June 24, 2011

The Classes

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Published in the July-August 2011 print issue in the Alumni section.

An architect of Black women’s studies, Barbara Smith introduced the concepts of “identity politics” and “intersectionality.”

The University calls federal actions “retaliatory.”

Kennedy School professor of public policy Julia Minson on how to improve political conversations

Scientists are revisiting an old way of thinking about extinction.

The growing genre of climate fiction offers a way to process reality—and our anxieties.

Cutting-edge discoveries, distilled