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The Far-Right Threat in German Politics: A Discussion with Marcus Böick
The recent elections in eastern Germany, where the Alternative for Germany (AfD) became the first far-right party to win a parliamentary election at the state level in postwar Germany, raised significant concern internationally about what’s happening in G
Jason A. Josephson Storm, "The Myth of Disenchantment: Magic, Modernity, and the Birth of the Human Sciences" (U Chicago Press, 2017)
An interview with Jason A. Josephson Storm
Emily M. Bender on AI Hype
Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks toEmily Bender, Professor of Linguistics, Director of the Masters of Science in Computational Linguistics program, and Director of the Computational Linguistics Laboratory at University of Washington, about her wo
Wayne A. Wiegand, "In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries" (UP of Mississippi, 2024)
An interview with Wayne A. Wiegand
Francis Stevens, "The Heads of Cerberus and Other Stories" (MIT Press, 2024)
An interview with Lisa Yaszek
Emily Carman, "Independent Stardom: Freelance Women in the Hollywood Studio System" (U Texas Press, 2016)
An interview with Emily Carman
Andreas E. Feldmann, "Repertoires of Terrorism: Organizational Identity and Violence in Colombia's Civil War" (Columbia UP, 2024)
An interview with Andreas E. Feldmann
Bring Science to the Reviewing of Science: Evidence-Based Standards for Peer Review
A Discussion with Paul Ralph