Popular Culture and The Civic Imagination: Case Studies of Creative Social Change

In this edited collection, Jenkins, Peters-Lazaro, and Shresthova compile essays about how the language and lessons contained within popular culture can inspire real-life action. From Star Wars to #BlackGirlMagic to the Arab Spring, Popular Culture and The Civic Imagination visualizes the process of imagining change — not only within our society, but within ourselves.

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The October 2025 cover of PAW, featuring an illustration of a woman dressed like Superman, but the S on her chest is a dollar sign.
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October 2025

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.