Culture & Society

Employing diverse tools from cultural studies to visual analysis to sociological and political inquiry, these pieces reflect on the relationships and structures that both maintain and disrupt cultures and societies.

Picture of the old administrative building at Penn. State

Communication Analysis of Child Sex Scandal at Penn State

by Shenjie Qiu

Absolutism vs. Relativism: The Moral Argument Behind Judging Other Cultures

by Kenia Torres

Image of a parking lot with a disposable mask caught in the branches of a tree in the foreground.

Application of Social Psychology to Real-World Issues: Social Distancing and Mask-Wearing

by Emma Paisley Shultz

A photograph of a workstation with a laptop, two beverage containers, a tablet, a paper notepad, books, and a router.

COVID-19 Increasing Disparity in Education

by Fiona Shi

Surveillance and Societal Norms: A Self-Perpetuating Cycle

by Emanuela Gallo

The Media’s Role in the Werther Effect: Celebrity Suicides and Copycat Behavior

by Mariel Colin

Portraits of Akhmad Kadyrov and Ramzan Kadyrov displayed on the outside of a building.

The New Noxçiyn: The Branding of Chechnya’s Public Image through the Instagram Account of Ramzan Kadyrov

by Dante Fernandez

Image of ocean ice cracking and breaking apart.

The Fragmented Global Culture

by Patrycja Koszykowska

WANTED: Objects of Desire. Black Girls Need Not Apply

by Sherley Jean-Pierre

Black and white image of a baby elephant walks next to two large elephant legs.

What is a Family?

by Chike Agu

Image of steam coming out of the earth at sunrise.

Vertical Pressure

by James Gurtowski

Image of five illuminated signs that say "internet" leaning against a wall.

ILY?

by Darryl Gladstone

Image of tree branches against a blue sky.

Playing Well With Others: The Modern Effects, and Future Implications, of Economic Governance With Regards to Collective Ownership

by Patrick Pompili

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