New Books in Popular Culture
Latest Episodes
Chesya Burke, "Hero Me Not: The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero" (Rutgers UP, 2023)
An interview with Chesya Burke
PostScript: The Barbie Movie: A Conversation about a Cinematic and Cultural Event
A Discussion with Linda Beail, Danielle Hanley, Shuchi Kapila, and Susan Liebell
Stefan Heinrich Simond, "Pixelated Madness: The Construction of Mental Illnesses and Psychiatric Institutions in Video Games" (Hülsbusch, 2023)
An interview with Stefan Heinrich Simond
Jean M. Twenge, "Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America's Future" (Atria, 2023)
An interview with Jean M. Twenge
Diane Purkiss, "English Food: A Social History of England Told Through the Food on Its Tables (William Collins, 2022)
An interview with Diane Purkiss
Ramzi Fawaz, "The New Mutants: Superheroes and the Radical Imagination of American Comics" (NYU Press, 2016)
An interview with Ramzi Fawaz
Jieun Kiaer, "Emoji Speak: Communication and Behaviours on Social Media" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
An interview with Jieun Kiaer
Codename Revolution: The Nintendo Wii Platform
An interview with Steven E. Jones and George K. Thiruvathukal
David Humphrey, "The Time of Laughter: Comedy and the Media Cultures of Japan" (U Michigan Press, 2023)
An interview with David Humphrey