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July 30th is the UN-recognized World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, while January 11th is the US-recognized National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. While these days are crucial for shining a spotlight on the problem, the conversation often stops short of deeper insights and solutions. Criminological theories can offer us the foundation and tools to do just that.

By Sarah-Neel Smith, author of Metrics of Modernity: Art and Development in Postwar TurkeyThis post is designed as a classroom resource for teachers and students interested in modern Turkish art and larger themes of modernism in a global context. It is adapted from the new release Metrics of Mod

By Cindy L. Griffin, author of Beyond Gender Binaries: An Intersectional Orientation to Communication and IdentityIntersectionality is one of the most transformative orientations we can assume as teachers, scholars, researchers, and activists. Like my colleagues across the disciplines, and the s

Looking for more video content for your courses? We've rounded-up some recent recorded events, short lectures, and Q&As with our authors to integrate into your lesson plans.The featured books cover a wide-range of current events and social justice topics, including racial justice and Black L