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September 21, 2023 (August 10, 2023)

Brown Lives Need To Speak For Black Lives Lost

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Shreerekha Pillai, editor of Carceral Liberalism: Feminist Voices against State Violence, wrote this piece following the killing of Tyre Nichols. My high school years were bracketed by gruesome violence unleashed […]

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June 28, 2022 (February 20, 2022)

Q&A With Patrick Moser, Author of Surf and Rescue

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Patrick Moser, author of Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture, answers questions on his other book influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his book. […]

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April 26, 2022 (April 26, 2022)

Q&A with Megan Birk, Author of The Fundamental Institution

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Megan Birk, author of The Fundamental Institution: Poverty, Social Welfare, and Agriculture in American Poor Farms, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: […]

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January 26, 2022 (October 19, 2021)

Q&A with Mirelsie Velázquez, Author of Puerto Rican Chicago

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Mirelsie Velázquez, author of Puerto Rican Chicago: Schooling the City, 1940-1977, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: Why did you decide to […]

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January 25, 2022 (October 19, 2021)

Q&A With Lester D. Friedman, Author of Citizen Spielberg

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Lester D. Friedman, author of Citizen Spielberg, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways in his book. Why did you decide to write this book? I did […]

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January 12, 2022 (October 19, 2021)

Q&A With Rachel S. Cordasco, Author of Out of This World

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Rachel S. Cordasco, author of Out of This World: Speculative Fiction in Translation from the Cold War to the New Millennium, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader […]

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January 6, 2022 (January 7, 2022)

Q&A With Jason Resnikoff, Author of Labor’s End

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Jason Resnikoff, author of Labor’s End: How the Promise of Automation Degraded Work, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his book. Q: Why did you […]

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December 16, 2021 (December 16, 2021)

Q&A With Brooks Blevins, Author of History of The Ozarks, Vol.3

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Brooks Blevins, author of A History of the Ozarks, Volume 3: The Ozarkers, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways in his book. Q: Why did you […]

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December 15, 2021 (December 20, 2021)

Q&A With Alejandro Madrid, Author of Tania León’s Stride

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Alejandro L. Madrid, author of Tania León’s Stride: A Polyrhythmic Life, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his book. Q: Why did you decide to […]

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December 1, 2021 (October 19, 2021)

Q&A With Matthew C. Ehrlich, Author of Dangerous Ideas on Campus

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Matthew C. Ehrlich, author of Dangerous Ideas on Campus: Sex, Conspiracy, and Academic Freedom in the Age of JFK, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from […]

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November 19, 2021 (November 5, 2021)

Q&A With Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, Author of Dressed for Freedom

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Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, author of Dressed for Freedom: The Fashionable Politics of American Feminism, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: Why did you […]

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November 16, 2021 (November 16, 2021)

Q&A With Robert M. Marovich, Author of Peace Be Still

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Robert M. Marovich, author of Peace Be Still: How James Cleveland and the Angelic Choir Created a Gospel Classic, answers questions on his religious influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways in […]

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