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1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

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1869, Ep. 129 with Marianne Krasny, author of In This Together 23:08

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Learn more about the book (Use promo code 09POD to save 30%):https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501768590/in-this-togetherTranscript here: https://otter.ai/u/NE0mW8pfBmG2iuwGJcNgOwQCf_4?utm_source=copy_urlThis episode, we speak with MARIANNE KRASNY, author of In This Together: Connecting with Your Community to Combat the Climate Crisis n…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Todd McGowan, "Capitalism and Desire: The Psychic Cost of Free Markets" (Columbia UP, 2016) 43:09

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If you have ever gotten excited over buying a new object only to feel let down once you acquire it, then today’s discussion will be relevant to you. My guest is Todd McGowan, author of the book Capitalism and Desire: The Psychic Cost of Free Markets (2016, Columbia University Press). We discuss his critique of capitalism as a system that encourages…

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University of Minnesota Press

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Making breathable worlds through citizen engagement 52:27

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Modern environments are awash with pollutants. The book Citizens of Worlds is the first thorough study of the increasingly widespread use of digital technologies to monitor and respond to air pollution. Drawing on data from the Citizen Sense research group, which worked with communities in the US and the UK to develop digital-sensor toolkits, autho…

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1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

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Authors in Conversation, Ep. 3 — Judy Wu & Tessa Winkelmann discuss new book Dangerous Intercourse 45:10

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Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/Jgjrr40fuvOzIkEf9LKIvjHbqy4?utm_source=copy_urlWelcome to the third episode of Authors in Conversation, the new podcast from the series editors of CUP's United States in the World series. This episode features University of California, Irvine professor Judy Tzu-Chun Wu (author of Radicals on the Road) speaking wi…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Audrey Truschke, "The Language of History: Sanskrit Narratives of Indo-Muslim Rule" (Columbia UP, 2021) 1:04:23

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In her layered and theoretically astute new book The Language of History: Sanskrit Narratives of Indo-Muslim Rule (Columbia UP, 2021), Audrey Truschke documents and analyzes a range of Sanskrit texts in premodern India invested in narrating and making sense of Indo-Persian political rule and governance. In a study at once ambitious and razor sharp …

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Ross Melnick, "Hollywood's Embassies: How Movie Theaters Projected American Power Around the World" (Columbia UP, 2022) 1:03:10

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Beginning in the 1920s, audiences around the globe were seduced not only by Hollywood films but also by lavish movie theaters that were owned and operated by the major American film companies. These theaters aimed to provide a quintessentially “American” experience. Outfitted with American technology and accoutrements, they allowed local audiences …

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University of Minnesota Press

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Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy: On filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang 1:20:23

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A critical figure in queer Sinophone cinema, Tsai Ming-liang is a major force in Taiwan cinema and global moving image art. A new book by Nicholas de Villiers, CRUISY, SLEEPY, MELANCHOLY, offers a fascinating, systematic method for analyzing the queerness of Tsai’s films and reveals striking connections between sexuality, space, and cinema. Here, t…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Isabel Huacuja Alonso, "Radio for the Millions: Hindi-Urdu Broadcasting Across Borders" (Columbia UP, 2022) 41:31

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From news about World War II to the broadcasting of music from popular movies, radio played a crucial role in an increasingly divided South Asia for more than half a century. Radio for the Millions: Hindi-Urdu Broadcasting Across Borders (Columbia University Press, 2023) by Isabel Huacuja Alonso examines the history of Hindi-Urdu radio during the h…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Richard McGahey, "Unequal Cities: Overcoming Anti-Urban Bias to Reduce Inequality in the United States" (Columbia UP, 2023) 33:16

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Cities are central to prosperity: they are hubs of innovation and growth. However, the economic vitality of wealthy cities is marred by persistent and pervasive inequality—and deeply entrenched anti-urban policies and politics limit the options to address it. Structural racism, suburban subsidies, regional government fragmentation, the hostility of…

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1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

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1869, Ep. 128 w/ Jill Caskey & Adam Cohen, co-authors of Art & Architecture of the Middle Ages 21:06

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Learn more about the book (Use promo code 09POD to save 30%):https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501702822/art-and-architecture-of-the-middle-ages/Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/LATPG-GN1mLmFjuvzG0OpLk7j_Y?utm_source=copy_urlExplore the companion website: artofthemiddleages.com由Cornell University Press

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Nathan Vedal, "The Culture of Language in Ming China: Sound, Script, and the Redefinition of Boundaries of Knowledge" (Columbia UP, 2022) 1:03:18

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What is the nature of language? This is the question that Nathan Vedal’s book, The Culture of Language in Ming China: Sound, Script, and the Redefinition of Boundaries of Knowledge (Columbia University Press; 2022), explores. And ‘explore’ is indeed the best word to describe what this beautifully rich book does, for it looks at how language was con…

