New Books in Popular Culture
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Patrick Humphries, "Cleopatra and the Undoing of Hollywood: How One Film Almost Sunk the Studios" (History Press, 2023)
May 04, 2024
An interview with Patrick Humphries
Jaakko Stenros and Markus Montola, "The Rule Book: The Building Blocks of Games" (MIT Press, 2024)
May 04, 2024
An interview with Jaakko Stenros
Robert Farley on how "Andor" recreates "The Battle of Algiers" (and it works)
May 03, 2024
Its the UConn Popcast, and today we are joined by ProfessorRobert Farley, author of Andor: Star Wars Recreates the Battle of Algiers (And it Works). We talk about how Andor, the Disney+ streamer, was deeply influenced by Gillo Pontecorvos 1966 movie
Michael Gilson, "Behind the Privet Hedge: Richard Sudell, the Suburban Garden and the Beautification of Britain" (Reaktion Books, 2024)
May 03, 2024
An interview with Michael Gilson
Hanne Elliot Fønss Nielsen, "Brand Antarctica: How Global Consumer Culture Shapes Our Perceptions of the Ice Continent" (U Nebraska Press, 2023)
May 01, 2024
An interview with Hanne Elliot Fnss Nielsen
Adrian Tinniswood, "Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country House" (Basic Books, 2021)
April 28, 2024
An interview with Adrian Tinniswood
Dana Gorzelany-Mostak, "Tracks on the Trail: Popular Music, Race, and the US Presidency" (U Michigan Press, 2023)
April 26, 2024
An interview with Dana Gorzelany-Mostak
Pamela Robertson Wojcik, "Unhomed: Cycles of Mobility and Placelessness in American Cinema" (U California Press, 2024)
April 24, 2024
An interview with Pamela Robertson Wojcik
Jane Hamlett and Julie-Marie Strange, "Pet Revolution: Animals and the Making of Modern British Life" (Reaktion Books, 2023)
April 23, 2024
An interview with Jane Hamlett and Julie-Marie Strange
Gary S. Cross, "Free Time: The History of an Elusive Ideal" (NYU Press, 2024)
April 23, 2024
An interview with Gary S. Cross
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