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On Becoming a Hero: Insights from an Unexpected Experience
No full textIn 1971, shortly after earning my Ph.D. at Stanford, I found myself unexpectedly drawn into the events of the Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE). Although I was not involved in the study’s design, my reaction to the disturbing behaviors I witnessed led me to confront my partner, Philip Zimbardo, about the ethics of continuing the research. That conversation ultimately led him to end the study. In this personal reflection, I revisit my experience as an unintentional “outsider ombudsperson,” exploring the psychological and ethical challenges that unfolded within the SPE. I reflect on what I learned about dissent, disobedience, and how stepping outside of a powerful social situation enabled me to see what others did not -- and to act
Destinations and Conversations - Episode 8 - An Interview with Bob Spires
No full textDr. Spires and Julian Cline talk about NeoLiberalism in education. They discuss some history on the topic and the challenges faced in the present day
Hegel Meets the Corleones: Critical Racket Theory and the American Crime Family
No full textThis essay interrogates Frankfurt School “racket theory.” While sympathetic to its claim that the most pervasive form of hegemony is the hierarchical and authoritarian group, the paper explores the School’s apparent blind spot in underestimating the crime family’s resurgent significance (e.g., the Trumps or culture industry sagas from The Godfather to Ozark). Early racket theory was limited by Horkheimer’s intensified version of Hegel’s concept of the modern family, its nuclear form and early dissolution. A brief genealogy of the US crime film—from early 1930s individual rogue gangsters to the present—confirms the need to rethink this aspect of racket theory
Property Confiscation in the Zanzibar Revolution
No full textThe literature on the Zanzibar Revolution highlights contested views of events leading up to a short period of violence in 1964. Other studies have followed the paths of those who fled the islands of Zanzibar in the aftermath of the revolution, many of whom lost property to government confiscations. How the confiscations impacted and still inform the relation of their previous owners to Zanzibar, however, has received rather little scholarly attention. This article introduces a dataset of georeferenced property confiscation orders, originally published in the Zanzibar Gazettes between 1964 and 1987. The data contribute to our understanding of the Zanzibar Revolution by showing that the temporal arc of the Revolution was decades long and that property confiscations went beyond urban houses in Stone Town and large plantations. Property confiscations, effected by revolutionary decree, persisted into the 1980s on both Pemba and Unguja islands. By bringing the data into conversation with family histories and previous literature on the aftermath of the revolution, this article illustrates the relevance of Revolutionary era property losses for questions of identity, belonging, desire for restitution, and ongoing development efforts
Balancing the art and science of risk: case study of meteorology experts’ own perceived sense of credibility for risk communication
No full textThe credibility and perceived credibility of critical safety-related information are essential for communities, and that information can encounter skepticism. Despite conducting high-quality risk science, risk analysts’ credibility can be questioned in ways that can influence the analyst’s own perceived sense of credibility. This paper investigates the balance between conducting high-quality risk science with communicating the scientific findings with credibility, which in turn can impact the risk analyst’s own sense of credibility and professional responsibilities. The investigation is based on in-depth interviews with thirteen professional meteorologists with extensive experience working with quantitative weather models, engaging in critical communication with the public during weather emergencies, and building trust and relationships with stakeholders in social, professional, and social media settings. This paper identifies five main themes that represent significant hurdles for risk analysts in their concurrent pursuit of high-quality risk science and effective outreach with stakeholders. We then explore the implications of those themes on future needs and concerns for risk science practice and research. This paper will be of interest to risk analysts, emergency management agencies, and the general risk community
JUSTICE IN A SACRIFICE ZONE; EARLY LAND USE BATTLES AND ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE IN SALT LAKE CITY\u27S WESTSIDE
No full text“Are we so buried under railroads and coal yards that we have no further rights?” — A Westside Resident, 1918 In 1918, residents of Salt Lake City’s Westside,” home to much of the city’s low-income, immigrant, and minority populations, protested the poten- tial codification of their community into an industrial zone where unchecked development would threaten their health and wellbeing.® Their “smoldering indignation . . . burst into flame” as they sought to make their voices heard, distributing a thousand leaflets to fellow Westsiders that called for a mass gathering in front of the city’s zoning committee.* Their efforts, while val- iant, proved unsuccessful® A century later, residents of the present-day Westside continue to protest against the environmental injustices damaging their community.® Addressing environmental injustice in the present remains a difficult task, especially when the harm spans generations. At the core of the issue is a question that will only become increasingly important as communities across the globe deal with the climate crisis and its differential impact: what does it look like to achieve true justice? The story of the Westside, in which land use policies devasted a community that continues to push for justice today, pro- vides a useful case study that illuminates this question and possible answers
Ask Osmosis
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Pollution in the James River: Fact or Fiction?
Full text linkThe University of Richmond receives water from the James River, part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed which covers 56% of the state. Despite UR\u27s rank of #1 Most Beautiful Campus in the Princeton Review, it is almost impossible to walk across the bridge over Westhampton Lake without noticing its opaque brown hue and circling duckweed patches. However, bodies of water do not necessarily have to have a pleasing color and clarity to be healthy