Tag: sociology
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the current zeitgeist – “Zeitgeist, The Movie”
A student of mine recently asked me my opinion on a movie making the circuits online called “Zeitgeist, The Movie”. He was smart enough to recognize that most of it is conspiracy theory (the movie mostly focuses on 9/11 conspiracies, which are crap, and banking conspiracies, which are also crap), but was interested in the…
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Iraq and life update
I got my dissertation defense date – May 4. It’s a little nerve-wracking, but it will be good to have it done. It’s kept me pretty busy lately. I also need to recommend a new local restaurant to my fellow Cincinnatians – Mama’s Hot Pot (8372 Reading Road). It opened up about a month ago…
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good article on Cincinnati in the NYTimes
Just caught this article on urban redevelopment in Cincinnati in the NYTimes. Talks about changes since the 2001 riots in the Over-the-Rhine region. I’m sure people have mixed feelings about it, but it seems, generally, like a good thing. A couple other interesting notes included: Cincinnati is the 6th most segregated city in the U.S.…
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a shocking example of racism
In the latest edition of Contexts, a sociology magazine that presents sociological research for a wider audience, I found the following photo taken in New Orleans just after Hurricane Katrina hit: If you click on the image you’ll see it full-sized. I couldn’t really tell what I was seeing at first, but the caption quickly…