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January 22, 2021
Feral Atlas
The More-than-human Anthropocene
Anna L. Tsing
Hosted by Michael Vann
Do you feel lost in the Anthropocene? Would you like a map to chart your way through our changing world? How about an atlas? Well, the Feral Atlas Collective has …
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Eastern European Studies
January 22, 2021
On Civilization's Edge
A Polish Borderland in the Interwar World
Kathryn Ciancia
Hosted by Steven Seegel
As a resurgent Poland emerged at the end of World War I, an eclectic group of Polish border guards, state officials, military settlers, teachers, academics, urban planners, and health workers …
Islamic Studies
January 22, 2021
The Golden Calf Between Bible and Qur'an
Scripture, Polemic, and Exegesis from Late Antiquity to Islam
Michael E. Pregill
Hosted by Shehnaz Haqqani
In his exciting and thorough book, The Golden Calf between Bible and Qur'an: Scripture, Polemic, and Exegesis from Late Antiquity to Islam (Oxford, 2020), Michael Pregill explores the biblical and …
Science, Technology, and Society
January 22, 2021
Catastrophic Thinking
Extinction and the Value of Diversity from Darwin to the Anthropocene
David Sepkoski
Hosted by Lukas Rieppel
We live in an age in which we are repeatedly reminded—by scientists, by the media, by popular culture—of the looming threat of mass extinction. We’re told that human activity is …
Biography
January 22, 2021
Poet of Revolution
The Making of John Milton
Nicholas McDowell
Hosted by Mark Klobas
Decades before he wrote his epic work Paradise Lost, John Milton was an active republican and polemicist. How Milton came to espouse such radical views is just one of the …
African American Studies
January 22, 2021
Careers
A Discussion with Dorothy Berry, DIgital Archivist
Dorothy Berry
Hosted by Adam McNeil
On today’s podcast, I am chatting with Dorothy Berry, Houghton Library's Digital Collections Program Manager. In it, we discuss why she became an archivist, what digital archivists do, and about the great …
Anthropology
January 22, 2021
Everyday Economic Survival in Myanmar
Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung
Hosted by John Traphagan
Reforms in Myanmar (formerly Burma) have eased restrictions on citizens' political activities. Yet for most Burmese, Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung shows in Everyday Economic Survival in Myanmar (U Wisconsin Press, 2019), eking …
Literary Studies
January 22, 2021
Archive Feelings
A Theory of Greek Tragedy
Mario Telò
Hosted by Britton Edelen
On this episode, I interview Mario Telò, professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley, about his new book, Archive Feelings: A Theory of Greek Tragedy …
Genocide Studies
January 22, 2021
Spain, the Second World War, and the Holocaust
History and Representation
Sara J. Brenneis and Gina Herrmann
Hosted by Kelly McFall
Spain has for too long been considered peripheral to the human catastrophes of World War II and the Holocaust. This volume is the first broadly interdisciplinary, scholarly collection to situate …
Genocide Studies
January 22, 2021
Acts of Repair
Justice, Truth, and the Politics of Memory in Argentina
Natasha Zaretsky
Hosted by Jeff Bachman
Acts of Repair: Justice, Truth, and the Politics of Memory in Argentina (Rutgers UP, 2020) explores how ordinary people grapple with political violence in Argentina, a nation home to survivors of …
Academic Life
January 21, 2021
How to Stop Chasing Happiness and Make a Meaningful Life Instead
A Discussion with Frank Martela
Frank Martela
Hosted by Christina Gessler
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 …
Asian Review of Books
January 21, 2021
These Violent Delights
Chloe Gong
Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
“These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which as they kiss, consume.” These Violent Delights (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020) is the …
East Asian Studies
January 21, 2021
Being in North Korea
Andray Abrahamian
Hosted by Ed Pulford
As well as presenting practical challenges, addressing the question ‘what is it like in North Korea?’ raises ethical concerns around who is entitled to interpret life in a place so …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight
January 21, 2021
The Saddest Words
William Faulkner's Civil War
Michael Gorra
Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Michael Gorra about his new book The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War (Liveright, 2020). This episode touches on two of William Faulkner’s novels in particular: The Sound and …
Central Asian Studies
January 21, 2021
Polymaths of Islam
Power and Networks of Knowledge in Central Asia
James Pickett
Hosted by Nicholas Seay
James Pickett's new book, Polymaths of Islam: Power and Networks of Knowledge in Central Asia (Cornell University Press, 2020) analyzes the social and intellectual power of religious leaders who created a …
East Asian Studies
January 21, 2021
Fir and Empire
The Transformation of Forests in Early Modern China
Ian M. Miller
Hosted by Sarah Bramao-Ramos
Ian M. Miller’s book Fir and Empire: The Transformation of Forests in Early Modern China (University of Washington Press, 2020) offers a transformation of our understanding of China’s early modern …
Political Science
January 21, 2021
Amateur Hour
Presidential Character and the Question of Leadership
Lara M. Brown
Hosted by Lilly Goren
Political scientist Lara Brown’s new book, Amateur Hour, is a complex and important multi-method study of the presidency, starting from the original conception of the office at the constitutional convention …
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 …
Christian Studies
January 21, 2021
Trump and the Protestant Reaction to Make America Great Again
Matthew Rowley
Hosted by Ryan Shelton
The relationship between American Protestant Evangelicals and the candidacy, presidency, and legacy of Donald Trump arrests the attention of journalists and pundits alike. But few have probed the implication that the rally …
Literature
January 20, 2021
I'll Go
War, Religion, and Coming Home, From Cairo to Kansas City
Alexs Thompson
Hosted by Eric LeMay
Today I interview Alexs Thompson about his new memoir, I'll Go: War, Religion, and Coming Home, from Cairo to Kansas City (2020). Let me begin with a moment of honesty …
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