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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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Paper

was a precious commodity in the eighteenth century: every sheet was

made by hand. There was therefore a significant market in recycling

substandard paper from paper mills and discarded proofs and sheets from

printers and booksellers for sec... more

Since the 1990s, technologists have promoted a vision of the “cloud” as a shapeless and intangible entity. Grounding the Cloud: Urbanism in the Shadow of Data

(University of Minnesota Press, 2026) by Dr. Ali Fard peers through

this hazy façade to r... 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 and Ideas: Exploring the Possibilities for Scholarly Podcasting. It ... more

In the three decades since the rise of the global internet,

digitalization has transformed how media are made, circulated, and

consumed, reshaping culture on a planetary scale. Yet the story of

global media is not one of seamless connection or cul... more

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Recent Guests

Larry Atkins
Author of Foul or Fair? Ethical and Social Issues in Sports
Temple University, Arcadia University
Episode: Larry Atkins, "Foul or Fair? Ethical and Social Issues in Sports" (McFarland, 2024)
Ben Nourse
Author of The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism (Lexington Books, 2025)
Author, University affiliation not stated in transcript
Episode: Benjamin J. Nourse, "The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism"(Lexington Books, 2025)
David Famiano
Journals Director, UC Press Journals
University of California Press
Episode: Introducing Periodically: A UC Press Journals Podcast with Journals Director David Famiano
Christian Miller
Author of The Honesty Crisis, preserving our most treasured virtue in an increasingly dishonest world
Wake Forest University
Episode: The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest
Jodi Rudoren
Editor-in-Chief, The Forward
The Forward
Episode: The Jewish Press Today
Alana Newhouse
Founder and Editor, Tablet Magazine
Tablet Magazine
Episode: The Jewish Press Today
Philissa Cramer
Editor-in-Chief, Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JTA
Episode: The Jewish Press Today
Sarah Crichton
Editor and Publisher, former head of the Sarah Crichton Books imprint at Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG)
Episode: What Running Your Own Imprint for 15 Years Teaches You about Books, Readers, and Risk with Sarah Crichton
Christina Williams
Author of Work of Fiction: Making a Living from Writing in the UK
Palgrave Macmillan
Episode: Christina Williams "Work of Fiction: Making a Living from Writing in the UK" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2024)

Host

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

Reviews

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!!)

    Apple Podcasts
    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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Sound quality is variable, which can distract from otherwise strong content.
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Some episodes are stronger on teaching value and public scholarship than others.

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Allyson Nadia Field, "Acts of Love: Black Performance and the Kiss That Changed Film History" (U California Press, 2026)
Q: What does it mean to write with an ethic of care in this kind of historiography?
Field discusses making the subjects visible as human beings, acknowledging archive biases, and balancing evidence with interpretive speculation, while being transparent about how conclusions are reached and honoring the unknowns that remain in the record.
Allyson Nadia Field, "Acts of Love: Black Performance and the Kiss That Changed Film History" (U California Press, 2026)
Q: So, can you tell listeners a little bit about the genesis of this particular book?
Allyson explains that the book began when a film archivist sent scans of a nitrate fragment showing a Black couple kissing, which she and the archivist treated as a catalyst for a multi-year investigation into provenance, dating, and the performers, ultimately reframing the fragment within a larger history of Black performance and early cinema.
Cheryl Thompson, "Staging Blackface in Canada: Public Amusements, Variety Shows, and Racial Acts in an Age of Imitation, 1898-1919" (Wilfrid Laurier Press, 2026)
Q: What role did critics and bylines play in shaping theatre culture at the time, and how does that affect how we study it now?
Critics and bylines emerged as central voices with a megaphone, guiding public taste; their perspectives must be understood within their era, even as we critique bias and context from a present-day standpoint.
Audio and Ideas: Exploring the Possibilities for Scholarly Podcasting, Panel #1
Q: Who is the audience for these research-driven podcasts, and how does this medium change who listens and why?
The audience is a mix of scholarly listeners at conferences and a broader audience interested in sound, technology, and history; the hosts emphasize targeting specific scholarly communities first (sound studies, musicology) and then expanding to general listeners, using the podcast to make complex ideas accessible without diluting them.
Introducing Periodically: A UC Press Journals Podcast with Journals Director David Famiano
Q: What would success look like for this podcast in a couple of years?
Success would be evidenced by listeners being inspired to submit articles, editors sharing how they approached special issues, podcast episodes being cited in academic works, and listeners reaching out with topic ideas, indicating an engaged and growing scholarly community.

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What is New Books in Communications about and what kind of topics does it cover?

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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