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Author Alison Wynn discusses her article, "Gender, Parenthood, and Perceived Chances of Promotion." The article is published in the August 2017 issue of Sociological Perspectives.

To mark the publication of the special issue ‘Producing and Consuming Inequality: A Cultural Sociology of the Cultural Industries’, Edinburgh College of Art held an evening of discussion, debate, and decision-making, themed around the problem of social inequality and the cultural sector.

The special issue was published in Volume 11, Issue 3 of Cultural Sociology and was edited by Dave O’Brien , Kim Allen , Sam Friedman , and Anamik Saha. Academic research, highlighted in Cultural Sociology, has shown the inequalities associated with who makes culture in the UK; what is represented on stage, on screen, and in print; and who consumes the culture of our government supported cultural organisations.

The evening consisted of a panel of cultural practitioners, hosted by the guest editors of the special issue. The speakers on the panel were:

-          Kate Fox, poet, comedian and academic;

-          Clive Gilman, Creative Scotland and Scottish Funding Council;

-          Robbie O’Neil, an actor whose work includes part in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and Casualty;

-          Yasmin Sulaiman, Editor-in-Chief at The List.

Following discussions and debate with the panel, audience Q&A considered how we might challenge some of the inequalities confronting contemporary culture.

Authors Julie Collins-Dogrul and Jaimis Ulrich discuss their Armed Forces & Society Article, "Fighting Stereotypes: Public Discourse About Women in Combat." Facilitated by Nicole Foy of AFS, this podcast talks about the gender stereotypes within the US military, and the different sex-specific laws that have been passed throughout the years.

Below is a link to their article: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0095327X17715650

Author Diana Singh discusses her article, "An Occupational Portrait of Emotional Labor Requirements and Their Health Consequences for Workers," co-authored by Paul Glavin. The article is published in the November 2017 issue of Work and Occupations.

Author Krystale Littlejohn discusses her article, "Contesting and Differentially Constructing Uncertainty: Negotiations of Contraceptive Use in the Clinical Encounter," co-authored by Katrina Kimport. The article is published in the December 2017 issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

JCL – The Symbolic Survival of the ‘Living Dead’ Birte Heidemann discusses her latest article "The Symbolic Survival of the 'Living Dead': Narrating the LTTE Female Fighter in Post-War Sri Lankan Women’s Writing"

Neil Fligstein discusses his article, co-authored by Jonah Stuart Brundage, Michael Schultz, titled, "Seeing Like the Fed: Culture, Cognition, and Framing in the Failure to Anticipate the Financial Crisis of 2008."

Author Meghan Burke discusses her article, "Colorblind Racism: Identities, Ideologies, and Shifting Subjectivities." The article is published in the October 2017 issue of Sociological Perspectives.

Naomi Sugie and Kristin Turney discuss their most recent paper which addresses the deleterious consequences of incarceration for mental health

Author Emily Smith-Greenaway discusses her article, "Community Context and Child Health: A Human Capital Perspective." The article is published in the September 2017 issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.