About Tal Zalmanovich

NBN Episodes hosted by Tal:

Amit Pinchevski, "Transmitted Wounds: Media and the Mediation of Trauma" (Oxford UP, 2019)

March 13, 2019

Transmitted Wounds

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 wit…

Pooyan Tamimi Arab, "Amplifying Islam in the European Soundscape" (Bloomsbury, 2017)

July 8, 2017

Amplifying Islam in the European Soundscape

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…

Kate Murphy, "Behind the Wireless: A History of Early Women at the BBC" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)

March 22, 2017

Behind the Wireless

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…

Nicholas A. John, "The Age of Sharing" (Polity, 2016)

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…

James Nott, "Going to the Palais: A Social and Cultural History of Dancing and Dance Halls in Britain, 1918-1960" (Oxford UP, 2016)

March 2, 2016

Going to the Palais

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), c…

Elizabeth M. Williams, "The Politics of Race in Britain and South Africa" (I. B. Tauris, 2015)

December 18, 2015

The Politics of Race in Britain and South Africa

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…

Nahuel Ribke, "A Genre Approach to Celebrity Politics" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015)

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 Ge…

Joe Moran, "Armchair Nation: An Intimate History of Britain in Front of the TV" (Profile Books, 2013)

July 30, 2014

Armchair Nation

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 ev…

Michael Saler, "As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality" (Oxford UP, 2012)

May 12, 2014

As If

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 cur…

Deborah Cohen, "Family Secrets: Shame and Privacy in Modern Britain" (Oxford UP, 2013)

February 14, 2014

Family Secrets

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…