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Media March 13, 2019

Transmitted Wounds

Media and the Mediation of Trauma

Amit Pinchevski

Hosted by Tal Zalmanovich
What does it mean to consider trauma and media from the perspective of technology and not from that of the subject of trauma, the clinician or the witness? In Transmitted …
Western European Studies July 8, 2017

Amplifying Islam in the European Soundscape

Religious Pluralism and Secularism in the Netherlands

Pooyan Tamimi Arab

Hosted by Tal Zalmanovich
In mid-March, Europeans observed the Dutch national elections with intense interest. Onlookers believed that a victory of the Party for Freedom led by Geert Wilders will influence the results of …
Western European Studies March 22, 2017

Behind the Wireless

A History of Early Women at the BBC

Kate Murphy

Hosted by Tal Zalmanovich
From the early days of the BBC in 1922, women were everywhere in the broadcasting company's offices. They were absent, however, argues Dr. Kate Murphy from most of the historiography …
Media January 6, 2017

The Age of Sharing

Nicholas A. John

Hosted by Tal Zalmanovich
In his new book The Age of Sharing (Polity Press, 2016), the sociologist and media scholar Nicholas A. John documents the history and current meanings of the word sharing, which …
Western European Studies March 2, 2016

Going to the Palais

A Social and Cultural History of Dancing and Dance Halls in Britain, 1918-1960

James Nott,

Hosted by Tal Zalmanovich
In his new book Going to the Palais: A Social and Cultural History of Dancing and Dance Halls in Britain, 1918-1960 (Oxford University Press, 2016), cultural historian James Nott charts …
African Studies December 18, 2015

The Politics of Race in Britain and South Africa

Black British Solidarity and the Anti-Apartheid Movement

Elizabeth M. Williams

Hosted by Tal Zalmanovich
In 1951 a West-Indian seaman was killed in Cape Town by two white policemen. His murder had initiated protests and demonstrations in the Caribbean and in London. This, tells us …
Political Science November 9, 2015

A Genre Approach to Celebrity Politics

Nahuel Ribke

Hosted by Tal Zalmanovich
From Ronald Reagan through Gilberto Gil to Donald Trump, our media channels are filled with celebrities vying for the highest political posts. In A Genre Approach to Celebrity Studies (Palgrave …
Western European Studies July 30, 2014

Armchair Nation

An Intimate History of Britain in Front of the TV

Joe Moran

Hosted by Tal Zalmanovich
The social and cultural historian Joe Moran, Professor of English and Cultural History at Liverpool John Moores University, UK is interested in the everyday moments between great events. In his …
Technology May 12, 2014

As If

Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality

Michael Saler

Hosted by Tal Zalmanovich
In As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality (Oxford, 2012), historian Michael Saler explores the precursors of the current proliferation of digital virtual worlds. Saler challenges …
Western European Studies February 14, 2014

Family Secrets

Shame and Privacy in Modern Britain

Deborah Cohen

Hosted by Tal Zalmanovich
In her previous book, Household Gods: The British and Their Possessions (Yale University Press, 2006), Deborah Cohen took us into the homes of Britons and examined their relation to their …