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New Books in Communications

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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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Just how difficult is a career as a writer? In Work of Fiction: Making a Living from Writing in the UK (Palgrave MacMillan, 2024) Christina Williams, a Lecturer in Media Communications at Bath Spa University examines contemporary writing as a parad... more

This is a special edition of the New York Institute for the Humanities’ Vault podcast. On May 13, 2026, Princeton’s Center for Human Values hosted a day-long conference titled Audio & Ideas: Exploring the Possibilities for Scholarly Podcasting. It wa... more

This is a special edition of the New York Institute for the Humanities’ Vault podcast. On May 13, 2026, Princeton’s Center for Human Values hosted a day-long conference titled Audio & Ideas: Exploring the Possibilities for Scholarly Podcasting. It wa... more

Félix Nadar took the first aerial photograph in 1858, so the story goes. The evidence, Emily Doucet notes, is mixed. In Inventing Nadar: A History of Photographic Firsts (Duke UP, 2026), Doucet analyzes the historical and material production of the ... more

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Dr. Luthra
Author of Can I Say That? Your Go-to Guide for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Imperial College Business School, London
Episode: Can I Say That: Your Go-To Guide for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Aditya Deshbandhu
Lecturer in Communications, Digital Media and Sociology
University of Exeter
Episode: Aditya Deshbandhu, "The 21st Century in 100 Games" (Routledge, 2024)
Weipin Tsai
Author, The Making of China's Post Office, Sovereignty, Modernization, and the Connection of a Nation
Harvard University Asia Center
Episode: Weipin Tsai, "The Making of China's Post Office: Sovereignty, Modernization, and the Connection of a Nation" (Harvard UP, 2024)
Rahul Mukherjee
Associate Professor of TV and New Media, University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: Rahul Mukherjee, "Unlimited: Aspirational Politics and Mobile Media Distribution" (MIT Press, 2026)
Khaled Ezzelarab
Director of Middle East Institute Program at American University in Cairo; former journalist with extensive experience covering Gaza and regional events
American University in Cairo
Episode: Media, Power, and the Gaza Narrative
Shefalee Vasudev
Author of Stories We Wear, Status, Spectacle and the Politics of Appearance
Author, Journalist, Editor
Episode: Shefalee Vasudev, "Stories We Wear: Status, Spectacle and the Politics of Appearance" (Westland Non-Fiction, 2025)
Louise Brogan
LinkedIn strategist, digital marketing expert, and YouTuber
Louise Brogan
Episode: Turn Your LinkedIn Profile into a Book Marketing Machine with Louise Brogan
Oscar Winberg
Author of Archie Bunker for President, How One Television Show Remade American Politics
University of North Carolina Press
Episode: Oscar Winberg, "Archie Bunker for President: How One Television Show Remade American Politics" (UNC Press, 2025)
Tony Lee Moral
British filmmaker and author who specializes in film history, especially Hitchcock
University Press of Kentucky
Episode: Tony Lee Moral, "A Century of Hitchcock: The Man, the Myths, the Legacy" (UP of Kentucky, 2026)

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Miranda Melcher
Host of The New Books Network; frequently appears.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 18 ratings
  • Please improve sound!

    Great content but the sound quality is so bad, I stopped listening (very hard to focus!!)

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    2
    Hugivida
    Switzerland7 years ago
  • Great podcast

    but I don’t see the cover

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Борнхайм
    Russia8 years ago
  • Excellent and wide ranging

    The 'New Books Network' is remarkable for its cogent, easy-to-listen-to author interviews, but the NBN Communications podcast is excellent. It's just getting started, but the future looks bright.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Wignall
    United States13 years ago
  • 5 Stars: It's great

    Jefferson Pooley's fantastic interview style invites readers and illuminates the ideas of authors. A must-listen for communication students and professionals. As an expert in the field of the history of communication, Pooley contextualizes the subject within the larger field, providing tremendous depth to the podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    scrtagent101
    United States13 years ago

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Some episodes are stronger on teaching value and public scholarship than others.

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Can I Say That: Your Go-To Guide for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Q: What inspired you to write Can I Say That? and how does it differ from prescriptive DEI guides?
The book focuses on resistance and backlash to DEI, exploring how to shift mindsets rather than prescribing what to say, and it includes reflection exercises and a journey-like structure rather than one-time workshops.
Can I Say That: Your Go-To Guide for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Q: Could you tell us about yourself and what drew you to this work on DEI?
Dr. Luthra describes a long academic career across Singapore, Copenhagen, and London, emphasizing a practical, impact-driven approach and the challenge of balancing research with real-world application in business schools.
Aditya Deshbandhu, "The 21st Century in 100 Games" (Routledge, 2024)
Q: Why is it important to move away from a single grand narrative of gaming?
Because histories are co-produced by designers, players, and communities, and focusing on diverse micro/historical experiences helps capture how games meaningfully shape and reflect societal changes across different contexts.
Aditya Deshbandhu, "The 21st Century in 100 Games" (Routledge, 2024)
Q: How would you like to introduce the book to our listeners?
I describe it as an interactive public history of the contemporary world, aiming to move away from a single grand narrative of gaming towards multisited histories informed by player experiences and global South perspectives.
Weipin Tsai, "The Making of China's Post Office: Sovereignty, Modernization, and the Connection of a Nation" (Harvard UP, 2024)
Q: How did Robert Hart's views evolve from early modernization to later reflections about sovereignty?
Hart started with an openness to Western technologies and practices but, through events like the Boxer uprising, grew more cautious about international instruments and emphasized China's own traditions and pathways to modernization.

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This channel curates author interviews with scholars in communications, media studies, and related fields, focusing on recently published works and their broader implications for public understanding. Episodes explore themes like media economics, archival history, race and inequality in media, language and culture, and the role of public scholarship in accessible education. Guests often include university professors, researchers, and practitioners who translate academic work into engaging, classroom-ready discussions and contemporary debates. The show tends to mix theoretical framing with concrete case studies, providing listeners—often students, educators, librarians, and industry professionals—a grounded lens on how research informs media... more

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