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Yale University Press Podcast

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Dance’s Integral Connection to Human Experience 44:35

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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Mindy Aloff about her book Why Dance Matters. Why Dance Matters is a passionate and moving tribute to the captivating power of dance, not just as an art form but as a language that transcends barriers.由Yale University Press

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Yale University Press Podcast

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Art Historian Brandon Taylor on the Story of Modern Art 32:24

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We talk with Brandon Taylor about his new book, Make It Modern: A History of Art in the 20th Century.由Yale University Press

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University of Minnesota Press

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Hear, hear! Talking English idioms that really take the cake with Anatoly Liberman. 48:20

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Are you feeling merry as a grig? Or merry as a pismire? Pert as a pearmonger? Fit as a fiddle? Where do these idioms come from? Do they make life more fun? If you’ve ever wanted to be in a room full of expert etymologists, this is your ticket. Anatoly Liberman, author of TAKE MY WORD FOR IT: A Dictionary of English Idioms, is joined in conversation…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Winston James, "Claude McKay: The Making of a Black Bolshevik" (Columbia UP, 2022) 1:53:22

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One of the foremost Black writers and intellectuals of his era, Claude McKay (1889–1948) was a central figure in Caribbean literature, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Black radical tradition. McKay’s life and writing were defined by his class consciousness and anticolonialism, shaped by his experiences growing up in colonial Jamaica as well as his …

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Yale University Press Podcast

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The Tragic Essence of Geopolitics 26:52

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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Robert D. Kaplan about his new book, The Tragic Mind: Fear, Fate, and the Burden of Power, a moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy.由Yale University Press

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Yale University Press Podcast

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A Conversation with Designer Stephen Burks 38:09

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We talk to the celebrated designer about his exhibition at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art and more.由Yale University Press

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University of Minnesota Press

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Queer Silence with J. Logan Smilges, Travis Chi Wing Lau, and Margaret Price 1:01:33

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In queer culture, silence has been equated with voicelessness, complicity, and even death. Queer Silence insists, however, that silence can be a generative and empowering mode of survival. Triangulating insights from queer studies, disability studies, and rhetorical studies, J. Logan Smilges explores what silence can mean for people whose bodyminds…

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1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

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1869, Ep. 127 with Rachel Dickinson, author of The Loneliest Places 27:40

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Learn more about the book (Use promo code 09POD to save 30%):https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501766091/the-loneliest-places/Read the podcast transcript:https://otter.ai/u/SQqD-AptrcqERk3HS8AzghVeQcIFollow Rachel Dickinson on Twitter @rachelbirds and view her photos and artwork on Instagram @geology26.…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Kevin Munger, "Generation Gap: Why the Baby Boomers Still Dominate American Politics and Culture" (Columbia UP, 2022) 42:51

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In Generation Gap: Why the Baby Boomers Still Dominate American Politics and Culture (Columbia UP, 2022), Kevin Munger marshals novel data and survey evidence to argue that generational conflict will define the politics of the next decade. He shows that a common "cohort consciousness" binds aging Boomer voters into a bloc--but a shared identity and…

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Yale University Press Podcast

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The History and Future of Abortion in America 25:18

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In Roe: The History of a National Obsession, Mary Ziegler charts the many meanings associated with Roe v. Wade during its fifty-year history. In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Ziegler about the nation’s obsession with Roe and the challenges facing those seeking abortions in America today.…

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University of Minnesota Press

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Arte Programmata: An important antecedent to the digital age. 56:05

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In postwar Italy, a group of visionary artists used emergent computer technologies to experiment with art and technology and subvert conceptions of freedom and control. ARTE PROGRAMMATA is a book that describes how Italy’s distinctive political climate fueled the group’s engagement with computers, cybernetics, and information theory, creating a bro…

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Yale University Press Podcast

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Why Does the Museum Matter? 26:16

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A conversation with Daniel H. Weiss, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, about the importance and role of the art museum.由Yale University Press

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Yale University Press Podcast

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Ancient Lives with James Romm 25:46

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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with author James Romm about his new book, Demetrius: Sacker of Cities. At the end of the episode, we discuss the larger goals of the Ancient Lives Series—to unfold the stories of thinkers, writers, kings, queens, conquerors, and politicians from all parts of the ancient world.…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Matthew Smith, "The First Resort: The History of Social Psychiatry in the United States" (Columbia UP, 2022) 46:57

