Color of Policing Symposium explores youth, education, activism April 19-20
St. Louis leaders, scholars to discuss impact of schools, courts, police on urban youth
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The prospects for improved law enforcement-community relations in St. Louis and beyond will be explored as the “Color of Policing Symposium (COPS): Youth, Education and Activism” brings together urban scholars and city leaders for a two-day symposium April 19-20 on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.
The Litter of Political Wastelands: ‘Fake News’ and the Politics of Truth in Contemporary Syria
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The proliferation of junk-knowledge about Syria — in the form of memes, websites, videos and biased news reporting — makes it an apt site to question the physical and metaphorical litter of contemporary politics. Anne-Marie McManus and Nancy Reynolds write about the toxic consequences of the visible and invisible “stuff” that flows and distorts landscapes.