About Jason Schulman

NBN Episodes hosted by Jason:

Seamus O’Hanlon, "City Life: The New Urban Australia" (NewSouth Publishing, 2018)

December 27, 2018

City Life

Seamus O’Hanlon
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In his new book, City Life: The New Urban Australia (NewSouth Publishing, 2018), Seamus O’Hanlon, an Associate Professor at Monash University, explore…

Annabel Cooper, "Filming the Colonial Past: The New Zealand Wars on Screen" (Otago UP, 2018)

December 14, 2018

Filming the Colonial Past

Annabel Cooper
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, Filming the Colonial Past: The New Zealand Wars on Screen (Otago University Press, 2018), Annabel Cooper, an Associate Professor in t…

Sarah E. Holcombe, "Remote Freedoms: Politics, Personhood and Human Rights in Aboriginal Central Australia" (Stanford UP, 2018)

September 26, 2018

Remote Freedoms

Sarah E. Holcombe
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, Remote Freedoms: Politics, Personhood and Human Rights in Aboriginal Central Australia (Stanford University Press, 2018), Sarah E. Ho…

Amanda Walsh, "Globalisation, the State and Regional Australia" (Sydney UP, 2018)

September 19, 2018

Globalisation, the State and Regional Australia

Amanda Walsh
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, Globalisation, the State and Regional Australia (Sydney University Press, 2018), Amanda Walsh, associate director of government relat…

Jeremy Martens, "Empire and Asian Migration: Sovereignty, Immigration Restriction and Protest in the British Settler Colonies, 1888–1907" (UWA Publishing, 2018)

September 14, 2018

Empire and Asian Migration

Jeremy Martens
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In his new book, Empire and Asian Migration: Sovereignty, Immigration Restriction and Protest in the British Settler Colonies, 1888–1907 (UWA Publishi…

Joy McCann, "Wild Sea: A History of the Southern Ocean" (NewSouth Publishing, 2018)

September 7, 2018

Wild Sea

Joy McCann
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, Wild Sea: A History of the Southern Ocean (NewSouth Publishing, 2018), historian Joy McCann explores the history of the vast Southern…

Meredith Lake, "The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History" (NewSouth Publishing, 2018)

August 31, 2018

The Bible in Australia

Meredith Lake
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History (NewSouth Publishing, 2018), historian Meredith Lake explores the various, often surprisin…

Francesca Merlan, "Dynamics of Difference in Australia: Indigenous Past and Present in a Settler Country" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2018)

August 24, 2018

Dynamics of Difference in Australia

Francesca Merlan
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, Dynamics of Difference in Australia: Indigenous Past and Present in a Settler Country (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018), Franc…

Joëlle Gergis, "Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia" (Melbourne UP, 2018)

July 27, 2018

Sunburnt Country

Joëlle Gergis
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia (Melbourne University Press, 2018), Joëlle Gergis, a climate …

Chris Brickell, "Teenagers: The Rise of Youth Culture in New Zealand" (Auckland UP, 2017),

July 13, 2018

Teenagers

Chris Brickell
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In his new book, Teenagers: The Rise of Youth Culture in New Zealand (Auckland University Press, 2017), Chris Brickell, Associate Professor of Gender …

Michael Belgrave, "Dancing with the King: The Rise and Fall of the King Country, 1864–1885" (Auckland UP, 2017)

June 29, 2018

Dancing with the King

Michael Belgrave
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In his new book, Dancing with the King: The Rise and Fall of the King Country, 1864–1885 (Auckland University Press, 2017), Michael Belgrave, Professo…

Helen Bones, "The Expatriate Myth: New Zealand Writers and the Colonial World" (Otago UP, 2018)

June 14, 2018

The Expatriate Myth

Helen Bones
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, The Expatriate Myth: New Zealand Writers and the Colonial World (Otago University Press, 2018), Helen Bones, a Research Associate in …

Jenny Coleman, "Polly Plum: A Firm and Earnest Woman's Advocate, Mary Ann Colclough, 1836–1885" (Otago UP, 2017)

