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Sociology January 21, 2021

Digital Nomads

In Search of Freedom, Community, and Meaningful Work in the New Economy

Rachael A. Woldoff and Robert C. Litchfield

Hosted by Galina Limorenko
In the space of a few weeks this spring, organizations around the world learned that many traditional, in-person jobs could, in fact, be performed remotely. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, however …

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Anthropology January 20, 2021

Channeling Moroccanness

Language and the Media of Sociality

Becky L. Schulthies

Hosted by Ahmed Almaazmi
What does it mean to connect as a people through mass media? This book approaches that question by exploring how Moroccans engage communicative failure as they seek to shape social …
Intellectual History January 19, 2021

Forms, Formats and the Circulation of Knowledge

British Printscape’s Innovations, 1688-1832

Louisiane Ferlier and Benedicte Miyamoto

Hosted by Alexandra Ortolja-Baird
Forms, Formats and the Circulation of Knowledge: British Printscape’s Innovations, 1688-1832 (Brill, 2020) explores the printscape – the mental mapping of knowledge in all its printed shapes – to chart the …
Academic Life January 7, 2021

On Writing Well for Trade

A Conversation with author and scholar Donna Freitas

Donna Freitas

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Popular Culture January 5, 2021

Narratives, Nerdfighters, and New Media

Jennifer Burek Pierce

Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
Nerdfighteria started over a decade ago by brothers Hank and John Green who decided to provide literary themed programming on their website and YouTube channel. With almost three million members …
Film December 29, 2020

American Blockbuster

Movies, Technology, and Wonder

Charles R. Acland

Hosted by Joel Tscherne
Ben-Hur (1959), Jaws (1975), Avatar (2009), Wonder Woman (2017): the blockbuster movie has held a dominant position in American popular culture for decades. In American Blockbuster: Movies, Technology, and Wonder (Duke …
Anthropology December 29, 2020

Stuck with Tourism

Space, Power, and Labor in Contemporary Yucatan

Matilde Córdoba Azcárate

Hosted by Reighan Gillam
The name Cancún brings to mind tourism, resorts, beaches, sun, and fun. In her book, Stuck With Tourism: Space, Power, and Labor in Contemporary Yucatan (University of California Press, 2020), Matilde …
Academic Life December 24, 2020

The Other Side of the Desk with a UP Editor

A Discussion with Kim Guinta

Kim Guinta

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
African American Studies December 22, 2020

Pleasure in the News

African American Readership and Sexuality in the Black Press

Kim T. Gallon

Hosted by Amanda Joyce Hall
In Pleasure in the News: African American Readership and Sexuality in the Black Press (University of Illinois Press, 2020), Dr. Kim Gallon examines how Black newspaper editors and journalists created and fostered …
History December 18, 2020

Burning the Books

A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge

Richard Ovenden

Hosted by Mark Klobas
Living in an age awash with information can sometimes obscure its extraordinary fragility. Indeed, as Richard Ovenden demonstrates in Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge …
Political Science December 17, 2020

The Drama of Celebrity

Sharon Marcus

Hosted by Lilly Goren
Sharon Marcus’s new book, The Drama of Celebrity (Princeton UP, 2020), sets out to help us understand celebrity culture and how it has shifted and evolved since its contemporary inception …
Film December 15, 2020

Arab Americans in Film

From Hollywood and Egyptian Stereotypes to Self-Representation

Waleed F. Mahdi

Hosted by Joel Tscherne
It comes as little surprise that Hollywood films have traditionally stereotyped Arab Americans, but how are Arab Americans portrayed in Arab films, and just as importantly, how are they portrayed …
History December 11, 2020

The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books

Christopher Columbus, His Son, and the Quest to Build the World's Greatest Library

Edward Wilson-Lee

Hosted by Ashley Morales
Edward Wilson-Lee's book A Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Christopher Columbus, His Son, and the Quest to Build the World’s Greatest Library (Scribner, 2018) details the life of Hernando Colón as he sailed with …
Communications December 10, 2020

Smoke and Mirrors

How Hype Obscures the Future and How to See Past It

Gemma Milne

Hosted by Marci Mazzarotto
Bombastic headlines about science and technology are nothing new. To cut through the constant stream of information and misinformation on social media, or grab the attention of investors, or convince …
African Studies December 10, 2020

Powerful Frequencies

Radio, State Power, and the Cold War in Angola, 1931-2002

Marissa J. Moorman

Hosted by Elisa Prosperetti
Marissa J. Moorman's book Powerful Frequencies: Radio, State Power, and the Cold War in Angola, 1931–2002 (Ohio University Press, 2019) narrates Angolan history with the radio at its center. From its …
Indian Religions December 9, 2020

The Audacious Raconteur

Sovereignty and Storytelling in Colonial India

Leela Prasad

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Can a subject be sovereign in a hegemony? Can creativity be reined in by forces of empire? The Audacious Raconteur: Sovereignty and Storytelling in Colonial India (Cornell UP, 2020) argues …
Scholarly Communications December 7, 2020

Scholarly Communications

A Discussion with Elisa De Ranieri, Editor-in-Chief of 'Nature Communications'

Elisa De Ranieri

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Elisa De Ranieri, Editor-in-Chief of Nature Communications. We talk about knowing the research you have done, but communicating the message you want said. Interviewer: "When …
Language December 4, 2020

Fiction

A Philosophical Analysis

Catharine Abell

Hosted by Malcolm Keating
In Fiction: A Philosophical Analysis (Oxford University Press, 2020), Catharine Abell draws our attention to the character of Emma Woodhouse. She is handsome, clever, and rich. Or, at least, that's what …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight December 3, 2020

Negotiating the Sweet Spot

The Art of Leaving Nothing on the Table

Leigh Thompson

Hosted by Dan Hill
Leigh Thompson is a Professor of Dispute Resolution and Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. An acclaimed researcher, author, and speaker, she has developed several online and in-person …
Communications December 3, 2020

The Twittering Machine

Richard Seymour

Hosted by Marci Mazzarotto
Former social media executives tell us that the system is an addiction-machine. We are users, waiting for our next hit as we like, comment and share. We write to the …