fire flight
In January 2025, wildfires tore through Los Angeles County, reducing entire communities to ashes and displacing tens of thousands of residents. While the immediate … Read More
parental profiteering
Children have become a not-so-hidden workforce of fame and fortune on social media platforms. In their article “Children as Concealed Commodities: Ethnographic Nuances and … Read More
Aging with Imagination
How does artificial intelligence reshape the experience of aging—and what can we do about it? In their article, published in Big Data & … Read More
Defining Discrimination Changes Policy Preferences
There’s widespread consensus that racism, sexism, and classism are pervasive social problems requiring consensus and coordination to address. However, a recent study in … Read More
Financial Theatrics
Why do families sometimes create detailed loan agreements when providing financial help to relatives, even though these documents are not legally binding and typically come … Read More
Medicalizing Maternity
In “Psychiatric Gaslighting: The Surveillance of Mental Illness during Pregnancy,” published in Social Problems, authors Charlotte Abel and Stefan Timmermans grapple with a critical issue: … Read More
Letter from the Editors: Spring 2025
Protect the dolls. Inspired by the 1980s ballroom scene and popularized by fashion designer Conner Ives, this phrase calls on allies to challenge … Read More
Spring 2025 Table of Contents
from the editors in brief: “Fire Flight,” Parker Muzzerall “Listing Addiction on Your Resume,” Elena G. Van Stee “Defining Discrimination Changes Policy Preferences,” … Read More
letter from the editors: winter 2025
And so begins our end. With this issue we step forward into the final year of our editorship of Contexts, embodying in … Read More
winter 2025 table of contents
from the editors in brief: “Cash and Control,” Colter J. Uscola. “Place-Based Politics,” Parker Muzzerall. “New Labor Model, Same Old Problems,” Parker Muzzerall. Read More
