Polarization, brain rot and brat – the 2024 words of the year point to the power, perils and ephemeral nature of digital life

Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis
The winners offer a window into the spirit of the times.

Links between gender stereotypes and American patriotism date from the Cold War − but weren’t true then either

Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy, Miami University

Traditional ideals of gender roles hark back to a time of extreme American nationalist sentiment in the face of a significant international threat.

I’m a scholar of white supremacy who’s visiting all 113 places where Confederate statues were removed in recent years − here’s why Richmond gets it right

David Cunningham, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis

Protesters toppled and damaged a statue of Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia, in 2020. It is now displayed at a museum just as they left it: prone and paint-splattered, with a toilet-paper noose.

I’m a scholar of white supremacy who’s visiting all 113 places where Confederate statues were removed in recent years − here’s why Richmond gets it right

David Cunningham, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis