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'Look Hot While You Fight the Patriarchy'
Feminist art history professor discusses book on how she came to study and participate in a form of bodybuilding called "figure girl" competitions.
Opinion
Putting It on Paper
The age of print is giving way to the digital age... right? Scott McLemee looks into a scholar’s alternative perspective.
Too Much Self-Citation?
Oxford professor questions LSU scholar's articles -- published in a journal he edited.
Piecing Together Publishing
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is aggressively funding efforts to support new digital models -- in writing, editing, financing and more.
Opinion
Mixed Marriages
Social hierarchy is a touchy subject. Scott McLemee looks at a sociologist's study of wedding across class lines.
'Social Sciences Matter'
Editor discusses new volume on the importance of key disciplines to solving key societal problems.
Opinion
'Lighting Up'
Smoking is cool, sophisticated, sexy and enjoyable. Plus, it can kill you. Scott McLemee looks at a study of how students try to split the difference.
'Paying It Forward' Publishing
U. of California Press builds a new open-access publishing model around paying reviewers and subsidizing research from disciplines with less grant funding.