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Paige Gray on "The Defender Junior"
Paige Gray joins us to discuss her research examining "The Defender Junior", a children's section that ran in the early 20th century in the widely circulated and influential African American newspaper The Chicago Defender. Her paper, "Join the Club: African...
Jeri Kraver on teaching through a pandemic
As members of The College English Association prepared for annual conference last spring, the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic led organizers to a now all too familiar decision: the conference had to be cancelled. CEA Critic Editor Jeraldine Kraver was not only...
Arien Mack on revisiting the AIDS Epidemic
The Summer 2020 issue of the journal Social Research is a special issue: In the Time of Plague : The History and Social Consequences of Lethal Epidemic Disease - Covid-19 Edition.This special issue is a revisiting of the journal's Fall 1988 issue of the same...
Melvin Rogers on "Disposable Lives"
The online journal Theory & Event has published a special supplement which focuses on the death of Michael Brown and the ensuing protests in Ferguson, Missouri, earlier this year. Nine essays attempt to examine the situation from a number of angles. Guest...
Maria Stehle, Paul Delvin, and Bradley Rogers on the Importance of Book Reviews
The age-old academic adage of "publish or perish" still exists. Publishing a book can play a critical role in the future of any academic. However, one piece of that important puzzle plays an important role in the journals published by the JHU Press. Book...
Joseph Farell on Becoming a Journal Editor
As the American Journal of Philology wraps up its 140th year of publishing, a new name stands at the top of the masthead. Joseph Farrell from the University of Pennsylvania took over as Editor earlier this year. He joined us on our podcast to talk about the...
Nora Gilbert on 50 Years of Studies in the Novel
Earlier this year, Studies in the Novel released a special issue commemorating the journal's first 50 years of publishing. The issue featured seminal articles from the past 50 years, each with an introduction commissioned to put the original work into context...
Johanna Hanink and Antonis Ellinas on the Future of Modern Greek Studies
The Journal of Modern Greek Studies has a new editorial team. Johanna Hanink from Brown University is the Arts & Humanities Editor while Antonis Ellinas from the University of Cyprus is the Social Sciences Editor. They joined us to talk about their path to the...
The History of Air Guitar, Air Bands, and Air Playing in the Twentieth Century
The US Air Guitar Nationals take place this week in Nashville. Last year, Byrd McDaniel published an essay in American Quarterly looking at the history around these competitions. He shared some insights with us for this special video.
Philip Nel on the Effects of Displacement on Children
Philip Nel knows first-hand about refugees and diaspora. His parents emigrated to the United States, and he has relatives living in five countries spread over four continents. But he knows the negatives of this experience - he probably would not have been born...