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BornCurious
How to Be a Better Sexual Citizen
What is sex for? This is only one of the questions we must consider to be better sexual citizens. In this episode, we talk to an anthropologist who hopes that thinking through such questions will alleviate the problem of sexual assault in the context of our institutional lives, such as college. And she tells us about her current work, a case study.Released on December 19, 2024.Episode TranscriptGuestJennifer S. Hirsch is a professor of sociomedical sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health who works at the intersection of...
2024-12-19
59 min
Dear Katie: Survivor Stories
Re:wind to Re:Process Track S1E6 Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan, Authors of Sexual Citizens
This week, listen to one of our favorite classic episodes to reabsorb new insights from Jennifer Hirsch and Samus Khan, authors of Sexual Citizens. On our first expert episode, Katie and Claire sit down with Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan to discuss their book Sexual Citizens: Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus. Published in January 2020, Sexual Citizens analyzes why sexual assault is so prevalent on college campuses, and how space and power dynamics influence who has control. Jennifer Hirsch is a professor of Socio-medical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. S...
2024-11-21
45 min
Eminent Americans
On Privilege
My guest on this episode of the podcast is Princeton sociologist Shamus Rahman Kahn, who is the author of a number of books, most notably for our purposes Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul’s School.I described the book, in a previous post, thusly:Privilege is an extraordinary book. People throw that word around too easily, but I really mean it in this case. It blew my mind in a way that it hadn’t been blown in a long while. Khan is a very good writer of sentences, an insi...
2024-09-18
1h 30
Uncommon Sense
Privilege, with Shamus Khan
What does privilege look like today? How do the advantaged perform “ease”? And why do some of us feel at home in elite spaces, while others feel awkward? Princeton sociologist Shamus Khan joins Uncommon Sense to reflect on elites, entitlement and more. Reminding us that “poor people are not why there’s inequality; rich people are why there’s inequality”, he highlights the importance of studying elites for studying inequality, as the gap between the two grows.Being the author of Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St Paul’s School (2011), Shamus tells Rosie and Alexis about h...
2024-03-15
48 min
New Books in Higher Education
Ajantha Subramanian on "The Caste of Merit" ((EF,JP))
Before she became the host and star of Violent Majorities, the RTB series on Israeli and Indian ethnonationalism, Ajantha Subramanian sat down with Elizabeth and John to discuss The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard UP, 2019). It is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. Ajantha talked to JP and EF about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, and race) privilege–in India, yes, but also in American and other meritocratic democracies as well.The wide-r...
2024-01-18
51 min
New Books in Economic and Business History
Ajantha Subramanian on "The Caste of Merit" ((EF,JP))
Before she became the host and star of Violent Majorities, the RTB series on Israeli and Indian ethnonationalism, Ajantha Subramanian sat down with Elizabeth and John to discuss The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard UP, 2019). It is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. Ajantha talked to JP and EF about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, and race) privilege–in India, yes, but also in American and other meritocratic democracies as well.The wide-r...
2024-01-18
51 min
New Books in Anthropology
Ajantha Subramanian on "The Caste of Merit" ((EF,JP))
Before she became the host and star of Violent Majorities, the RTB series on Israeli and Indian ethnonationalism, Ajantha Subramanian sat down with Elizabeth and John to discuss The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard UP, 2019). It is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. Ajantha talked to JP and EF about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, and race) privilege–in India, yes, but also in American and other meritocratic democracies as well.The wide-r...
2024-01-18
51 min
Recall This Book
121* Ajantha Subramanian on "The Caste of Merit" ((EF,JP))
Before she became the host and star of Violent Majorities, the RTB series on Israeli and Indian ethnonationalism, Ajantha Subramanian sat down with Elizabeth and John to discuss The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard UP, 2019). It is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. Ajantha talked to JP and EF about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, and race) privilege–in India, yes, but also in American and other meritocratic democracies as well.The wide-r...
2024-01-18
51 min
New Books in South Asian Studies
Ajantha Subramanian on "The Caste of Merit" ((EF,JP))
Before she became the host and star of Violent Majorities, the RTB series on Israeli and Indian ethnonationalism, Ajantha Subramanian sat down with Elizabeth and John to discuss The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard UP, 2019). It is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. Ajantha talked to JP and EF about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, and race) privilege–in India, yes, but also in American and other meritocratic democracies as well.The wide-r...
2024-01-18
51 min
New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
Ajantha Subramanian on "The Caste of Merit" ((EF,JP))
Before she became the host and star of Violent Majorities, the RTB series on Israeli and Indian ethnonationalism, Ajantha Subramanian sat down with Elizabeth and John to discuss The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard UP, 2019). It is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. Ajantha talked to JP and EF about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, and race) privilege–in India, yes, but also in American and other meritocratic democracies as well.The wide-r...
2024-01-18
51 min
Oh No Wrestling
ONW- EP 172 - Punk me Twice, shame on me
ONW - EP 172 Clash at the Castle reactions -Shamus v Gunther -Seth v Riddle -Drew v Roman (Kross v drew next?) -UK Fans NXT Worlds Collide -Mandy retains -Bate v Bron All out reactions Ruby and ortiz v sammy tay : Aja Kong gear for reasons, Ruby injured, broken nose/nasty bump on her neck -Kip Sabian losing (Pacs response to Orange) NO -The Joker / Casino ladder match (Jose the assistant changed suits in be...
2022-09-06
2h 46
Prevention and Protection
The SPACE Toolkit: A New Approach to Sexual Violence Prevention
In this episode, UE's Melanie Bennett interviews Dr. Jennifer Hirsch and Dr. Shamus Khan, creators of the Sexual Assault Prevention And Community Equity (SPACE) toolkit.
2022-08-24
32 min
Little Miss Morfett Chats to Authors
Vaseem Khan
Vaseem Khan is the author of two award-winning crime series set in India, the Baby Ganesh Agency series set in modern Mumbai, and the Malabar House historical crime novels set in 1950s Bombay. His first book, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels published 2015-2020, and is translated into 16 languages. The second in the series won the Shamus Award in the US. In 2018, he was awarded the Eastern Eye Arts, Culture and Theatre Award for Literature. Vaseem was born in England, but spent a decade working in India...
2022-05-03
43 min
Take a Break with Stephen Shamus
ACE Universe Presents: Take a Break with Stephen Shamus - Episode 100
"Take a Break with Stephen" is a new podcast from ACE Universe, covering all things pop culture from the unique perspective of Stephen Shamus. ACE Universe founder and President, Stephen Shamus, along with many special guests will hit a few key topics per episode covering collecting, trading, superhero celebrity news, Comic Cons, and much more. Topics covered in this week's episode include: 1. Kamala Khan 2. Black (kwanza Osajyefo); Black Mask Studios 3. Billie Morales 4. Val-Zod The podcast audio is also av...
2022-04-20
19 min
The Never Give Up Show!!
A Survivor Of Sexual Assault And Domestic Violence, How She Overcame It And Has Gone On To Do Amazing Advocacy Work!
4/5/2022 Show #52Tonight's Guest Is Kat Duesterhaus, She is a survivor of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking. She is activist and organizer at heart, and a freelance digital media professional by trade. Kat lives in Miami and serves as Communications Director, Digital Organizer, and Freedom From Violence Task Force Chair with Florida’s National Organization for Women, and Treasurer and Co-Chair of Housing Justice with Miami’s Coalition to Advance Racial Equity. Kat is also a member of Palm Beach, Martin, and St. Lucie County’s Sexual Assault Response Teams, Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, and RAINN’s National Speaker Bureau. For th...
2022-04-06
2h 01
Prevention and Protection
How Findings From the Book Sexual Citizens Translate to K-12
In this episode, UE's Melanie Bennett interviews Dr. Shamus Khan, co-author of the book Sexual Citizens and Jamie Forbes, CEO of Learning Courage.
2022-03-08
24 min
Future Hindsight
Public-Private Paradox: Colin Jerolmack
We're revisiting our conversation with Colin Jerolmack, an environmental sociologist and author of Up to Heaven and Down to Hell: Fracking, Freedom, and Community in an American Town. We discuss the public-private paradox and the tragedy of the commons, as well as the undemocratic aspects of American property rights. Public-Private Paradox America has clearly delineated public and private domains: the public domain is regulated, and the private domain is not. A public-private paradox occurs when a decision made in the private domain creates issues in the public domain. In the case of fracking, choosing to allow drilling...
2022-01-27
31 min
Future Hindsight
Public-Private Paradox: Colin Jerolmack
We're revisiting our conversation with Colin Jerolmack, an environmental sociologist and author of Up to Heaven and Down to Hell: Fracking, Freedom, and Community in an American Town. We discuss the public-private paradox and the tragedy of the commons, as well as the undemocratic aspects of American property rights. Public-Private Paradox America has clearly delineated public and private domains: the public domain is regulated, and the private domain is not. A public-private paradox occurs when a decision made in the private domain creates issues in the public domain. In the case of fracking, choosing to allow drilling...
2022-01-27
31 min
The Democracy Group
Best of 2021: Public-Private Paradox: Colin Jerolmack | Future Hindsight
We continue our Best of 2021 episodes with an episode from the the Future Hindsight podcast, hosted by Mila Atmos.Colin Jerolmack is an environmental sociologist and author of Up to Heaven and Down to Hell: Fracking, Freedom, and Community in an American Town. We discuss the public-private paradox and the tragedy of the commons, as well as the undemocratic aspects of American property rights.Public-Private ParadoxAmerica has clearly delineated public and private domains: the public domain is regulated, and the private domain is not. A public-private paradox occurs when a decision made i...
2021-12-27
34 min
Dear Katie: Survivor Stories
S1E6 Expert Episode: Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan, Authors of Sexual Citizens
On our first expert episode, Katie and Claire sit down with Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan to discuss their book Sexual Citizens: Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus. Published in January 2020, Sexual Citizens analyzes why sexual assault is so prevalent on college campuses, and how space and power dynamics influence who has control. Jennifer Hirsch is a professor of Socio-medical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. Shamus Khan is a professor of Sociology and American Studies at Princeton University. You can learn more about their individual accolades, as well as their book S...
2021-11-18
45 min
Resource on the Go
Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus Part 2
In the second part of a two-part episode, we continue our conversation with Dr. Jennifer S. Hirsch and Dr. Shamus Khan, authors of the book Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study on Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus. On this episode, we discuss how the book has been received, as well as the implications of the book and the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT) study for sexual violence prevention work. For more information and transcripts visit www.nsvrc.org/podcasts.
2021-09-28
28 min
Resource on the Go
Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus Part 1
Content warning: This episode contains a detailed account of a sexual assault. In the first part of a two-part episode, we speak with Dr. Jennifer S. Hirsch and Dr. Shamus Khan, authors of the book Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study on Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus. Sexual Citizens was named one of National Public Radio’s Best Books of 2020. In this episode, we discuss the principles of the book and its key concepts: sexual projects, sexual citizenship, and sexual geographies. For more information and transcripts visit www.nsvrc.org/podcasts
2021-09-14
27 min
Dialogues with Richard Reeves
David Brooks on how the elite broke America
Who broke America? Quite likely, you did. David Brooks, my guest today, describes how the new elite, the "bobos" as he once labelled them (bourgeois bohemians) have created a hereditary meritocracy, failed the leadership test, condescended to the less successful, and actively contributed to inequality and segregation. We talk about what class means today, why David now thinks economics is more important than he did, his advice for both the Democrats and the Republicans, the culture wars, and much more. We end with a discussion of his work on a new book on the importance of social recognition, of...
2021-08-09
1h 01
Patchwork
Gender-based Violence on Campus: A Study Looking at Sex, Power, and Assault
One of the top priorities at DOJ is preventing violent crime. At OVW, one area we focus on specifically is sexual assault on campus. Jennifer Hirsch, professor of Sociomedical Sciences and steering committee member at Columbia University, and Shamus Khan, formerly professor and chair of Sociology at Columbia and now a professor at Princeton University, wrote a book titled “Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus.” In this episode, they join Patchwork to discuss issues they found that led to sexual assaults on campuses and describe how early education may help prevent gende...
2021-08-03
28 min
Crime Time FM
VASEEM KHAN In Person With Paul CTFM
VASEEM KHAN talks to Paul Burke about his new book THE DYING DAY, Persis Wadia, Ashwin Chopra, Indian independence, modern day Mumbai and an inherited elephant.THE DYING DAY: for over a century, one of the world's great treasures, a six-hundred-year-old copy of Dante's The Divine Comedy, has been safely housed at Bombay's Asiatic Society. But when it vanishes, together with the man charged with its care, British scholar and war hero, John Healy, the case lands on Inspector Persis Wadia's desk.Uncovering a series of complex riddles written in verse, Persis - together...
2021-07-04
47 min
P's in a Pod
4.4. Unjust Burdens of Marginalized Communities with a Tricultural Writer
Meet Danielle Samake: a rising second-year Princeton student from Maplewood, New Jersey. Danielle shares how she has grappled with her tricultural identity as a Jamaican, Malian, and first-generation American. She asks us to reconsider the ways in which we ask too much of marginalized communities, discusses her experiences as a Black woman at Princeton, and imparts wise words on how she stays optimistic. A literary enthusiast, Danielle provides an entire shelf of book recommendations, to which Susan and Anna share a few as well.*This episode was recorded on April 10, 2021.Links mentioned:The...
2021-05-25
1h 17
Future Hindsight
Public-Private Paradox: Colin Jerolmack
Public-Private Paradox: America has clearly delineated public and private domains: the public domain is regulated, and the private domain is not. A public-private paradox occurs when a decision made in the private domain creates issues in the public domain. In the case of fracking, choosing to allow drilling in your land is a private decision. That decision creates many externalities such as overuse of roads, unwanted sights and sounds, contaminated well water for the neighborhood, which harms the public good. Tragedy of the Commons The Tragedy of the Commons explains how individual decisions...
2021-05-12
34 min
Future Hindsight
Public-Private Paradox: Colin Jerolmack
Public-Private Paradox: America has clearly delineated public and private domains: the public domain is regulated, and the private domain is not. A public-private paradox occurs when a decision made in the private domain creates issues in the public domain. In the case of fracking, choosing to allow drilling in your land is a private decision. That decision creates many externalities such as overuse of roads, unwanted sights and sounds, contaminated well water for the neighborhood, which harms the public good. Tragedy of the Commons The Tragedy of the Commons explains how individual decisions...
2021-05-12
34 min
Over The Wire Podcast
Understanding the American Resistance, how climate activism and #blacklivesmatter must not be seen in isolation, insights with Dana R. Fisher
Podcast: The Irish Tech News PodcastEpisode: Understanding the American Resistance, how climate activism and #blacklivesmatter must not be seen in isolation, insights with Dana R. FisherPub date: 2021-04-22Notes from Over The Wire Podcast:On questions related to democracy, activism, and environmentalism—most recently anchored in climate activism, protests, and the 'American Resistance'.Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationInteresting and timely conversation for Earth Day 2021 with Professor Dana Fisher. Dana R. Fisher is a Professor of S...
