[New essays] “Fatherhood, Veganism & Masculinity” and “To Throw the Baby Out With the Bath Water”
While much of my ‘professional’ writing time is spent developing and revising papers for journal publication, I always have a few less formal pieces under development at any given time. This month, two of these shorter essays reached the public and I wanted to take a moment to hare them here. Fatherhood, Masculinity, and Veganism To … Continue reading
[New video] Two talks at the Peace & Justice Studies Association conference
It has been a little over two months since I returned from the picturesque hideaway of Neslon, BC, the site of the 2016 Peace and Justice Studies Association conference. While it was my first conference as the Executive Director of PJSA, we got off to a running start. Besides the usual tasks that fall upon … Continue reading
[New publication] Activism, Terrorism, and Social Movements: The “Green Scare” as Monarchical Power
I am happy to report that another one of my articles has made its way to the great wide world. Though this was originally written a few years back, re-editing it for publication allowed me to make a whole host of new connections between the Green Scare, and the more current wave of right-wing violence … Continue reading
[New publication] Interpreting Insurrectionary Corpora: Qualitative-Quantitative Analysis of Clandestine Communiqués
It is with great pleasure that I can announce the release of a new journal article. This article appears in the Journal for the Study of Radicalism, and I am happy to say constitutes the first ‘in print’ piece from my doctoral research project. Interpreting Insurrectionary Corpora: Qualitative-Quantitative Analysis of Clandestine Communiqués Anyone … Continue reading
[New Syllabi]: 3 courses in sociology & social justice
As I mentioned in a post 2 months back I have recently been hired to begin two new jobs, both of which I am beyond excited to begin! While my work as the Executive Director of the Peace and Justice Studies Association will get into full swing in August, I have spent the past few … Continue reading
“Why we are with the fighters (what do we mean by solidarity?)”
[ED NOTE: I do not typically use this space to repost pieces from the vastness of the internet, but this particular piece embodies a spirit I quite identify with. I’m reposting it here because it’s unlikely many will have seen it. It appeared in the publication, Return Fire #3, a UK-based green anarchist publication. This … Continue reading
[Catalyst Project & Chelsea E Manning:] Statements on Orlando Mass Shooting
Dear friend, Yesterday morning I checked the news groggy-eyed and learned of the massacre in Orlando at ‘Latin Night’ at the Pulse gay club. The grief is overwhelming. I find myself unexpectedly in and out of tears. Queer space is sacred. We owe the fact that there is space for us to go seek community, … Continue reading
[Press release] PJSA hires Michael Loadenthal as new Executive Director
Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) Press Release Date: June 5, 2016 Re: PJSA hires Michael Loadenthal as new Executive Director Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Peace and Justice Studies Association is very pleased to announce that Michael Loadenthal has been hired as the new Executive Director of the PJSA, beginning July 1, 2016. Michael … Continue reading
Updates from a manic writer
For a great many of us who work on an academic calendar, this week tastes especially sweet. For me, it means that my work load goes from heavy to light as students depart campuses and the year winds down. For those outside of the September-May work cycle, this may not be immediately apparent, but those … Continue reading
Poverty, Welfare, & Religion: Towards Understanding and Addressing Working Poverty in the United States
For the past two years, I have been working with Hebrew Union College’s Center for the Study of Ethics and Contemporary Moral Problems as the coordinator of their Beyond Poverty Project through the Dr. Normal K. and Donald J. Stone Fellowship. In this position, I am tasked with developing and managing a few projects aimed … Continue reading