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Social psychiatry was a mid-twentieth-century approach to mental health that stressed the prevention of mental illness rather than its treatment. Its proponents developed environmental explanations of mental health, arguing that socioeconomic problems such as poverty, inequality, and social isolation were the underlying causes of mental illness. Th…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Daniel Barish, "Learning to Rule: Court Education and the Remaking of the Qing State, 1861-1912" (Columbia UP, 2022) 1:04:48

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The late Qing was a time of great turmoil and upheaval but also a time of great possibility, as scholars, officials, the press, and revolutionaries all sought to find ways to shape China’s future. For many, as explored in Daniel Barish’s new book, Learning to Rule: Court Education and the Remaking of the Qing State, 1861-1912 (Columbia UP, 2022), t…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Stuart Klawans, "Crooked, But Never Common: The Films of Preston Sturges" (Columbia UP, 2023) 52:08

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In a burst of creativity unmatched in Hollywood history, Preston Sturges directed a string of all-time classic comedies from 1939 through 1948--The Great McGinty, The Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story, and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek among them--all from screenplays he alone had written. Stuart Klawans' Crooked, But Never Common:…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Quentin Bruneau, "States and the Masters of Capital: Sovereign Lending, Old and New" (Columbia UP, 2022) 51:44

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Today, states' ability to borrow private capital depends on stringent evaluations of their creditworthiness. While many presume that this has long been the case, Quentin Bruneau argues that it is a surprisingly recent phenomenon--the outcome of a pivotal shift in the social composition of financial markets. Investigating the financiers involved in …

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Yale University Press Podcast

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John Singer Sargent’s Lifelong Interest in Spain 33:10

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We talk with curator Sarah Cash about the exhibition and book Sargent and Spain, delving into the artist’s love of all things Spanish.由Yale University Press

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Yale University Press Podcast

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Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos Talks about the Art, Myths, and Gods of the Ancient Maya 42:50

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Two new books and an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art explore the artifacts and mythology of Classic Maya civilization.由Yale University Press

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Yale University Press Podcast

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Matthew Ichihashi Potts on Forgiveness 34:19

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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to Matthew Ichihashi Potts about his new book, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account, a deeply researched and poignant reflection on the practice of forgiveness in an unforgiving world.由Yale University Press

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1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

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1869, Ep. 126 with Rafael Alvarez and Bruce White discuss Don't Count Me Out 32:12

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Learn more about the book (Use promo code 09POD to save 30%):https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501766350/dont-count-me-out/Read the podcast transcript:https://otter.ai/u/0hNHM3k6JZrAGhC5QZc07_25Orc由Cornell University Press

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Yale University Press Podcast

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Witold Rybczynski Tells the Story of Architecture 53:27

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The eminent writer and architect’s new book follows the thread of architecture from the Stone Age to today.由Yale University Press

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Agathe Demarais, "Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests" (Columbia UP, 2022) 1:07:28

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Sanctions have become the go-to foreign policy tool for the United States. Coercive economic measures such as trade tariffs, financial penalties, and export controls affect large numbers of companies and states across the globe. Some of these penalties target nonstate actors, such as Colombian drug cartels and Islamist terror groups; others apply t…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Joseph McBride, "Billy Wilder: Dancing on the Edge" (Columbia UP, 2021) 1:27:11

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The director and cowriter of some of the world's most iconic films―including Double Indemnity, Sunset Blvd., Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment―Billy Wilder earned acclaim as American cinema's greatest social satirist. Though an influential fixture in Hollywood, Wilder always saw himself as an outsider. His worldview was shaped by his background i…

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1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

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1869, Ep. 125 with Gabriella Safran, author of Recording Russia 36:24

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Read the transcript: https://otter.ai/u/v_5-qyysx9GRJdyXWdlPjExQ_OULearn about Gabriella Safran's new book: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501766329/recording-russiaUse 09POD to save 30% on the new book at cornellpress.cornell.edu由Cornell University Press

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Yale University Press Podcast

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Vincent W. Lloyd on Black Dignity: The Struggle Against Domination. 27:13

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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to professor Vincent W. Lloyd about his new book, Black Dignity: The Struggle Against Domination.由Yale University Press

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Michael Genovese, "The Modern Presidency: Six Debates That Define the Institution" (Columbia UP, 2022) 1:01:12

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The Modern Presidency: Six Debates That Define the Institution (Columbia University Press, 2022) is a concisely written book that helps makes sense of the most powerful office in America. Michael frames each chapter through a key conundrum about the nature of the presidency. He presents the strongest cases for the sides of every major debate, along…

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University of Minnesota Press

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Pooches. Planes. Pandemic. Margret Grebowicz and Christopher Schaberg on mass phenomena transformed by Covid. 54:39

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A lot of societal structures have been permanently upended by the Covid-19 pandemic. We’re here to talk about two: air travel and dog ownership. Margret Grebowicz, author of Rescue Me, talks about the abundance of pet adoptions during the pandemic and the existential and social implications of this trend. Christopher Schaberg, author of Grounded, d…

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1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

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1869, Ep. 124 Peter Katzenstein & Jonathan Kirshner, editors of The Downfall of the American Order? 26:53

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Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/g3RpSV4ltu2gd6iw1_8984VL4JcBook info here: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501762987/the-downfall-of-the-american-order/If you’d like to purchase their new book, use the promo code 09POD to save 30 percent on our website at cornellpress.cornell.edu. If you live in the UK, use the discount code CSANN…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Howard Chiang, "Transtopia in the Sinophone Pacific" (Columbia UP, 2021) 59:54

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As a broad category of identity, “transgender” has given life to a vibrant field of academic research since the 1990s. Yet the Western origins of the field have tended to limit its cross-cultural scope. Howard Chiang proposes a new paradigm for doing transgender history in which geopolitics assumes central importance. Defined as the antidote to tra…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Nancy Woloch, "The Insider: A Life of Virginia C. Gildersleeve" (Columbia UP, 2022) 1:26:29

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Virginia C. Gildersleeve was the most influential dean of Barnard College, which she led from 1911 to 1947. An organizer of the Seven College Conference, or “Seven Sisters,” she defended women's intellectual abilities and the value of the liberal arts. She also amassed a strong set of foreign policy credentials and, at the peak of her prominence in…

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University of Minnesota Press

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How feelings about race are normalized by media culture 51:39

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Amid fervent conversations about antiracism and police violence, Media and the Affective Life of Slavery delivers vital new ideas, analyzing how media culture instructs viewers to act and feel in accordance with new racial norms created for an era supposedly defined by an end to legal racism. Author Allison Page examines U.S. media from the 1960s t…

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1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

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1869, Special Lacrosse Episode with Christian Swezey and Cornell Men's Lacrosse Coach Connor Buczek 26:55

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Learn more about Christian Swezey's We Showed Baltimore:https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501762826/we-showed-baltimore/Learn more about Connor Buczek and the Cornell men's lacrosse team:https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/roster/coaches/connor-buczek/7986Transcript for the podcast:https://otter.ai/u/HV2aJC31m-UcliGDP7JwaAPve…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Ksenia Chizhova, "Kinship Novels of Early Modern Korea: Between Genealogical Time and the Domestic Everyday" (Columbia UP, 2021) 59:06

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In the face of a Korean cultural world preoccupied with newness, literary output from the more measured and regulated Choson period (1392-1910) can seem difficult to engage with for readers both inside and outside the country. But as Ksenia Chizhova’s Kinship Novels of Early Modern Korea: Between Genealogical Time and the Domestic Everyday (Columbi…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Michael Francis Laffan, "Under Empire: Muslim Lives and Loyalties Across the Indian Ocean World, 1775–1945" (Columbia UP, 2022) 2:06:29

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Michael Francis Laffan’s Under Empire: Muslim Lives and Loyalties Across the Indian Ocean World, 1775–1945 (Columbia University Press, 2022) traces a tapestry of historical actors, empires, and ideas across the Indian Ocean world. Starting with an imam banished from eastern Indonesia to the Cape of Good Hope in 1780 to build a new Muslim community …

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1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

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1869, Ep. 122 with Peter Andreas, author of Border Games, Third Edition 27:24

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Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/Z1fRL4nCwOvFsY2G72FmiwsIif4Book info: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501765780/border-games/#bookTabs=1In this episode, we speak with Peter Andreas, author of Border Games: The Politics of Policing the U.S.-Mexico Divide, now out in a third edition. Peter Andreas is John Hay Professor of Internatio…

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Yale University Press Podcast

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Laura Wilson on Her New Book, The Writers: Portraits 31:48

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The acclaimed photographer talks about her portraits of 38 of the most lauded and renowned contemporary writers.由Yale University Press

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Matthew W. King, "In the Forest of the Blind: The Eurasian Journey of Faxian's Record of Buddhist Kingdoms" (Columbia UP, 2022) 1:38:00

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What would an “anti-field history” of Buddhist Studies look like? What does the social history of knowledge look like when it both includes and exceeds the West/Nonwest binary, the ethnonational subject, the secular humanist gaze, and the moral narratives and metaphysical content of modernism? Matt W. King explores these critical questions and mode…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Arthur Bradley, "Unbearable Life: A Genealogy of Political Erasure" (Columbia UP, 2019) 1:24:09

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In ancient Rome, any citizen who had brought disgrace upon the state could be subject to a judgment believed to be worse than death: damnatio memoriae, condemnation of memory. The Senate would decree that every trace of the citizen's existence be removed from the city as if they had never existed in the first place. Once reserved for individuals, d…

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