2021-04-30
31 min
Sociology Sessions
Chapter 1: An Introduction - High School Cliques, Lonely Billionaires & Karl Marx
Alaza Flores, Andrew Wang and author Shamus Khan discuss Durkheim, Marx and introductory sociological concepts.
2021-03-05
21 min
Phoenix Cast
Can we more highly recommend "Sexual Citizens"?
Welcome to Season 2 of the Phoenix Cast! First up this season, intern Alondra Bañuelos-Robles joins host Em Alves to discuss (and highly recommend) Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan's breakout book "Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus". Want to take our high recommendation and read the book yourself? Check out the links below: Bookshop.org (Support your local bookshop)Audible.comAuraria Library Worldcat.org (Find it at your local library)If you are in crisis and need immediate support, please call o...
2021-02-05
37 min
Ethics and Education
Sexual Citizenship
Grace Gecewicz and Madeline Brighouse Glueck interview Jennifer S. Hirsch (Public Health, Columbia University) and Shamus Khan (Sociology, Princeton University) about their book, Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus. This conversation offers a hopeful vision for the future of sex education, preventing sexual assault, and developing an empathetic understanding of young people today. Transcript Study guide: The Ethics of Sexual Citizenship Recorded in December 2020. Theme music by Podington Bear. Episode produced and edited by Carrie Welsh. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ethicsandeducation/m...
2021-01-07
37 min
Culture & Inequality Podcast
Elite cultures in St Barths, Milan social clubs and 'the VIP'
In this episode, Giselinde speaks with Bruno Cousin (assistant professor at SciencesPo Paris) and Sébastien Chauvin (associate prof at University of Lausanne) about the elite culture of what is popularly called 'the top 1 percent'. Based on their research on the French Caribbean luxury destination of St Barths, social clubs in Milan, and Ashley Mears' ethnographic work on 'party girls' and promoters in VIP nightclubs, they discuss questions about elite culture in a time of globalization. What do we learn from ethnographic work on the top 1 percent? How do elites manage to exploit others' capital? How are elite distinction patterns c...
2020-11-19
1h 08
InequaliTalks
Episode 8: Are Female Surgeons Discriminated? -- with Heather Sarsons
Does a person's gender influence the way we interpret information about his or her ability? Heather Sarsons tests this hypothesis in a unique setting using Medicare data on referrals from physicians to surgical specialists. She finds that the referring physicians view their patients' surgical outcomes differently depending on whether the surgeon is a man or a woman. Recommendations: "Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School" by Shamus Rahman Khan https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8178541-privilege "The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students" by Anthony Abraham Jack https://www...
2020-11-11
20 min
Coffee and Books
Marc discusses "Sexual Citizens" with Columbia University Professors Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan
Marc unpacks the groundbreaking book Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus with Columbia University professors Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan, they discuss the widespread issue of sexual assault on college campuses.
2020-11-02
00 min
No Grey Zone Podcast
No Grey Zone Ep. 2 - Incapacitation, Consent and Sex
Episode 2 focuses on sexual assault and incapacitation. Specifically looking at consent when an individual is impaired by drugs and/or alcohol. Kathryn Marsh & Melissa Hoppmeyer are prosecutors with over two decades of experience between them, specializing in child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence crimes. They are also co-founders of Right Response Consulting, an agency that provides training and in the areas of sexual assault, sexual harassment and human trafficking as well as developing policies and procedures for businesses and educational institutions. Facebook @NoGreyZonerrcInstagram @Nogreyzonerrc Twitter @NoGreyzonerrc Podcast Music: I...
2020-09-21
08 min
Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino
Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan on Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus
Joining Tristan Taormino in this episode are professors Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan, the authors of Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus based on their brilliant research about sexual assault on college campuses. Current discourses focus on toxic masculinity, consent education, bystander intervention, and adjudication, which they recognize are important factors. Hirsch and Khan take a new approach with their concepts of sexual projects, sexual citizenship, and sexual geographies and how they create and support the conditions for sexual assault. They share some compelling stories of students navigating their sexuality in a...
