New Books in Language
Allyson Jule, “Speaking Up: Understanding Language and Gender” (Multilingual Matters, 2018)
Allyson Jule
Speaking Up
Understanding Language and Gender
Multilingual Matters, 2018

New Books in CommunicationsNew Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in LanguageNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network September 28, 2018 Kyle McMillen

In a time where concepts such as gender pronouns, sexual assault and harassment, and toxic masculinity are entering and shaping public discourse, knowing the ways in which gender and language interact is key. In her new book, Speaking Up: Understanding Language and Gender (Multilingual Matters, 2018),  Dr. Allyson Jule describes the... Read More
J. Lester, C. Lochmiller, and R. Gabriel, “Discursive Perspectives on Education Policy and Implementation” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)
Jessica Lester, Chad Lochmiller, and Rachael Gabriel, eds.
Discursive Perspectives on Education Policy and Implementation

Palgrave Macmillan, 2017

New Books in CommunicationsNew Books in EducationNew Books in LanguageNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books in SociologyNew Books Network September 13, 2018 Pengfei Zhao

The study of education policy is a scholarly field that sheds light on important debates and controversies revolving around education policy and its implementation. In this episode, we will be talking with three scholars who have made substantial contributions to this field by introducing an innovative perspective to the studies... Read More
Steven Alvarez, “Brokering Tareas: Mexican Immigrant Families Translanguaging Homework Literacies” (SUNY Press, 2018)
Steven Alvarez
Brokering Tareas
Mexican Immigrant Families Translanguaging Homework Literacies
SUNY Press, 2018

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in EducationNew Books in LanguageNew Books in Latino StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books Network August 14, 2018 Trevor Mattea

In this episode, I speak with Steven Alvarez about his book, Brokering Tareas: Mexican Immigrant Families Translanguaging Homework Literacies (SUNY Press, 2017). This book highlights a grassroots literacy mentorship program that connects emerging bilingual and trilingual K-12 students with college students from similar backgrounds. We discuss how New York immigration... Read More
John H. McWhorter, “The Creole Debate” (Cambridge UP, 2018)
John H. McWhorter
The Creole Debate

Cambridge University Press, 2018

New Books in AnthropologyNew Books in CommunicationsNew Books in LanguageNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in SociologyNew Books Network August 14, 2018 John Weston

John H. McWhorter is Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He has written academic books on creole linguistics, including the book we’ll be talking about today, but also a number of popular books on language (including The Power of Babel), and black identity in the United... Read More
Steven Gimbel, “Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy” (Routledge, 2018)
Steven Gimbel
Isn’t That Clever
A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy
Routledge, 2018

New Books in AnthropologyNew Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in LanguageNew Books in Literary StudiesNew Books in PhilosophyNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network August 6, 2018 Robert Talisse

Humor and its varied manifestations—jesting joking around, goofing, lampooning, and so on—pervade the human experience and are plausibly regarded as necessary features of interpersonal interactions.  As one would expect, these pervasive phenomena occasion philosophical questions.  What renders some item or event humorous?  Are funny jokes objectively so?  As humor is... Read More

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