Featured Discoveries

Sexism in the world of country music

When many people think of country music, the things that come to mind are usually cowboy hats, southern accents, and white guys: Alan Jackson, George Strait, Garth Brooks.

Jada Watson is setting out to prove that idea wrong.

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Wartime Rape

The 2008 movie A Woman in Berlin, is the true story of a German woman who was raped by Red Army soldiers near the end World War II. Sorting through the little research that had been conducted in this field, Professor Agatha Schwartz decided to make a meaningful contribution to preserving and telling the stories of women who have been traumatized by wartime rape.

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How do you change someone’s mind?

How do you change someone’s mind? The question seems simple enough. But in today’s polarized society, the answer is anything but simple. 

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