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Hopkins Press Podcasts2.10 Bruce Schulman on the Decade Book as a literary genre (Reviews in American History)
Joining us today is Dr. Bruce Schulman. Dr. Schulman is the William E. Huntington Professor of History at Boston University, and has authored three books: From…
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2.9 Leland Tabares on Asian American chefs challenging restaurant norms (Arizona Quarterly)
Dr. Leland Tabares is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Loyola University New Orleans. Prior to this position, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow of…
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2.8 Antar Tichavakunda on "Black Joy on White Campuses" (Review of Higher Education)
On this episode, we are joined by University of Cincinnati Assistant Professor of Education, Dr. Antar Tichavakunda. Dr. Tichavakunda received his Ph.D. in…
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2.7 Jennifer Davis and Sandie Holguín on new developments at Journal Of Women's History
On this episode: Jennifer Davis and Sandie Holguín, Editors of the award winning Journal of Women's History, join us to talk about the journal's recent cover…
Hopkins Press Podcasts2.6 Deborah Stevenson on the 75th year of Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
On this episode, we are joined by Deborah Stevenson, Editor of the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books…
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2.5 Peter Kirwan on unforgettable live performance (Shakespeare Bulletin)
Joining us on this episode is Dr. Peter Kirwan, recently named Editor of the journal Shakespeare Bulletin. Find out how an onstage accident resulted in one of…
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2.4 Paige Gray on "The Defender Junior" (Children's Literature Association Quarterly)
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…
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2.3 Rob Shumaker and Carl Jones on Saving Endangered Species: Lessons in Wildlife Conservation
Joining the JHU Press Podcast today are Dr. Rob Shumaker and Professor Carl Jones. Dr. Rob Shumaker is an evolutionary biologist who currently serves at the…
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2.2 Jeraldine Kraver on "Living the Teaching Life in a Time of COVID-19" (The CEA Critic)
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…
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2.1 Arien Mack on the special issue of Social Research: In the time of Plague
The Summer 2020 of the journal Social Research is a special issue, "In the Time of Plague : The History and Social Consequences of Lethal Epidemic Disease -…
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1.35 Melvin Rogers on the Theory & Event special issue on Ferguson & the death of Michael Brown
The online journal Theory & Event has published a special supplement which focuses on the death of Michael Brown and the ensuing protests in Ferguson…
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1.34 A Journal Editors' Roundtable Discussion 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…
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1.33 Joseph Farrell on becoming the new editor of American Journal of Philology
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…
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1.32 Nora Gilbert on the 50th anniversary issue 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…
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1.31 Johanna Hanink & Antonis Ellinas on taking over editorship of Journal 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…
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1.30 Philip Nel on the effects of displacement on children (Children's Literature Ass'n Quarterly)
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…
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1.29 Robert Marzec on the "Anthropocene Fictions" issue of MFS (Modern Fiction Studies)
While not approved by official geological organizations, the term anthropocene has grown in use to describe the current geological age. Proponents of the term…
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1.28 Jeri Kraver on the 80th anniversary issue of The CEA Critic
Since 1938, the College English Association has served academics who seek to keep teaching college students as the focus of the profession. Its official…
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1.27.1 Qwo-Li Driskill reads Sick T'ang Poems
Qwo-Li Driskill's poetry was featured in the Spring 2018 issue of the journal Feminist Formations
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1.27.2 Qwo-Li Driskill reads They Think They Can Tell By Looking
Qwo-Li Driskill's poetry was featured in the Spring 2018 issue of the journal Feminist Formations
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1.26 Andrew Natsios on "Putin's New Russia" (South Central Review)
The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University held a September 2015 conference and subsequent talks about the New Russia of…
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1.25 Neal Baer & John Maa on taxing soda (Perspectives in Biology and Medicine)
In 2017, the journal Perspectives in Biology and Medicine published a pair of articles arguing in favor of a tax on soda. The two authors - Dr. Neal Baer, a…
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1.24 Neil Roberts on Theory & Event's symposium on Trayvon Martin
In 2012, the journal Theory and Event published a symposium of essays on the killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin earlier this year. The symposium brought…
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1.23 Patti Duncan on the innovative work of Feminist Formations
A team at Oregon State University took over the editorial duties for the journal Feminist Formations in 2016. Editor Patti Duncan took some time to talk with…
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1.22 Adam Seipp on 1917: A Global Turning Point (South Central Review)
In March 2017, eight scholars from a variety of disciplines gathered at Texas A&M University for a two-day conference called "1917: A Global Turning Point in…
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1.21.2 Alexis Pauline Gumbs reads her poem "a puzzle not a closure" (Feminist Formations)
Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a Black feminist love evangelist of Afro-Caribbean ascendance who lives in Durham, North Carolina. Alexis is the founder of the Eternal…
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1.21.3 Alexis Pauline Gumbs reads her poem "African-American-Father-Gone" (Feminist Formations)
Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a Black feminist love evangelist of Afro-Caribbean ascendance who lives in Durham, North Carolina. Alexis is the founder of the Eternal…
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1.21.5 Alexis Pauline Gumbs reads her poem "instrumental" (Feminist Formations)
Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a Black feminist love evangelist of Afro-Caribbean ascendance who lives in Durham, North Carolina. Alexis is the founder of the Eternal…
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1.21.1 Alexis Pauline Gumbs reads her poem "concrete" (Feminist Formations)
Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a Black feminist love evangelist of Afro-Caribbean ascendance who lives in Durham, North Carolina. Alexis is the founder of the Eternal…
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1.21.4 Alexis Pauline Gumbs reads her poem "abscence" (Feminist Formations)
Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a Black feminist love evangelist of Afro-Caribbean ascendance who lives in Durham, North Carolina. Alexis is the founder of the Eternal…
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1.20 Julia Hejduk on the Harvard School of Vergilian interpretation (Classical World)
The first issue of Classical World's 111th volume takes a wide-ranging look at the 50th anniversary of the so-called "Harvard School" of Vergilian…
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1.19 Martin Lohrmann on Lutheran Quarterly's new virtual timeline resource
To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation on Oct. 31, 2017, the journal Lutheran Quarterly has created a virtual timeline at…
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1.18 Julie Pfeiffer on news and trends in Children's Literature
After several years away, Julie Pfeiffer has returned to serve as editor of the annual journal Children's Literature. She joined us to talk about trends in the…
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1.17 Douglas Lanier on Shakespeare & new media (Shakespeare Quarterly)
Earlier this year, Shakespeare Quarterly took an important step and launched a brand-new website to showcase content from the journal as well as innovative…
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1.16 Laura Leibman on Jewish American material culture (American Jewish History)
For a short time, Fisher Price made a set of Little People toys to help celebrate Hannukah. You can only find the set on the collectible market these days, but…
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1.15 Ian Gadd on the 25th Anniversary SHARP conference
Ian Gadd, the president of The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing, joins us to talk about the upcoming 25th anniversary conference…
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1.14 Gwendolyn Alker on topics in Latinx theatre-making (Theatre Topics)
Several years ago at an Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Gwendolyn Alker invited members of a group then known as the (then) Latina/o Focus Group…
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1.13 Stefanie Hofer on grief and loss (American Imago)
A 2015 issue of the journal American Imago featured four essays focused on grief and loss. The issue, titled "Memory and Remembrance: Essays in Psychoanalytic…
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1.12 Garry Hagberg on the future of Philosophy and Literature
When Philosophy and Literature founding editor Denis Dutton died in 2010, his co-editor, Garry Hagberg, took over the reins of the influential journal. With…
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1.11 Bryony Randall on what draws readers to the "one-day novel" (New Literary History)
The one-day novel — that is a book which covers the action of just a single day — has caught the attention of British academic Bryony Randall. A lecturer in…
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1.10 Kennan Furguson and James Martel on the future of Theory & Event
Theory & Event co-editors Kennan Furguson and James Martel join us to talk about the first issue in the journal's 20th volume and what 2017 will hold for the…
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1.9 Kristin Stapleton on historical approaches of Twentieth-Century China
Twentieth-Century China will join the JHU Press journals collection in 2017. Editor Kristin Stapleton, director of the MA Program and Associate Professor in…
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1.8 Cassie Ash & Jose Perez Diez on the editing and performance of Renaissance drama
Earlier this year, the journal Shakespeare Bulletin took a look at the issue of editing Renaissance drama texts. Stepping outside the boundaries of…
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1.7 John Sotos on the root cause of Mary Lincoln’s poor health
Mary Lincoln has been a mystery for more than 150 years. Irritable as the wife of Abraham Lincoln in Illinois, erratic as First Lady, and ultimately psychotic…
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1.6 Lila Corwin Berman & Tony Michaels on Deborah Moore’s impact on Jewish American Culture
Thirty-five years ago, Deborah Dash Moore published "At Home in America," her groundbreaking look at how the children of immigrants blended elements of Jewish…
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1.5 Lori Brand Bateman on religious influence in pediatric physician communications
In a recent issue of the journal Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, a pair of researchers at the University of Alabama Birmingham shared their study of "Physician…
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1.4 Lorien Foote on the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Civil War (South Central Review special issue)
Between 2011 and 2015, various celebrations and commemorations took place to mark the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. These events led to many…
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1.3 David Yezzi on the John Irwin special Issue & taking the reins at The Hopkins Review
John Irwin, who led The Hopkins Review from its rebirth in 2008, will retire from teaching at Johns Hopkins University this spring. David Yezzi took over the…
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1.2 Amy Elias & Jonathan Eburne on debuting ASAP/Journal with JHU Press
ASAP/Journal, a new journal from The Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present, debuted with the JHU Press earlier this year. The inaugural issue…
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1.1 Georgiann Davis & Ellen Feder on intersex medical challenges (Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics)
The Summer 2015 issue of the journal Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics featured more than a dozen personal narratives from intersex people about the challenges…