Anthropologist Esteban Gómez uses visual ethnography to study the social realities of people and cultures. His current research looks at how photography and filmmaking help youth make sense of rapid changes within their communities. One project, This is My Denver, gives Denver youth a space to make sense of demographic changes taking place in the city.

Social movements energized by the 2016 election clearly played a role in the recent midterm elections, according to Joshua Wilson, associate professor of political science. But how effective are political and social movements at using law in the pursuit of political ends? That question is at the heart of Wilson’s research.