2020-09-07
56 min
Give Theory A Chance
Shamus Khan reads Thomas Hobbes
In this episode, Dr. Shamus Khan joins us to read from Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiasticall and Civil, the 1651 Thomas Hobbes classic work of social theory. Shamus shares his advice on reading theory fast, helps us understand how Hobbes conceptualized social contract theory and the relationship between violence and equality, and models how to center the colonial roots of foundational texts. Follow along HERE (Chapter 13, page 81) -Kyle-
2020-08-06
36 min
Future Hindsight
Sexual Citizens: Jennifer S. Hirsch & Shamus Khan
Sexual Citizenship The concept of sexual citizenship asserts that people have the right to sexual self-determination, including young people. Recognizing young people’s sexual citizenship prepares them to both say no and yes, as well as to be able to hear other people when they do or don’t want to have sex. It also recognizes their fundamental humanity. Establishing sexual citizenship and autonomy for young people is a critical step in preventing campus sexual assault and promoting relationships based on trust, kindness, and love. Power and Precarity Meaningful action against sexual assault in i...
2020-07-23
35 min
Future Hindsight
Sexual Citizens: Jennifer S. Hirsch & Shamus Khan
Sexual Citizenship The concept of sexual citizenship asserts that people have the right to sexual self-determination, including young people. Recognizing young people’s sexual citizenship prepares them to both say no and yes, as well as to be able to hear other people when they do or don’t want to have sex. It also recognizes their fundamental humanity. Establishing sexual citizenship and autonomy for young people is a critical step in preventing campus sexual assault and promoting relationships based on trust, kindness, and love. Power and Precarity Meaningful action against sexual assault in i...
2020-07-23
35 min
Give Theory A Chance
Shamus Khan on Teaching the Canon
In this episode, we are joined by Shamus Khan, professor in and chair of the sociology department at Columbia University. Shamus discusses his approach to teaching the sociological canon, the importance of focusing on moments of racist and colonial discourse as central to, rather than in spite of, the core theories, and the value of directly linking the learning of methods and theory.
2020-07-16
24 min
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria
Campus Sexual Assault w/ Jennifer Hirsch & Shamus Khan
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Drs. Jennifer Hirsch (Professor of Sociomedical Sciences) and Shamus Khan (Chair of the Sociology Department) of Columbia University to talk about their new book, "Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus." They discuss the findings of the ongoing SHIFT (Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation) project, including themes of power, education, and consent.
2020-07-13
1h 05
Trinity Long Room Hub
Rethinking Democracy | INEQUALITY
Recorded May 13, 2020. ‘They tell us corona-virus is a great leveller. It’s not. It’s much much harder if you are poor. How do we stop it from making social inequality even greater.’ – Emily Maitlis, BBC Newsnight Racial and ethnic minority communities are disproportionately affected by Covid-19. They are more likely to have the underlying health conditions that make the virus fatal. They are also more likely to live in poor accommodation and work in lower paid frontline jobs. Migrant workers as well as low income, homeless and refugee populations are likewise particularly vulnerable. The economic fallout from the pandemic will hit t...
2020-05-14
1h 33
New Books in Law
J. S. Hirsch and S. Khan, "Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus" (Norton, 2020)
The fear of campus sexual assault has become an inextricable part of the college experience. Research has shown that by the time they graduate, as many as one in three women and almost one in six men will have been sexually assaulted. But why is sexual assault such a common feature of college life? And what can be done to prevent it? Drawing on the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT) at Columbia University, the most comprehensive study of sexual assault on a campus to date, Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan present an entirely new framework that emphasizes...
2020-04-06
1h 01
New Books in Education
J. S. Hirsch and S. Khan, "Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus" (Norton, 2020)
The fear of campus sexual assault has become an inextricable part of the college experience. Research has shown that by the time they graduate, as many as one in three women and almost one in six men will have been sexually assaulted. But why is sexual assault such a common feature of college life? And what can be done to prevent it? Drawing on the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT) at Columbia University, the most comprehensive study of sexual assault on a campus to date, Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan present an entirely new framework that...
