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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 …
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