James M. Thomas

Erica Levin

Jackie Im

Xiaoyu Weng

Michelle Mansour

Victoria Gannon

Shana Agid

Pro Arts Gallery (Oakland, Calif.)

Michelle Blade, Chris Fraser, Taro Hattori, Weston Teruya

Pro Arts 2 X 2 Solos 2011

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

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As a major, public flagship university in the American South, so-called “Diversity University” has struggled to define its commitments to diversity and inclusion, and to put those commitments into practice. In Diversity Regimes, sociologist James M. Thomas draws on more than two years of ethnographic fieldwork at DU to illustrate the conflicts and contingencies between a core set of actors at DU over what diversity is and how it should be accomplished. Thomas’s analysis of this dynamic process uncovers what he calls “diversity regimes”: a complex combination of meanings, practices, and actions that work to institutionalize commitments to diversity, but in doing so obscure, entrench, and even magnify existing racial inequalities. Thomas’s concept of diversity regimes, and his focus on how they are organized and unfold in real time, provides new insights into the social organization of multicultural principles and practices.

Why Talk Is Not Enough to Fix Racial Inequality at Universities

Diversity Regimes

A New Gilded Age by James M. Thomas A cohesive collection of stories and essays, A New Gilded Age contains an insightful commentary on American culture, politics, and history. By blending all three elements, this book holds the reader’s interest through each scenario. Following short stories that capture memorable moments of time and events are essays broad in scope and perception. They include, among others, observations on the American Revolution; the great and unappreciated nitrogen fix; unfairness pervading today’s Gilded Age; wickedness in human affairs demanding retribution; a second look at second chances. All forge a deeper consideration.

Stories and Essays

A New Gilded Age

James M. Thomas

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