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Contentious Citizenship: Salvadoran Activism and Belonging Across Borders (U Arizona Press, 2026) reshapes how we understand belonging, identity, and political participation in the context of migration. Drawing on decades of Salvadoran activism fro... more

In the mid-1930s the amateur French ethnographer and filmmaker Bernard de Colmont ventured into the mountainous state of Chiapas to study the Lacandón people and broadcast their way of life to a curious European public. Considered a “lost tribe,” the... more

In Embodied Encuentros: Oral History Archives of Latina/o/e Experiences (Ohio State UP, 2026), Elena Foulis offers a practical guide for completing ethical fieldwork in Latina/o/e communities, emphasizing equitable and culturally sustaining practices... more

A Volatile Picture: War and the Political Work of Photography in Sri Lanka (U Washington Press, 2026) by Dr. Vindhya Buthpitiya is a groundbreaking ethnography that explores how, in the context of Sri Lanka’s protracted civil war and its turbulent af... more

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Recent Guests

Arely Zimmerman
Author of Contentious Citizenship: Salvadoran Activism and Belonging Across Borders
University of Arizona Press
Episode: Arely M. Zimmerman, "Contentious Citizenship: Salvadoran Activism and Belonging Across Borders" (U Arizona Press, 2026)
Richard Ivan Jobs
Professor of modern European and global history, Pacific University
Pacific University
Episode: Richard Ivan Jobs and Steven Van Wolputte, "In the Land of the Lacandón: A Graphic History of Adventure and Imperialism" (McGill-Queen’s UP, 2025)
Steven Van Wolputte
Professor of social and cultural anthropology, KU Leuven
KU Leuven
Episode: Richard Ivan Jobs and Steven Van Wolputte, "In the Land of the Lacandón: A Graphic History of Adventure and Imperialism" (McGill-Queen’s UP, 2025)
Elena Foulis
Author of Embodied Encuentros and Associate Professor focused on Latina/o studies and oral history
Texas A&M University–San Antonio
Episode: Elena Foulis, "Embodied Encuentros: Oral History Archives of Latina/o/e Experiences" (Ohio State UP, 2026)
Vindhya Buthpitiya
Author of A Volatile Picture, War and the Political Work of Photography in Sri Lanka
University of Colombo? (context suggests academic affiliation in Sri Lanka)
Episode: Vindhya Buthpitiya, "A Volatile Picture: War and the Political Work of Photography in Sri Lanka" (U Washington Press, 2026)
S. Karthikeyan
IT professional based in Silicon Valley; convener of the Ambedkar King Study Circle
Ambedkar King Study Circle (AKSC)
Episode: Caste and Race: Ambedkar and King with the Ambedkar King Study Circle
S. Subbulakshmi
Postdoctoral fellow in Cognitive Neuroscience at Stanford; AKSC member since 2024
Ambedkar King Study Circle (AKSC)
Episode: Caste and Race: Ambedkar and King with the Ambedkar King Study Circle
Susanna Elm
Author, Professor of History and Ancient Greek and Roman Studies
University of California, Berkeley
Episode: Susanna Elm and Kristina Sessa, "War and Community in Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Kristina Sessa
Author, Historian
The Ohio State University
Episode: Susanna Elm and Kristina Sessa, "War and Community in Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
Host of The New Books Network

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    Wonderful to feel connected and grounded in today’s troubling world.

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    Lily Scott - One Love
    United Statesa year ago
  • Good podcast; shame about the gambling ads

    Hi, i really appreciate this podcast, but think that running gambling ads is in questionable taste given the disproportionate impact of gambling on the marginalised

    Apple Podcasts
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    Hugo JH
    Australiaa year ago
  • It's a common belief that if you can't explain something simpl, you don't understand it. That doesn't naturally lead us to deliver all knowledge for the lowest common denominator, but most maybe all, sources of information are being written for the person who won't understand it. This podcast has breaks from that bad habit. In a week I've heard ideas, sharpened from experience and repetition, delivered with thrust I've never met elsewhere.

    Audible
    5
    Nahvis
    United States4 years ago
  • mostly a podcast by experts for experts

    It's a common belief that if you can't explain something simpl, you don't understand it. That doesn't naturally lead us to deliver all knowledge for the lowest common denominator, but most maybe all, sources of information are being written for the person who won't understand it. This podcast has breaks from that bad habit. In a week I've heard ideas, sharpened from experience and repetition, delivered with thrust I've never met elsewhere.

    Audible
    5
    Jer
    United States4 years ago
  • Engaging and informative

    This podcast covers a wide range of books, and the conversations are really interesting.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    dkd84
    United States7 years ago

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Elena Foulis, "Embodied Encuentros: Oral History Archives of Latina/o/e Experiences" (Ohio State UP, 2026)
Q: What motivated you to write Embodied Encuentros?
Dr. Foulis explains that her long-standing engagement with oral history, especially with Latinx communities in Ohio, and a desire to create resources that prepare students to work ethically and effectively with these communities motivated the book. She emphasizes community-centered approaches, language inclusion, and a praxis that blends theory with hands-on fieldwork.
Vindhya Buthpitiya, "A Volatile Picture: War and the Political Work of Photography in Sri Lanka" (U Washington Press, 2026)
Q: How did the project evolve in terms of the methods and sources you used to study everyday photography during war and after?
She describes ethnographic research across Northern Sri Lanka, Colombo, and the UK, including fieldwork with Tamil communities and photographers, and the incorporation of oral histories to recover overlooked visual histories beyond the traditional national photography canon.
Vindhya Buthpitiya, "A Volatile Picture: War and the Political Work of Photography in Sri Lanka" (U Washington Press, 2026)
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and why you decided to write this book?
Vindhya explains her background in anthropology and how her interest in ethnicized conflict and political violence in Sri Lanka led to exploring image-making as a political practice, especially during times of instability and unrest; the book grew from questions about everyday photographs used in protests and memory work.
Arely M. Zimmerman, "Contentious Citizenship: Salvadoran Activism and Belonging Across Borders" (U Arizona Press, 2026)
Q: What role do storytelling and memory play in shaping intergenerational identities within the diaspora?
Storytelling serves as political pedagogy and a means to keep memories of war alive for younger generations, while social movements provide counter framing and spaces for public knowledge, enabling a shared sense of belonging beyond the nation.
Arely M. Zimmerman, "Contentious Citizenship: Salvadoran Activism and Belonging Across Borders" (U Arizona Press, 2026)
Q: How does Contentious Citizenship challenge traditional state-centered definitions of citizenship?
Zimmerman explains that citizenship for these communities is not about formal membership in a nation-state but about strategic tools, discourses, and collective action that redefine belonging beyond legal status, especially given political violence and dictatorship in El Salvador and marginalization in the US.

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