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Yale University Press Podcast

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The Traumatic Tales of E. T. A. Hoffmann 45:41

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A Conversation with artist Natalie Frank and translator Jack Zipes由Yale University Press

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Sagang Sechen, "The Precious Summary: A History of the Mongols from Chinggis Khan to the Qing Dynasty" (Columbia UP, 2023) 50:59

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Buddhist cosmological history of the universe, history of Chinggis Khan, history of China, and history of the Mongols — The Precious Summary, written in 1662 by Sagang Sechen, is many things. As a whole, it is the most important work of Mongolian history on the period before the rise of the Manchu Qing dynasty. The Precious Summary: A History of th…

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1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

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1869, Ep. 132 with Tom Wilber, author of Vanishing Point 28:53

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Save 30% off Vanishing Point with promo code 09POD:https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501769641/vanishing-point/#bookTabs=1Read the transcript here:https://otter.ai/u/1Ttq9mIb8d3Ox19adAQVAaQGRzk?utm_source=copy_url由Cornell University Press

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Yale University Press Podcast

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The Unknown Story of American Slavers 52:01

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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Sean M. Kelley about his new book, American Slavers: Merchants, Mariners, and the Transatlantic Commerce in Captives, 1644-1865.由Yale University Press

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Yale University Press Podcast

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The Art of Reading Landscapes with Noah Charney 41:27

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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with conservation biologist Noah Charney about his new book, These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes.由Yale University Press

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Thomas Chen, "Made in Censorship: The Tiananmen Movement in Chinese Literature and Film" (Columbia UP, 2022) 58:34

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Hello, world! This is the Global Media & Communication podcast series. In this episode, our host Ignatius Suglo discusses the book Made in Censorship: The Tiananmen Movement in Chinese Literature and Film (Columbia University Press, 2022) by Thomas Chen. You’ll hear about: Author’s intellectual and professional trajectory that led him to the book; …

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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The Future of the Human Heart: A Discussion with Vincent M. Figueredo 42:05

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Long considered the most important of all organs, the human heart has fascinated artists and scientists alike. Listen to cardiologist Vincent Figueredo discuss knowledge of and attitudes towards the heart in societies ancient and modern. Figueredo is the author of The Curious History of the Heart: A Cultural and Scientific Journey (Columbia UP, 202…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Rob Verchick, "The Octopus in the Parking Garage: A Call for Climate Resilience" (Columbia UP, 2023) 1:15:12

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One morning in Miami Beach, an unexpected guest showed up in a luxury condominium complex’s parking garage: an octopus. The image quickly went viral. But the octopus―and the combination of infrastructure quirks and climate impacts that left it stranded―is more than a funny meme. It’s a potent symbol of the disruptions that a changing climate has al…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Jacqueline Mondros and Joan Minieri, "Organizing for Power and Empowerment: The Fight for Democracy" (Columbia UP, 2023) 35:10

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Jacqueline Mondros and Joan Minieri's book Organizing for Power and Empowerment: The Fight for Democracy (Columbia UP, 2023) draws on extensive research to portray how social-action organizations have evolved over the past twenty-five years, building power in the struggle for social and economic justice. It explores how organizers increasingly targ…

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Yale University Press Podcast

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Historian of Abolition R. J. M. Blackett on Samuel Ringgold Ward 51:34

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This episode of our podcast features a conversation with historian R.J.M. Blackett about the 19th century newspaper editor, Congregational minister, and temperance advocate Samuel Ringgold Ward. Despite Ward’s prominent role in the abolitionist movement, his story has been lost because of the decades he spent in exile. In Samuel Ringgold Ward: A Li…

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1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

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1869, Ep. 131 with Graham Reynolds, co-author of Boas of the West Indies 20:29

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Learn about Boas of the West Indies:https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501765452/boas-of-the-west-indies/#bookTabs=1Transcript here:https://otter.ai/u/3JA4ImNEDi8KJNpbLofa90KHtY0?utm_source=copy_urlThis episode, we speak with Graham Reynolds, co-author of the new book Boas of the West Indies: Evolution, Natural History, and Conservation.…

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Yale University Press Podcast

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A conversation with John Darlington about his new book, Amongst the Ruins: Why Civilizations Collapse and Communities Disappear 37:31

