on science during the COVID moment—join WashU’s Sandro Galea to discuss what is still to be learned from the pandemic.

Alex Broadbent and Pieter Streicher

Students

Class Acts: Cela Lopez

WashU senior Cela Lopez is studying political science so, of course, she’s interested in politics and policy. But what she really cares about is how we think about those topics.

Students

Class Acts: Beverly Lobo and Jaden Lanza

WashU Law students Beverly Lobo and Jaden Lanza are conducting a large-scale empirical research project that sits at the intersection of law and data science and could impact imprisonment in America.

St. Louis Region

Mock digs to global stage: WashU archaeologist Patania mentors Lego League teams

In August, global robotics competition First Lego League challenged children to design a robot to help archaeologists. The task demands skills in engineering, design and, first and foremost, archaeology. Enter WashU environmental archaeologist Ilaria Patania, who helped dozens of middle school competitors.

Sociology

Policing Patients

Treatment and Surveillance on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis

Faced with a drug crisis that has claimed more than a million lives, legislatures, courts and policymakers have enlisted the help of technology in the hopes of curtailing prescriptions and preventing deaths. This book reveals how “Trojan horse” technology embeds the logics of surveillance in the practice of medicine.

Politics

Stolen Representation

Black Disfranchisement and State Legislative Politics in the American South

In the decades after Reconstruction, African Americans were systematically removed from the electorate in the American South using tools such as poll taxes and literacy tests. “Stolen Representation” draws on significant amounts of new historical data to explore how these tools of Black disfranchisement shaped state legislative politics.

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