Biopolitics HISTORY / North America 2012 Winner of the Shapiro

2012 Winner of the Shapiro Award for the Best Book in Israel Studies

A photographic portrait of East Austin

Con ojos de niño reminds us of the importance of communicating

What would you do for the people you love

North American Society for the Sociology of Sport

Biopolitics HISTORY / North America 2012 Winner of the ShapiroThe first systematic overview of the notion of biopolitics and its relevance in contemporary theoretical debate The biological features of human beings are now measured, observed, and understood in ways never before thought possible, defining norms, establishing standards, and determining average values of human life. While the notion of biopolitics has been linked to everything from rational decision making and the democratic organization of social