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The archaeologist shares compelling stories of ruins and lost civilizations, from the Garamantes of ancient northern Africa to Port Royal, Jamaica to Rapa Nui.由Yale University Press

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Yale University Press Podcast

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Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History 46:36

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In this episode, director of Yale University Press, John Donatich, talks with Ned Blackhawk about his new book, The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History. Blackhawk offers a sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history, which recognizes that Native Americans are essential to understanding the evolution of modern …

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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A. Azfar Moin and Alan Strathern, "Sacred Kingship in World History: Between Immanence and Transcendence" (Columbia UP, 2022) 46:36

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Sacred kingship has been the core political form, in small-scale societies and in vast empires, for much of world history. Sacred Kingship in World History: Between Immanence and Transcendence (Columbia UP, 2022) recasts the relationship between religion and politics by exploring this institution in long-term and global comparative perspective. Edi…

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University of Minnesota Press

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The Lichen Museum with A. Laurie Palmer (Art after Nature 4) 43:49

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Lichens are composite organisms made of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacteria thriving in a mutually beneficial relationship. The Lichen Museum looks to these complex organisms, remarkable for their symbiosis, diversity, longevity, and adaptability, as models for relations rooted in collaboration and nonhierarchical structures. Author A. Laurie Pal…

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Yale University Press Podcast

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David Pullins and Vanessa K. Valdés on Juan de Pareja 41:18

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A conversation about the 17th-century Spanish painter, famously depicted by Diego Velázquez, on his own terms.由Yale University Press

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Yale University Press Podcast

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The Original Psychonauts 39:35

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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Mike Jay about his new book, Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind.由Yale University Press

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Elizabeth S. Hurd and Winnifred F. Sullivan, "At Home and Abroad: The Politics of American Religion" (Columbia UP, 2021) 44:07

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From right to left, notions of religion and religious freedom are fundamental to how many Americans have understood their country and themselves. Ideas of religion, politics, and the interplay between them are no less crucial to how the United States has engaged with the world beyond its borders. Yet scholarship on American religion tends to bracke…

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University of Minnesota Press

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Inside the Spiral: The Passions of Robert Smithson 1:07:41

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The first biography of Robert Smithson, Inside the Spiral deepens understanding of his art by addressing the potent forces in his life that were shrouded by his success, including his suppressed early history as a painter; his affiliation with Christianity, astrology, and alchemy; and his sexual fluidity. Author Suzaan Boettger uncovers Smithson’s …

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1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

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1869, Ep. 130 with Angela Douglas, author of Nature on the Doorstep 27:54

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Learn more about the book (Use promo code 09POD to save 30%):https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501768118/nature-on-the-doorstep/#bookTabs=0Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/1GGhMmvlb95p6aEODStvAwq8s90?utm_source=copy_urlThis episode, we speak with Angela Douglas, author of the new book Nature on the Doorstep: A Year of Letters.Angela …

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Geoff Harkness, "DVS Mindz: The Twenty-Year Saga of the Greatest Rap Group to Almost Make It Outta Kansas" (Columbia UP, 2023) 50:10

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99.9% of aspiring rappers never make it in the music industry. So why do we only hear the stories of the ones who do? DVS Mindz might be the greatest rap group you've never heard of. Formed in Topeka, Kansas, in the mid-1990s, they developed a reputation for ferocious rhyming and frenetic live performances. In their heyday, DVS Mindz released a cri…

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Ethan Warren, "The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha" (Columbia UP, 2023) 1:01:03

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s evolution from a brash, self-anointed “Indiewood” auteur to one of his generation’s most distinctive voices has been one of the most remarkable career trajectories in recent film history. From early efforts to emulate his cinematic heroes to his increasingly singular late films, Anderson has created a body of work that balanc…

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Yale University Press Podcast

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The World’s First Known Author 43:55

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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with cultural historian and translator Sophus Helle about his new book, Enheduana: The Complete Poems of the World’s First Author.由Yale University Press

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Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Reinhold Martin, "Knowledge Worlds: Media, Materiality, and the Making of the Modern University" (Columbia UP, 2021) 1:43:02

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What do the technical practices, procedures, and systems that have shaped institutions of higher learning in the United States, from the Ivy League and women’s colleges to historically black colleges and land-grant universities, teach us about the production and distribution of knowledge? Addressing media theory, architectural history, and the hist…

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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

2M ago43:09

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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 … Continue reading Ancie…

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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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