Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) recently published "What Does the 1992 Consensus Mean to Citizens in Taiwan?" on the Diplomat. The article analyzes first-hand survey data and reveals that Taiwanese people do not have a consensus on the definition of the 1992 Consensus.

Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) has published an article, "Transcendence as Hyperbole in "La Fuerza de la Sangre" in Cervantes. The article looks at author Miguel de Cervantes' exaggerated use of symbolism in the named short story as a rhetorical ploy to signal a message of worldly, rather than sublime, transcendence…

Robert Futrell (Sociology) was featured in a Las Vegas Review Journal article about the recent rise of hate speech: "Hate Speech Can Be Difficult to Track, Las Vegas Experts Say." Futrell has written extensively on U.S. right-wing extremism. 

Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) has published “Intellectual Life in the Spanish Renaissance,” an article she co-authored with Distinguished Professor Lía Schwartz of the City University of New York's Graduate School. The article was published in A  Companion to the Spanish Renaissance, edited by Hilaire…

David Damore (Political Science) recently published "Race for the Senate 2018: Key Issue in Nevada" on the Brookings Institution's FixGov Blog. The piece provides an overview of the 2018 U.S. Senate campaign in Nevada between incumbent Republican Dean Heller and Democratic challenger Jacky Rosen.

Michael Ian Borer (Sociology) was quoted in the Boston Globe about the Red Sox World Series win and how it is part of changing narrative and image for the city: "The Curse of the Champions? Boston Takes in Another Title." Borer is the author of Faithful to Fenway: Believing in Boston, Baseball, and America's Most Beloved Ballpark.

Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) contributed a chapter, “Le Moi Infantile Terminal: Produit de la Société Hypermoderne,” that was published in the edited volume @ La Recherche du Temps: Individus Hyperconnectés, Société Accélérée.

Georgiann Davis (Sociology) wrote a piece for Ms. Magazine titled "Intersex People #WontBeErased, Either."

Michael J. Alarid (History) presented a paper, "Ricos, Politicos, Hombres de Bien, or Something Else?: Reconsidering Landholding New Mexicans in the Mexican State and American Territorial Periods, 1836-63 " at the annual meeting of the Western History Association in San Antonio.

Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) gave a talk to the Nevada chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists titled  "Don't Feed the Trolls."  He is the author of The Terminal Self: Everyday Life in Hypermodern Times.  

Tim Gauthier (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published "Negotiating Community in the Interregnum: Zombies and Others in Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead" in the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (Routledge). 

William Bauer (History and American Indian Alliance) presented a paper, "Critical Indigenous Biographies: Elmer Busch, Federal Obligations and the Making of Modern California" at the annual meeting of the Western History Association in San Antonio.