she/her sociologist at umn - twin cities i study whiteness in public radio and how š§ workers of color push past its boundaries
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Wrote for @currentpubmedia about the ways that journalists of color in public radio make its coverage stronger
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Laura Garbes retweeted
Two days after Michael was killed, I wrote this short piece about what he meant to me ā and more importantly, what he meant to us.
It was the hardest thing I've ever written. Thanks to @VersoBooks for running it.
versobooks.com/blogs/news/thā¦
Laura Garbes retweeted
12/1 deadline approaching! Send in your 1000 word abstracts!
Work and Occs invites submissions for a special issue & virtual conference about Creative Work & New Technologies, with a focus on the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI).
culturalaffairs.indiana.edu/ā¦
Laura Garbes retweeted
āRacesā are ideological formations and ideological formations cannot cast votes; only individuals can. If you start from the point of asking why a certain individual voted a particular way, you will get much further in your analysis than by asking why a āgroupā did.
Laura Garbes retweeted
Not a coincidence that Stop the Steal theories of mass voter fraud involve conspiracies about election administration in Black cities. Working paper from @KevinTMorris & @IonShapiro shows that racial attitudes moderate beliefs about voter fraud.
ungated papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.ā¦
Laura Garbes retweeted
šØ Excited to share my new @socprobsjournal article that rethinks the fields engagement w/ Liberation Sociology! When interviewing Black Millennials about their racial, religious, & political lives during BLM, liberation came up a lot. This study examines those narratives. #SocAF
Laura Garbes retweeted
If you are interested in learning more about my book Visions of Financial Order (and in 1200 words or less!), please check out the Work in Progress blog. @PrincetonUPress @UTAustinSoc
How does culture shape regulation? A new book shows the different ways banking regulators view causes of prosperity and stability in the economy shapes their regulatory choices. Read more by @nellper at wipsociology.org/2024/10/24/ā¦
Laura Garbes retweeted
CHENJERAI is always killing it. But, my word, Empire City is a kind of opus.
His reporting chops, his activistās heart (guts?), and his HUMOR all on display.
Donāt sleep on this one.
#EmpireCity
@catchatweetdown crooked.com/podcast-series/eā¦
Laura Garbes retweeted
My first #NewPubAlert! This project began when I was still a Masterās student so itās truly surreal to see the end result, and the gratitude I hold for ā¦@DerronWallaceā© as my mentor and co-author simply canāt be expressed within 280 characters.
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Laura Garbes retweeted
Here we go š Pre-orders available now, will be out Feb 2025. global.oup.com/academic/prodā¦
ALT Book Cover for Intersectional Listening Gentrification and Black Sonic Life in Washington, DC by Allie Martin. The cover is black, white, and red and features a Black person's face and locs with the pattern of the Washington, DC flag over their face.
Laura Garbes retweeted
Call for papers!
Gabby Gomez (@Gabgo128), @Jericho_McElroy, @JessicaSchachle, and I are co-editing an upcoming issue of The Sociological Quarterly (@socquarterly) on student activism. Abstracts due Jan. 15, 2025.
Laura Garbes retweeted
A new Thereās Research on That! Eleanor Nickel and I summarize literature on the challenges Asian Americans face in the workplace, including work from @ti_vo7 @tiffjhuang @ProfMChin among others!
š§Asian Americans may a hold notable portion of desirable jobs, but the Bamboo Ceiling keeps them from reaching the top rungs of the corporate ladder.š§
@ShaniaKuo & Eleanor Nickel's latest 'There's Research on That' article summarizes key research.
>bit.ly/4eoXrSb<
Laura Garbes retweeted
"A Sociology of Artificial Intelligence: Inequalities, Power, and Data Justice"
Edited by Kelly Joyce and Taylor M. Cruz
Check out our special collection on the Sociology of AI!
journals.sagepub.com/topic/cā¦ā¦
Or read our intro for an overview to the issue:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/fulā¦
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
"A Sociology of Artificial Intelligence: Inequalities, Power, and Data Justice"
Special issue of @SociusJournal
Abstract deadline: June 1, 2023
For more information, please see the CFP:
taylormcruz.com/soc-of-ai (HTML) taylormcruz.com/s/CFP-Sociolā¦
(PDF) #socaf
Laura Garbes retweeted
New open access article on the labor behind AI systems! Drawing on a case study, I examine how technologists and data workers construct and morally justify stark inequalities, collaborating to "clean up" the morally questionable status of data work. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.ā¦
Laura Garbes retweeted
Empire City is here. When you listen TODAY make sure you listen to ALL the credits. Like all documentary work, our podcast was a team effort. Folks sacrificed. And I want you to know who made it possible.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcasā¦
Laura Garbes retweeted
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to work with us in our Creative Labour and Critical Futures (CLCF) project at the University of Toronto.
Deadline for application: Sep 20
Details here:
utsc.utoronto.ca/acm/sites/uā¦
Laura Garbes retweeted
New in @Poynter from me, @BenjaminToff & @kesearles: More and more newsrooms engage in source tracking. But what are the tradeoffs associated with the different approaches newsrooms take to track sourcesā demographic information? 1/x
poynter.org/reporting-editinā¦
Laura Garbes retweeted
Newsrooms are increasingly trying to track the diversity of their sources, but whatās the best way to go about it? @UMN_HSJMC grad student Cydney Grannan (with @kesearles and myself) look at trade-offs in a new study, which we wrote about here for @Poynter poynter.org/reporting-editinā¦