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Karen Schupp and Sherrie Barr eds., "Stories We Dance / Stories We Tell: Essays on Dance in Higher Education" (McFarland, 2025)

Higher education continually mediates long standing traditions while seeking new ways of thinking, creating a quiet tension as institutions respond to shifting and multiple socio-cultural values. Dance programs, not immune to these currents, must con... more

15 Feb 2026 • 40 min

Lynneth Miller Renberg, "Women, Dance and Parish Religion in England, 1300-1640: Negotiating the Steps of Faith" (Boydell & Brewer, 2022)

In Women, Dance and Parish Religion in England, 1300-1640: Negotiating the Steps of Faith (Boydell & Brewer, 2022) Dr. Lynneth Miller Renberg presents a lively exploration of the medieval and early modern attitudes towards dance, as the perception o... more

14 Feb 2026 • 43 min

Sourit Bhattacharya, "Postcolonialism Now: Literature, Reading, Decolonising" (Orient BlackSwan, 2024)

Postcolonialism Now: Literature, Reading, Decolonising (Orient BlackSwan, 2024) by Sourit Bhattacharya introduces a new method of decolonial reading and criticism. It critically examines the history and ongoing influence of colonialism and imperialis... more

13 Feb 2026 • 58 min

Matti Friedman, "Who by Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai" (Spiegel & Grau, 2022)

In October 1973, the poet and singer Leonard Cohen—thirty-nine years old, famous, unhappy, and at a creative dead end—traveled from his home on the Greek island of Hydra to the chaos and bloodshed of the Sinai desert when Egypt attacked Israel on the... more

9 Feb 2026 • 1 hr 3 min

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Dr. Lynneth Miller Renberg

Historian specializing in performance

Boydell & Brewer

Episode: Lynneth Miller Renberg, "Women, Dance and Parish Religion in England, 1300-1640: Negotiating the Steps of Faith" (Boydell & Brewer, 2022)

Matti Friedman

Award-winning journalist and author

Episode: Matti Friedman, "Who by Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai" (Spiegel & Grau, 2022)

Hilary French

Author of *Ballroom: A People's History of Dancing*

Reaktion Books

Episode: Hilary French, "Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing" (Reaktion Books, 2022)

Dr. Polina Dimova

Professor of Russian at the University of Denver and Comparative Literature Scholar

University of Denver

Episode: Polina Dimova, "At the Crossroads of the Senses: The Synaesthetic Metaphor Across the Arts in European Modernism" (Penn State UP, 2024)

Justin Owen Rawlins

Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Film Studies at the University of Tulsa

University of Tulsa

Episode: Justin Owen Rawlins, "Imagining the Method: Reception, Identity, and American Screen Performance" (U Texas Press, 2024)

Dr. Kellen Hoxworth

Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Buffalo, focusing on intersections of theatre with imperial and colonial histories.

University of Buffalo, State University of New York

Episode: Kellen Hoxworth, "Transoceanic Blackface: Empire, Race, Performance" (Northwestern UP, 2024)

Christopher Lynch

Author of Formulating Foster, Stephen C. Foster, and the Creation of a National Musical Myth

Oxford University Press

Episode: Christopher Lynch, "Formulating Foster: Stephen C. Foster and the Creation of a National Musical Myth" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Leah Lowthorp

Cultural anthropologist and folklorist.

University of Oregon

Episode: Leah Lowthorp, "Deep Cosmopolitanism: Kutiyattam, Dynamic Tradition, and Globalizing Heritage in Kerala, India" (Indiana UP, 2025)

Stuart Klawans

Author and film scholar

Columbia University Press

Episode: Stuart Klawans, "Crooked, But Never Common: The Films of Preston Sturges" (Columbia UP, 2023)

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Hilary French, "Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing" (Reaktion Books, 2022)

Q: Can you maybe speak to the extent to which there's been a recent increase in same-sex or inclusive dancing?

Since the late 1990s, there's been renewed interest in partner dancing, including a same-sex dancing circuit that allows for more inclusive styles.

Hilary French, "Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing" (Reaktion Books, 2022)

Q: Why do you think Strictly Come Dancing is so popular?

The participation of celebrities, along with its historical roots in competition and glamour, contributes to its popularity.

Hilary French, "Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing" (Reaktion Books, 2022)

Q: What kinds of dances then did we see at the beginning of the 20th century?

There was a significant class difference in dances, with upper classes enjoying formal balls and working classes having more informal venues like seaside resorts.

Hilary French, "Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing" (Reaktion Books, 2022)

Q: Why is the story of ballroom so heavily, so primarily British?

Ballroom dancing was established and codified in Britain, particularly through the efforts of the Official Board of Ballroom Dancing.

Hilary French, "Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing" (Reaktion Books, 2022)

Q: Could you please, Hilary, introduce yourself a little bit and explain why you decided to write this book?

I have a background in architecture and discovered ballrooms through dancing, realizing their importance in historical contexts that were often overlooked.

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