Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDigital Expressions of the Self(ie): The Social Life of Selfies in India
Selfies are more than fleeting images—across India, they shape how people imagine themselves, connect with others, and inhabit spaces.
In this episod…
7 months ago
John Mathias, "Uncommon Cause: Living for Environmental Justice in Kerala" (U California Press, 2024)
Episode 384
How can activists strike a balance between fighting for a cause and sustaining relationships with family, friends, and neighbors? In this episode Joh…
7 months ago
Meredith L. Roman, "The Black Panthers and the Soviets: A Comparative History of Human Rights Movements" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
The contemporaneous movements for human rights that Soviet rights defenders and the Black Panthers waged during the 1960s are analysed in a comparati…
7 months ago
Bernadette C. Barton et al., "Sex Work Today: Erotic Labor in the Twenty-First Century" (NYU Press, 2024)
Episode 440
A cutting-edge volume on current trends in sex work, from sugar relationships and cyber brothels to financial domination, sex worker activism, and fe…
7 months ago
Alicia M. Walker and Arielle Kuperberg, "Bound by BDSM: Unexpected Lessons for Building a Happier Life" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
Why are BDSM practitioners so happy? It turns out, BDSM isn't just about whips and chains.
With engaging stories and a warm, conversational tone, Boun…
7 months ago
Michael Rowe, "Researching Street-Level Bureaucracy: Bringing Out the Interpretive Dimensions" (Routledge, 2024)
Researching Street-level Bureaucracy: Bringing Out the Interpretive Dimensions (Routledge, 2024) is the first among a number of new titles in the Rou…
7 months, 1 week ago
Georgios Tsourous, "Orthodox Choreographies: Boundaries, Borders and Materiality in Jerusalem's Old City" (Gorgias Press, 2024)
Orthodox Choreographies: Boundaries, Borders and Materiality in Jerusalem's Old City (Gorgias Press, 2024) offers a comprehensive anthropological stu…
7 months, 1 week ago
Gina Vale, "The Unforgotten Women of the Islamic State" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Episode 364
The Unforgotten Women of the Islamic State (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Gina Vale explores the governance of the Islamic State (IS) terrori…
7 months, 1 week ago
Ashleigh Wade on How Black Girls Use Social Media
Episode 105
Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with Ashleigh Greene Wade, Assistant Professor of Digital Studies with a joint appointment in Media Studies …
7 months, 1 week ago
Kolby Hanson, "Ordinary Rebels: Rank-And-File Militants Between War and Peace" (Oxford UP, 2025)
In Ordinary Rebels: Rank-And-File Militants Between War and Peace (Oxford University Press, 2025), Kolby Hanson argues that these periods of state to…
7 months, 1 week ago