NewsREPLAY: Women on Screen
Disney princesses can be a bit of a scapegoat for what’s wrong with representations of women in movies
NewsOpen Book
Traditionally people become licensed educators and then enter a classroom. Smita Mathur (James Madison University) and her colleagues took a different approach. They invited migrant farm workers to come teach …
NewsThe Many Indias
As India celebrates 76 years of independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has drawn criticism for promoting a kind of hindu nationalism rooted in the colonial period.
NewsTerrapins and Terriers
In the early 20th century, terrapins–a kind of turtle–were a culinary delicacy. Then humans nearly hunted them to extinction. Plus, Robert Arrowood’s psychology of learning class put theory to practice by training shelter dogs.
NewsREPLAY Reading and Writing Ourselves
In early August of 2017, America watched Charlottesville in horror.
NewsUnderground and Taboo
In the 1990s, a group of single Black mothers known as The Circle formed an underground gambling ring in Danville, Virginia.
NewsREPLAY: Abolishing the Death Penalty
Earlier this year, Virginia made headlines when it became the latest state to abolish the death penalty. Sabrina Butler-Smith is the first woman to be exonerated from death row. She …
NewsA Confrontation With History
Is it appropriate to study fiction and poetry during times of crisis?
