Time, says Shelley Wong, "is socially constructed, continually made and remade in culturally specific ways." Wong’s book project focuses on race, time and narrative.
A federal grant will enable the ILR School's Kheel Center for Labor Management Documentation and Archives to digitize a century of collective bargaining contracts.
A new Cornell study finds the darker a white man's skin is, the more likely he is to be arrested, compared to lighter-skinned white men. In contrast, black men, no matter how dark or light their skin, get arrested at the same rate.
Events this week include “War and Peace” on film; the Lorelei Ensemble in Bailey Hall; a ceremony hosted by Hindu students and a reading by Desiree Cooper.
Social and cultural anthropologist Sam Beck has co-edited a new book about the theory and practice of public anthropology, in which anthropologists engage with communities to bring about positive change.
Older mothers are more prone to depression if their adult children struggle with serious problems such as financial difficulties or alcohol or drug abuse, according to a new study.
The new field of media studies will be explored in a yearlong series of lectures beginning Oct. 6 that focus on emerging research, particularly by younger scholars in the field.
Intergroup Dialogue Project has become one of the main programs on campus to offer peer-facilitated courses and workshops on communication and collaboration across social, cultural and power differences.