Social Science / Discrimination

An investigative history of the closure of Harvard University's geography program in the mid-twentieth century due to homophobia and wider institutional politics.

An essential resource for anyone committed to fostering equality and fairness in employment—with actionable proposals for public policy that can address these inequities.

An antiracist theory of cleaning.

Twelve global planning and urban design interventions—and what they reveal about equity-centered urban resilience in the face of climate change.

An exploration of workplace participation and earnings patterns for diverse women in US STEM professions that upends the myth that STEM work benefits women economically.

When technology reinforces inequality, it's not just a glitch—it's a signal that we need to redesign our systems to create a more equitable world.

An introduction to the concept of “migration stigma,” along with new analytical frameworks to deepen understanding of the experiences of immigrants, their descendants, and native-born residents in immigrant-receiving societies.

How big data and machine learning encode discrimination and create agitated clusters of comforting rage.

A guidebook to the institutional transformation of design theory and practice by restoring the long-excluded cultures of Indigenous, Black, and People of Color communities.

From the author of How to See the World comes a new history of white supremacist ways of seeing—and a strategy for dismantling them.