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Climate change is causing extreme weather, prolonged droughts and more bushfires. Andrew Merry/Moment via Getty Images

May 2, 2024

How ‘apocalypse’ became a secular as well as religious idea

Erik Bleich, Middlebury College and Christopher Star, Middlebury College

Events that the media describe as ‘apocalyptic’ reflect changing anxieties about the future.

Students with the Muslim Consultative Network’s summer youth program gather on the steps of New York’s City Hall on Aug. 14, 2013, to speak out against Islamophobia. AP Photo/Richard Drew

May 27, 2022

Yes, Muslims are portrayed negatively in American media — 2 political scientists reviewed over 250,000 articles to find conclusive evidence

Erik Bleich, Middlebury College and A. Maurits van der Veen, William & Mary

In examining media coverage of Muslims over a 21-year period, in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, scholars found that articles mentioning Muslims were far more negative than other faith groups.

Pins vendus durant une manifestation à l'Université de Californie, Berkeley, 24 septembre 2017. Josh Edelson/AFP

October 25, 2017

Après Charlottesville : repenser l’antiracisme à l’américaine

Erik Bleich, Réseau français des instituts d’études avancées (RFIEA)

Les événements de Charlottesville présentent deux dimensions qui remettent fondamentalement en question l’approche américaine de la lutte contre les propos et rassemblements racistes.

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