The page “New Trends in Research” highlights new approaches and perspectives that engage, challenge, and expand topics pertaining to racism, gender and queer studies, feminism, cultural studies, science, highlights new approaches and perspectives that engage, challenge, and expand topics pertaining to racism, gender and queer studies, feminism, cultural studies, science, climate change and environmental pollution, disability studies, musicology, and animal studies. Graduate students and early career faculty as well as independent scholars are particularly welcome to showcase their work (articles, chapters, manuscripts, doctoral research, etc.) and methodological frameworks, and engage in fruitful discussions with each other as well as with our readers. If you would like to feature your research on this page, please contact us at: legaciesoftheenlightenment@gmail.com.