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Critical Literary Consumption

Anna Nguyen
Fetishized
Stamford Hospital
Shakespeare
Sugar
Indigenous Science
Cat's People
Kaila Yu
Asian American Representation
Fresh Banana Leaves
Growing Papaya Trees
How We Fight For Our Lives
Obesity
Brooklyn
Feminism
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Earth Daughters
A Life At the End Of the World

Join Anna Nguyen for a podcast that asks us to reflect on our reading and analyzing practices. Interviewing writers, authors, and academics, we'll discuss: what does it mean when we cite a text or when we activate the text? Are we giving authors the agency or do we take for granted the concepts we use? Find me on Instagram and Twitter @anannadroid .

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Best friends Chen Chen and Sam Herschel Wein discuss their collaborative chapbook, Love That For Us, published by & Change Poetry. They share how their friendship and poetics formed, that fateful residency in Portland, Oregon, pop culture as critical... more

Saeed Jones traces his poetic roots through his sense of place and placemaking, identity, education, and his experiences writing in multiple genres. Considering how freeing the poetic form can be, Jones talks about the fictional element and the many ... more

In discussing her books, Fresh Banana Leaves and Growing Papaya Plants, Indigenous scientist Dr. Jessica Hernandez talks about turning her attention from a non-native but displaced relative (banana trees) to a native plant relative (papaya trees) to ... more

A character who is dissatisfied in her own marriage will likely struggle to be a mother, says Thammika Songkaeo. Discussing her debut novel, Stamford Hospital, Thammika explores the complexity of womanhood, intimacy and relationships, the limitations... more

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Saeed Jones
Author and poet; author of How We Fight For Our Lives, A Life at the End of the World
Episode: Poetics, Prose, Place, and Persona (with Saeed Jones)
Dr. Jessica Hernandez
Indigenous scholar, scientist, and community advocate
Earth Daughters / Indigenous science advocate
Episode: Testimonies Are a Form of Data (with Dr. Jessica Hernandez)
Thammika Songkaeo
Transnational novelist, nonfiction writer and film producer of Thai origin
Independent author/filmmaker
Episode: On Writing the Dual Roles of Mother and Wife (with Thammika Songkaeo)
Kaila Yu
Author of Fetishized, A Reckoning With Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty
Freelance writer; author
Episode: "Fetishized": A Reckoning/Reawakening (with Kaila Yu)
Tanya Guerrero
Filipino and Spanish by birth; author of Cat's People; animal activism advocate
Episode: The Cat-Centered Novel (with Tanya Guerrero)
Karen Throsby
Professor of Gender Studies and author specializing in gender, technology, and health
University of Leeds
Episode: The Many Biopedagogies of Sugar (with Dr. Karen Throsby)
Matthieu Chapman
Professor of Theatrical Studies, SUNY New Paltz; Literary Director of New York Classical Theatre
State University of New York at New Paltz; New York Classical Theatre
Episode: "Shakespeare Will Not Save Us" (with Dr. Matthieu Chapman)

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Anna Nguyen
Host of Critical Literary Consumption with a focus on reading practices, citation ethics, and cross-disciplinary literary analysis.

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 29 ratings
  • Insightful & accessible

    Insightful & really, truly stimulating. I loved listening to the first episode (big ideas dealt with in an accessible, exciting way), though I’m very far from being an academic; I’m looking forward to what comes next.

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    Amélie P.
    Canada6 years ago

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"Fetishized": A Reckoning/Reawakening (with Kaila Yu)
Q: How do you view feminism in terms of agency versus liberation, and should women be allowed to make self-sexualization choices if that is authentic for them?
Feminism should be accepting of women's decisions; self-sexualization can be authentic for some, but it's not universally applicable, and there must be space to critique the contexts and implications of those choices.
"Fetishized": A Reckoning/Reawakening (with Kaila Yu)
Q: How has Asian representation in media changed since your early career, and what examples give you hope?
There are more Asian Americans in directing and writing roles, and shows like Beef demonstrate more nuanced portrayals, signaling structural change beyond isolated, fetishized characters.
"Fetishized": A Reckoning/Reawakening (with Kaila Yu)
Q: What does the word reckoning mean to you in the context of Fetishized?
A troubling reawakening that reframes what one thought was true, prompting a more critical look at past representations and the power structures behind them.
"Shakespeare Will Not Save Us" (with Dr. Matthieu Chapman)
Q: What led to the editorial decisions in Shakespeare adaptations and pre-modern critical race studies, and how has the review process affected your writing?
The guest describes navigating editorial expectations, peer review challenges, and moves toward more transparent, non-anonymous review processes, arguing that constructive feedback and collaboration improve scholarly work rather than gatekeeping.
"Shakespeare Will Not Save Us" (with Dr. Matthieu Chapman)
Q: How do you approach teaching plays with race elements and how do you balance text-focused hermeneutics with cross-disciplinary critiques?
The guest explains a pedagogy that weaves race, empire, and performance into analysis, showing how teaching methods and cross-disciplinary sources alter interpretation beyond the canonical text, including Othello and The Tempest with attention to race and performance.

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A thoughtful, idea-driven show that invites writers, academics, and critics to unpack reading practices, citation ethics, and how texts acquire agency in analysis. Episodes center on cross-genre writing, Indigenous knowledge in science, race and representation, gender and sexuality in literature, and the politics of literary and cultural commentary. The conversation style tends to be rigorous but accessible, with guests ranging from poets and novelists to scholars and activists, often challenging traditional humanities norms and encouraging reflexive thinking about authorship, memory, and place. A notable strength is the way conversations weave craft with broader social issues, offering practical takeaways for writers, educators, and curiou... more

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