Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJoel Robbins, "Theology and the Anthropology of Christian Life" (Oxford UP, 2020)
Episode 205
Anthropological theory can radically transform our understanding of human experience and offer theologians an introduction to the interdisciplinary n…
3 years, 5 months ago
Lilie Chouliaraki and Myria Georgiou, "The Digital Border: Migration, Technology, Power" (NYU Press, 2022)
Episode 4
Hello, world! This is the Global Media & Communication podcast series.
In this episode, our host Juan Llamas-Rodriguez discusses the book The Digital …
3 years, 5 months ago
Bonus Episode: "Nomadland"
Episode 6
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," …
3 years, 5 months ago
Magnus Fiskesjö, "Stories from an Ancient Land: Perspectives on Wa History and Culture" (Berghahn Books, 2021)
Episode 116
In 2013, the Journal of Burma Studies published an article titled “An Introduction to Wa Studies.” It seems that even within the last decade the Wa, …
3 years, 5 months ago
Mathew Gandy, "Natura Urbana: Ecological Constellations in Urban Space" (MIT Press, 2022)
Episode 6
In his new book, Natura Urbana: Ecological Constellations in Urban Space (MIT Press, 2022), Mathew Gandy explores urban nature as a multilayered mate…
3 years, 5 months ago
Trader, Hunter, Herder, Other: Types and Categories of Nomadism
Season 1 Episode 2
This episode looks at the main types and categories of nomads, how they live, and the similarities and differences between them.
Music in this episode…
3 years, 5 months ago
Luke Munn, "Automation Is a Myth" (Stanford UP, 2022)
Episode 346
For some, automation will usher in a labor-free utopia; for others, it signals a disastrous age-to-come. Yet whether seen as dream or nightmare, auto…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ruth Tsoffar, "Life in Citations: Biblical Narratives and Contemporary Hebrew Culture" (Routledge, 2019)
Episode 48
In her latest book, Life in Citiations: Biblical Narratives and Contemporary Hebrew Culture (Routledge, 2019), Ruth Tsoffar studies several key bibli…
3 years, 5 months ago
Annuska Derks et al. "Fragrant Frontier: Global Spice Entanglements from the Sino-Vietnamese Uplands" (NIAS Press, 2022)
Episode 160
Where do the spices we find in our kitchen cabinets come from? What can we learn from tracing spices and their commodities and how does their trade i…
3 years, 5 months ago
Edward E. Curtis IV, "Muslims of the Heartland: How Syrian Immigrants Made a Home in the American Midwest" (NYU Press, 2022)
Episode 287
The American Midwest is often thought of as uniformly white, and shaped exclusively by Christian values. However, this view of the region as an unvar…
3 years, 5 months ago