New Books in Popular Culture
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Samantha Muka, "Oceans Under Glass: Tank Craft and the Sciences of the Sea" (U Chicago Press, 2022)
An interview with Samantha Muka
Generation Why?: Do We Need "Generations?"
A Conversation with Neil Howe and Tony Tulathimutte
Seriously Funny: Politics and Comedy
A Conversation with Emily Nussbaum, Avi Steinberg, and Kwesi Mensha
Rebecca Binns, "Gee Vaucher: Beyond Punk, Feminism and the Avant-Garde" (Manchester UP, 2022)
An interview with Rebecca Binns
Bonus Episode: "Nomadland"
A special bonus episode in honor of the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25, 2021! One of the most-nominated films at this year's Oscars is "Nomadland," adapted from a book of the same name by journalist Jessica Bruder. "Nomadland" is about a 21st-century Ame
Eve Golden, "Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn't Help It" (UP of Kentucky, 2021)
An interview with Eve Golden
Lucy Fraser, "The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformations of "The Little Mermaid"" (Wayne State UP, 2017)
An interview with Lucy Fraser
Stuart Klawans, "Crooked, But Never Common: The Films of Preston Sturges" (Columbia UP, 2023)
An interview with Stuart Klawans