2020-04-06
1h 01
New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work
J. S. Hirsch and S. Khan, "Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus" (Norton, 2020)
The fear of campus sexual assault has become an inextricable part of the college experience. Research has shown that by the time they graduate, as many as one in three women and almost one in six men will have been sexually assaulted. But why is sexual assault such a common feature of college life? And what can be done to prevent it? Drawing on the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT) at Columbia University, the most comprehensive study of sexual assault on a campus to date, Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan present an entirely new framework that...
2020-04-06
59 min
Trinity School NYC Podmissum
Alumna author Jennifer S. Hirsch class of 1984
This podcast features Jennifer S. Hirsch class of 1984, a medical anthropologist and professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia University, who codirects the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation, known as SHIFT, a research project on sexual assault and sexual health among Columbia undergraduates. With Shamus Khan, she is coauthor of Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus, which draws on SHIFT’s ethnographic research to examine sexual assault and consensual sex among undergraduates in relation to the broader context of campus life. Hirsch is a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow, a 2015 Public Voices Fellow, and a 2018-2019 Vi...
2020-02-27
54 min
Noen har snakket sammen
Ep. 43: Trengs sosial mobilitet?
Vi snakker med Shamus Khan, professor ved Columbia University, og Sigrun Aasland, fagsjef i Tankesmien Agenda, om sosial mobilitet. Hvordan står det til med den mobiliteten i Norge? Er sosial mobilitet i det hele tatt ønskelig? Og hva har innvandring med det hele å gjøre?
2019-02-09
35 min
Jacobin Radio
Behind the News: Ruling-Class Power
Sociologist Shamus Khan on the culture of elite schools and the sense of entitlement they breed. Then, political scientist Thea Riofrancos on the delegitimation of our ruling class and the political possibilities inhering in that.
2018-10-05
00 min
Breached
Ep 08 - Taxes
The series continues by considering how to pay for the social contract, in particular through taxation. We hear from Mark Meckler, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots and current President of Citizens for Self-Governance; Raúl Carrillo and Danny Sufranski, leaders of the Modern Money Network; and Michele Oberholtzer, a housing advocate in Detroit and candidate for State Representative of Michigan’s 4th District.For additional information on the issues we briefly examine, we recommend the following resources:Shamus Khan, The Rich Haven’t Always Hated Taxes, TIME (Sept. 18, 2012), http://ideas.time.com/2012/09/18/the-rich-havent-always-hated-taxes/.Mark...
2018-05-23
23 min
Full Audiobook: Your Gateway to Knowledge and Entertainment
Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School Audiobook by Shamus Rahman Khan
Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 322196 Title: Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School Author: Shamus Rahman Khan Narrator: Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Length: 09:05:51 Language: English Release date: 12-19-17 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science, Education Summary: As one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, has long been the exclusive domain of America's wealthiest sons. But times have changed. Today, a new elite of boys and girls is being molded at St. Paul's, one that reflects the hope...
2017-12-19
9h 05
Give Methods A Chance
Shamus Khan on Historical Data
In this episode, we are joined by Shamus Khan, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University. Professor Khan studies cultural sociology and stratification, with a strong focus on elites. He is the author of Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul’s School and The Practice of Research. We discuss using historical data for his new research project, in which […]
2015-06-05
00 min
Smart People Podcast
Shamus Khan
Shamus Khan - What is it really like to be the 1%? The income gap is a hot topic these days, but rarely do we learn what it is truly like to grow up in a world where money is no object. This week we get a behind the scenes look at how the American elite are raised and what it's like to be part of 'high society'. Shamus Khan teaches in the sociology department at Columbia University. He writes on elites and inequality in America. He is the author of Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's Sc...
2014-07-06
57 min