New Books in Popular Culture
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Daniel de Visé, "The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic" (Grove Atlantic, 2024)
April 05, 2024
An interview with Daniel de Vis
Marc Masters, "High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape" (UNC Press, 2023)
April 03, 2024
An interview with Marc Masters
Adapting Liu Cixin’s "Three-Body Problem" for Television
April 02, 2024
Its the UConn Popcast, and today we discuss Netflixs new screen adaptation of Chinese science fiction author Liu CixinsThree Bodytrilogy. We discuss the battle between the eye and the idea in film and television science fiction, and whether the new s
Ben Highmore, "Lifestyle Revolution: How Taste Changed Class in Late 20th-Century Britain" (Manchester UP, 2023)
March 31, 2024
An interview with Ben Highmore
Rachel S. Gross, "Shopping All the Way to the Woods: How the Outdoor Industry Sold Nature to America" (Yale UP, 2024)
March 26, 2024
An interview with Rachel S. Gross
Heather Akou, "On the Job: A History of American Work Uniforms" (Bloomsbury, 2024)
March 21, 2024
An interview with Heather Akou
Stephen Lee Naish, "Music and Sound in the Films of Dennis Hopper" (Routledge, 2024)
March 21, 2024
An interview with Stephen Lee Naish
John O’Connor, "The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster" (Sourcebooks, 2024)
March 16, 2024
An interview with John OConnor,
Peter D. McDonald, "Run and Jump: The Meaning of the 2D Platformer" (MIT Press, 2024)
March 15, 2024
An interview with Peter D. McDonald
Micajah Henley, "The Clash's Sandinista!" (Bloombury, 2024)
March 14, 2024
An interview with Micajah Henley
Interview with Scholars of Popular Culture about their New Books
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