Asst Prof @UofUsociology | Punishment, law & society, prosecution, inequality | she/her | Opinions are my own
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Hi all! I have a new article out! I introduce privilege diffusion—a rhetorical strategy that disperses blame on to vague forces like “culture” or “masculinity,” that appear critical but ultimately obscure responsibility for those with privilege.
https://t.co/XQgrVD7LHz
Giving my crash course in qualitative methods tomorrow. As always, slides are posted online for anyone interested (I have the short and longer versions posted). https://t.co/kBzcYlAoQq
Coming February 2026 from University of California Press.
A theory-driven case study of frontline labor at one of the largest public benefits bureaucracies in the nation: the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services.
More details soon.
🚨NEW PUB🚨
In this article, my friend-colleagues and I suggest that rather than thinking about police contact as direct officer-civilian interactions (temporally constrained), we might view and measure it as PERPETUAL (1/4)
Two more days until this exciting conversation! Please join the listserv (or dm me!) for meeting info. We're really excited to talk with @MichelleSPhelps about her wonderful new book on Friday at 3p ET.
Join the Punishment & Society Reading Group on Oct 25th at 3 pm ET to discuss The Minneapolis Reckoning by @MichelleSPhelps!
We’re lucky that Dr. Phelps will be joining us for this conversation! @Punishment_CRN@erin_eife