Do I Have a Superpower? What Illness Can Teach Us About Ourselves
Over the last few weeks I’ve been reading Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi …
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Everyday Politics
Communicating with Students about Faculty Chronic Illness
Being a faculty member with a chronic illness is a mixed blessing. On one hand, like …
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Managing Grief and Disappointment after Voting
Well, another high-stakes voting season is [mostly] behind us, and folks have gone back to their …
Social Media, Accessibility and Online Criticism
It’s been ten plus years since social media exploded into our lives. These days it is …
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What Can Political Activism Look Like When You are Chronically Ill?
When I was diagnosed with lupus in 2010 I was overwhelmed with a sense of relief. …
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Everyone Should Be Concerned About Police Brutality
A Lack of Police Accountability In February 2012, George Zimmerman shot bullets into a young Trayvon …
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Olivia Pope as a Potential Lens for Thinking About Black Women’s Politics
This blog was originally a talk I created for a talk at the University of Virginia …
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Thoughts on the UChicago Trigger Warning Letter from a ‘Chicago Ph.D.
Last night a a number of past and present colleagues began discussing the pro’s and con’s …
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Want to Support Trump Protesters But Can’t Get Out Into The Streets? Read This.
Last night Chicago activists shut down the Trump rally scheduled at the UIC Pavillion. It was …
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Thinking About Mizzou and Remembering Racism at the University of Michigan
Recent events at Mizzou remind me of parts of my experience at the University of Michigan …
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