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August 9, 2017

Can transgender TV characters help bridge an ideological divide?

Erica L. Rosenthal, University of Southern California and Traci Gillig, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

In the wake of Trump’s proposed transgender military ban, new research highlights the potential for entertainment –more than news coverage – to open minds on even the most polarizing issues.

The silence at the end of Rio 2016 will only last until we switch on our televisions for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Reuters/Issei Kato

July 27, 2016

All the Olympics are a stage, and all the athletes merely players: the rich history of the modern Games

Tim Olds, University of South Australia

The Olympic Games are a theatre — sometimes farce, sometimes tragedy, reality TV, morality play or soap opera — where geopolitical, social and technological dramas are played out.

When do girls come to like pink and boys blue? AquaOwl

March 29, 2016

When do children develop their gender identity?

Vanessa LoBue, Rutgers University Newark

Gender is more of a flexible state than most people think. And as children, we start out thinking more flexibly about gender than we end up as adults.

September 15, 2015

Can we tie unisex fashion trends to gender equality?

Mary Rizzo, Rutgers University Newark

While fashion can be an act of defiance and subversion, it can also exploit the oppressed.

August 2, 2015

How conservatives and liberals watch ‘I am Cait’

Andrew Vierra, Georgia State University; Jared Riggs, Georgia State University, and Neil Van Leeuwen, Georgia State University

Caitlyn Jenner's new TV show 'I am Cait' has sparked a fierce online debate about the validity of the transgender identity. Group identity may explain why the debate is so heated.

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Tim Olds
Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
Andrew Vierra
Neurophilosophy Graduate Student, Georgia State University
Neil Van Leeuwen
Assistant Professor Philosophy, Georgia State University
Jared Riggs
Philosophy Graduate Student, Georgia State University
Mary Rizzo
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and Associate Director of Public and Digital Humanities Initiatives, Rutgers University Newark
Vanessa LoBue
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University Newark
Traci Gillig
PhD Candidate in Communication, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Erica L. Rosenthal
Senior Research Associate, Hollywood, Health & Society, University of Southern California