Whitewashing the Violence of the Local State
Steve Macek
In this entry in our Policing & the Media roundtable, Steve Macek reflects on the long history of police violence in Chicago and the media's complicity with that history.
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Recollections and Reflections on Chicago
Margaret Schwartz
Beginning with a series of personal recollections, the author reflects upon the politics of racial identity and the militarization of urban space.
As Chicago Goes, So Goes the Nation?
Brendan Kredell
Beginning the second round of our Policing and the Media roundtable, Brendan Kredell considers how the McDonald killing fits into a history of police violence in Chicago and across the nation.
The Past Remains Present
Joy Bivins
In this Policing and the Media entry, Joy Bivins explores the vulnerability of young black bodies and contrasts the legacies of Emmett Till and Laquan McDonald.
Framing a Shooting (and a Movement)
Steve Macek
In this entry in our Policing and the Media roundtable, Steve Macek explores the backstory of the Laquan McDonald shooting and the different ways that Chicago media outlets covered the story.