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Nordic Asia Podcast August 12, 2022

Podcasting Academic Research

A Chat about the Nordic Asia Podcast

Hosted by Kenneth Bo Nielsen
What is the potential of podcasts to disseminate research based insights? How can a podcast function as a networking and pedagogical tool? And what is so intriguing about a Nordic …

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How to Be Wrong August 10, 2022

Twitter, Intellectual Discourse, and Humility

A Conversation with Biochemist and Social Media Influencer George Styles

George Styles

Hosted by John Traphagan
For this episode of How To Be Wrong, I speak with George Styles, a biochemist and author of the book Contemplation. George is also what we describe these days as …
Scholarly Communication August 9, 2022

Talk about Writing

The Tutoring Strategies of Experienced Writing Center Tutors

Jo Mackiewicz and Isabelle Thompson

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview with Jo Mackiewicz, professor of rhetoric and professional communication at Iowa State University, and with Isabelle Thompson, emerita professor of technical and professional communication and former …
Scholarly Communication August 8, 2022

The Realities of Completing a PhD

How to Plan for Success

Nicholas Rowe

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Nicholas Rowe, researcher and educator based in Finland. We talk his book The Realities of Completing a PhD: How to Plan for Success (Routledge, 2021) and about …
Scholarly Communication August 5, 2022

Covering Higher Ed

A Chat with Sara Custer of Times Higher Education

Sara Custer

Hosted by Avi Staiman
A special opportunity to hear from Sara Custer, editor of The Campus (Times Higher Education), about the role of journalism and reporting in higher education. Avi and Sara cover topics …
Academic Life August 4, 2022

Do You Need a Developmental Editor?

A Discussion with Laura Portwood-Stacer

Laura Portwood-Stacer

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. Laura Portwood-Stacer’s own experience getting her first two academic books published.An overview of different kinds of editors who …
Political Science August 4, 2022

The Knowledge Polity

Teaching and Research in the Social Sciences

Paul A. Djupe, Anand Edward Sokhey, and Amy Erica Smith

Hosted by Lilly Goren
Paul A. Djupe, Anand Edward Sokhey, and Amy Erica Smith, The Knowledge Polity: Teaching and Research in the Social Sciences (Oxford UP, 2022) explores a more holistic understanding of knowledge production in …
Scholarly Communication August 2, 2022

Writing STEAM

Composition, STEM, and a New Humanities

Vivian Kao and Julia Kiernan

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Vivian Kao, Associate Professor of Composition and Coordinator of the First-Year Writing Program, and Julia Kiernan, Assistant Professor of Communication and Coordinator of Technical and …
Scholarly Communication July 29, 2022

International Association of Genocide Scholars

A Discussion with Melanie O'Brien

Melanie O'Brien

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
The International Association of Genocide Scholars is a global, interdisciplinary, non-partisan organization that seeks to further research and teaching about the nature, causes, and consequences of genocide, and advance policy …
Politics July 25, 2022

It's Not Free Speech

Race, Democracy, and the Future of Academic Freedom

Michael Bérubé and Jennifer Ruth

Hosted by Catriona Gold
The protests of summer 2020 led to long-overdue reassessments of the legacy of racism and white supremacy in both American academe and cultural life more generally. But while universities have …
High Theory July 25, 2022

University Press

A Discussion with Rebecca Colesworthy

Rebecca Colesworthy

Hosted by Kim Adams and Saronik Bosu
Rebecca Colesworthy talks about the university press and how its workings should be demystified, what authors should keep in mind when they pitch their books, and what university presses do …
Scholarly Communication July 25, 2022

Effective Altruism: What it is, What it Does, and How You Can Help

A Discussion with Benjamin Todd of "80,000 Hours"

Benjamin Todd

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
80,000 Hours provides research and support to help students and graduates switch into careers that effectively tackle the world’s most pressing problems. Benjamin Todd is the president and co-founder of …
Nordic Asia Podcast July 15, 2022

Publishing in Asian Studies Journals

A Discussion with Julie Yu-Wen Chen and Hyung-Gu Lynn

Julie Yu-Wen Chen and Hyung-Gu Lynn

Hosted by Duncan McCargo
How can we get our articles in Asian studies published? What criteria should we use in selecting what journals to target? On what basis do journal editors make decisions on …
Academic Life July 7, 2022

Dissertations Wanted!

A Conversation with the Editor of University of Wyoming Press

Robert Ramaswamy

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Why Robert Ramaswamy wants to see your revised dissertation submitted for publication.What makes a revised dissertation ready to submit …
High Theory July 7, 2022

Book Proposal

A Discussion with Laura Portwood-Stacer

Laura Portwood-Stacer

Hosted by Kim Adams and Saronik Bosu
Laura Portwood-Stacer talks with Kim about book proposals. Laura is a consultant for academic authors. Her book, titled, appropriately, The Book Proposal Book (Princeton UP, 2021), is a how-to-guide for …
Literary Studies June 27, 2022

Cut/Copy/Paste

Fragments from the History of Bookwork

Whitney Trettien

Hosted by John Yargo
Today’s guest is Whitney Trettien whose book Cut/Copy/Paste: Fragments from the History of Bookwork was published through the University of Minnesota Press in 2022. Trettien is a Professor of English …
Scholarly Communication June 24, 2022

Combating Fraud and Plagiarism in the Publication of Academic Research

A Discussion with Jason Prevost

Jason Prevost of Brill

Hosted by Avi Staiman
Jason Prevost, coordinating Chair of the Publication Ethics Committee, and Senior Acquisitions Editor at Brill joins Avi Staiman, CEO of Academic Language Experts, to discuss how publishers handle ethical issues …
Science June 21, 2022

Plan S for Shock

Science. Shock. Solution. Speed.

Robert-Jan Smits and Rachael Pells

Hosted by Galina Limorenko
Plan S: the open access initiative that changed the face of global research.  Robert-Jan Smits and Rachael Pells's book Plan S for Shock: Science. Shock. Solution. Speed. (Ubiquity Press, 2022) tells …
Scholarly Communication June 6, 2022

English-Language Publishing in Asian Universities and Colleges

A Conversation with Chris Gerteis

Hosted by Avi Staiman
Hear from Professor Chris Gerteis, director of the International Publishing Initiative at Tokyo University. Avi and Chris have a fascinating discussion about the role of English language publication in universities …
Scholarly Communication June 6, 2022

Welding Technical Communication

Teaching and Learning Embodied Knowledge

Jo Mackiewicz

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Jo Mackiewicz, Professor of Rhetoric and Professional Communication at Iowa State University and editor of the Journal of Business and Technical Communication. We talk about welds …