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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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In the 1950s, American glamour swept into a war-torn Britain as part of a broader transatlantic exchange of culture and commodities. But in this process, the American ideal of the blonde became uniquely British—Marilyn Monroe transformed into Diana D... more

In an age of growing wealth disparities, politicians on both sides of the aisle are sounding the alarm about the fading American Dream. Yet despite all evidence to the contrary, many still view the United States as the land of opportunity. The Americ... more

Post-Soviet Graffiti: Free Speech in Authoritarian States (University of Toronto Press, 2025) is an empirically grounded ethnographic study of how graffiti and street art can be used as a political tool to circumvent censorship, express grievances, a... more

Whether print or digital, text or image, artistic or scientific, rare or common, historic or contemporary, most of the content we encounter contains accidental mistakes—ranging from typos to factual errors to errors arising from prejudicial assumptio... more

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Dr. Alexis Lerner
Assistant Professor at the United States Naval Academy in the Department of Political Science
United States Naval Academy
Episode: Alexis Lerner, "Post-Soviet Graffiti: Free Speech in Authoritarian States" (U Toronto Press, 2025)
Linda Quirk
Librarian, curator, and author
University of Alberta
Episode: Linda Quirk, "Forgers, Fakers, and Publisher-Pirates" (U Alberta Press, 2025)
Professor Caillan Davenport
Roman historian at the Australian National University in Canberra
Australian National University
Episode: Caillan Davenport, "Behind Caesar's Back: Rumor, Gossip, and the Making of the Roman Emperors" (Yale UP, 2026)
Caillan Davenport
An expert on the dynamics of rumor and gossip in Roman history
Episode: Caillan Davenport, "Behind Caesar's Back: Rumor, Gossip, and the Making of the Roman Emperors" (Yale UP, 2026)
Jacob Mchangama
Author of Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media and founder of the Danish think tank Justitia.
Justitia
Episode: Jacob Mchangama, "Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media" (Basic Books, 2022)
Ann Komaromi
A researcher with interests in alternative publishing, underground networks, and non-conformist literature and art, especially in the Soviet period.
University of Toronto
Episode: Ann Komaromi, "Soviet Samizdat: Imagining a New Society" (Cornell UP, 2022)
Dr. Betto van Waarden
Professor of History at Maasrecht University, involved in a research program on disinformation and democracy.
Maasrecht University
Episode: Betto van Waarden, "Politicians and Mass Media in the Age of Empire" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Emily Hund
Author of 'The Influencer Industry: The Quest for Authenticity on Social Media' and research affiliate at the University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania
Episode: Emily Hund, "The Influencer Industry: The Quest for Authenticity on Social Media" (Princeton UP, 2023)
Dr. Sonia Hazard
Author of 'Empire of Print: Evangelical Power in an Age of Mass Media'
Oxford University Press
Episode: Sonia Hazard, "Empire of Print: Evangelical Power in an Age of Mass Media" (Oxford UP, 2025)

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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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    Hugivida
    Switzerland6 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.

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    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.

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    scrtagent101
    United States13 years ago

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Alexis Lerner, "Post-Soviet Graffiti: Free Speech in Authoritarian States" (U Toronto Press, 2025)
Q: What surprised you in your work?
The realization that graffiti isn't confined to rebellion, as artists often need to earn a living, which sometimes leads to creating commercial art for corporations, reflecting the complexities of their societal role.
Alexis Lerner, "Post-Soviet Graffiti: Free Speech in Authoritarian States" (U Toronto Press, 2025)
Q: How does it get to a point then where it's kind of all over the post-Soviet sphere?
The original graffiti artists trained a second wave, influenced by media and cultural exchanges, which adapted and proliferated through international sponsorships and festivals.
Alexis Lerner, "Post-Soviet Graffiti: Free Speech in Authoritarian States" (U Toronto Press, 2025)
Q: Could you start us off by introducing yourself a bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?
I was living in St. Petersburg in 2009 and noticed graffiti addressing political issues that differed from the nightly news, leading me to explore its significance as a form of expression in authoritarian regimes.
Linda Quirk, "Forgers, Fakers, and Publisher-Pirates" (U Alberta Press, 2025)
Q: What are some that define Fakers in this context?
Fakers are individuals who misrepresent their identity, credentials, or ethnic background in various forms of creation or scholarship.
Linda Quirk, "Forgers, Fakers, and Publisher-Pirates" (U Alberta Press, 2025)
Q: Could you talk about some of the motivations behind forgery?
Motivations behind forgery can include financial gain, acts of resistance against political or academic discourse, and sometimes even a desire for recognition.

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