May 25, 2018

Polly Plum

Jenny Coleman
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, Polly Plum: A Firm and Earnest Woman's Advocate, Mary Ann Colclough, 1836–1885 (Otago University Press, 2017), Jenny Coleman, a senio…

Peter Hoar, "The World’s Din: Listening to Records, Radio and Films in New Zealand 1880–1940" (Otago UP, 2018)

May 18, 2018

The World’s Din

Peter Hoar
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In his new book, The World’s Din: Listening to Records, Radio and Films in New Zealand 1880–1940 (Otago University Press, 2018), Peter Hoar, a senior …

Mehal Krayem, "Heroes, Villains and the Muslim Exception: Muslim and Arab Men in Australian Crime Drama" (Melbourne UP, 2017)

April 20, 2018

Heroes, Villains and the Muslim Exception

Mehal Krayem
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, Heroes, Villains and the Muslim Exception: Muslim and Arab Men in Australian Crime Drama (Melbourne University Publishing, 2017), Meh…

Christina Twomey, "The Battle Within: POWs in Postwar Australia" (NewSouth Books, 2018)

March 13, 2018

The Battle Within

Christina Twomey
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, The Battle Within: POWs in Postwar Australia (NewSouth Books, 2018), Christina Twomey, Professor of History at Monash University, exp…

Ann-Marie Priest, "A Free Flame: Australian Women Writers and Vocation in the Twentieth Century" (UWA Publishing, 2018)

March 8, 2018

A Free Flame

Ann-Marie Priest
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, A Free Flame: Australian Women Writers and Vocation in the Twentieth Century (UWA Publishing, 2018), Ann-Marie Priest, a lecturer at …

Interview with Australian Poets Leni Shilton and Renee Pettitt-Schipp

February 23, 2018

Interview with Australian Poets Leni Shilton and Renee Pettitt-Schipp

Hosted by Jason Schulman

In this special episode of New Books in Australian and New Zealand Studies, we are joined by two fantastic Australian poets. In her new poetic narr…

Kristyn Harman, "Cleansing the Colony: Transporting Convicts from New Zealand to Van Diemens Land" (Otago UP, 2017)

February 2, 2018

Cleansing the Colony

Kristyn Harman
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, Cleansing the Colony: Transporting Convicts from New Zealand to Van Diemen's Land (Otago University Press, 2017), Kristyn Harman, a S…

Alexandra Dellios, "Histories of Controversy: Bonegilla Migrant Centre" (Melbourne UP, 2017)

January 19, 2018

Histories of Controversy

Alexandra Dellios
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, Histories of Controversy: Bonegilla Migrant Centre (Melbourne University Publishing, 2017), Alexandra Dellios, a Lecturer in Heritage…

Rodney Tiffen, "Disposable Leaders: Media and Leadership Coups from Menzies to Abbott" (NewSouth Publishing, 2017)

December 22, 2017

Disposable Leaders

Rodney Tiffen
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In his new book, Disposable Leaders: Media and Leadership Coups from Menzies to Abbott (NewSouth Publishing, 2017), Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor …

Malcom McKinnon, "The Broken Decade: Prosperity, Depression and Recovery in New Zealand, 1929-39" (Otago UP, 2016)

December 15, 2017

The Broken Decade

Malcom McKinnon
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In his new book, The Broken Decade: Prosperity, Depression and Recovery in New Zealand, 1928-39 (Otago University Press, 2016), historian Malcolm McKi…

Mandy Sayer, "Australian Gypsies: Their Secret History" (NewSouth Publishing, 2017)

December 8, 2017

Australian Gypies

Mandy Sayer
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In her new book, Australian Gypsies: Their Secret History (NewSouth Publishing, 2017), award-winning writer Mandy Sayer explores the neglected history…

Paul Irish, "Hidden in Plain View: The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney" (NewSouth Publishing, 2017)

December 1, 2017

Hidden in Plain View

Paul Irish
Hosted by Jason Schulman

In his new book, Hidden in Plain View: The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney (NewSouth Publishing, 2017), historian Paul Irish debunks the myth that…