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Some of the earliest canals in colonial America, referred to as the Inner Passage, were constructed by enslaved people living in the Lowcountry of South Carolina in the early 1700s. In a paradox of history, for over a hundred years enslaved Black ... more

In this episode I discuss the book Understanding Social Images: Essays on Visual Methods and Teaching Anthropology (Berghahn, 2025) with co-editors David Zeitlyn and Chihab El Khachab, a posthumous collection of writings by the late anthropologist M... more

In 1905, when Broadway was already the most famous thoroughfare in

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David Zeitlyn
Editor of Understanding Social Images; anthropologist
University of Oxford (through collaboration on volume)
Episode: David Zeitlyn and Chihab El Khachab eds., "Understanding Social Images: Essays on Visual Methods and Teaching Visual Anthropology" (Berghahn, 2025)
Chihab El Khachab
Editor of Understanding Social Images; anthropologist
University of Oxford
Episode: David Zeitlyn and Chihab El Khachab eds., "Understanding Social Images: Essays on Visual Methods and Teaching Visual Anthropology" (Berghahn, 2025)
Nick Yablon
Professor of History and American Studies at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
Episode: Nick Yablon, "From the Skyscraper to the Wildflower: C. G. Hine's 1905 Photographic Survey of Broadway" (Columbia UP, 2026)
Dr. Nancy Micklewright
Author of Fashion in Late Ottoman Istanbul, Photography and Identity in a Global City
Bloomsbury (publisher)
Episode: Nancy Micklewright, "Fashion in Late Ottoman Istanbul: Photography and Identity in a Global City" (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Andrew Wilson
Author of Marilyn Monroe biography, professor/biographer
Author, biography of Marilyn Monroe
Episode: Andrew Wilson, "I Wanna Be Loved By You: Marilyn Monroe: A Life in 100 Takes" (Grand Central Publishing, 2026)
Shuxia Chen
Editor and co-author of Wayfaring
Australian Centre on China in the World; Australian National University
Episode: Olivier Krischer and Shuxia Chen, "Wayfaring: Photography in Taiwan, 1950s-1980s" (Australian Centre on China in the World, 2025)
Olivier Krischer
Editor and co-author of Wayfaring
Centre on China in the World; University of Sydney/UNSW
Episode: Olivier Krischer and Shuxia Chen, "Wayfaring: Photography in Taiwan, 1950s-1980s" (Australian Centre on China in the World, 2025)
Blair LM Kelley
Author, historian; expert on African American history and the Juneteenth tradition
Author of Black Freedom: A Visual History of Juneteenth and Emancipation Days
Episode: Blair LM Kelley, "Black Freedom: A Visual History of Juneteenth and Emancipation Days" (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2026)
Emily Doucet
Writer, editor, and researcher in photography and the cultural life of technology
Framing Devices; Duke University Press book author
Episode: Emily Doucet, "Inventing Nadar: A History of Photographic Firsts" (Duke UP, 2026)

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Miranda Melcher
Host with a focus on photography and visual culture; frequently collaborates on New Books in Photography episodes.

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David Zeitlyn and Chihab El Khachab eds., "Understanding Social Images: Essays on Visual Methods and Teaching Visual Anthropology" (Berghahn, 2025)
Q: What makes Raju and His Friends a significant case for understanding Banks' approach to film and representation?
Raju and His Friends is highlighted as a crucial example of how Banks used intimate, situational storytelling to explore cross-cultural relationships and the phenomenological impact of film, influencing later reflections on image making, ethics, and the social life of media.
Lynda Nead, "British Blonde: Women, Desire and the Image in Post-War Britain" (Yale UP, 2025)
Q: Can we discuss maybe the ways in which going blonde was seen as or was actually a way to achieve social mobility in this context of post-war Britain?
Post-war blondes often came from working class backgrounds, and blonde glamour provided a pathway to improve themselves and camouflage their class origins.
Lynda Nead, "British Blonde: Women, Desire and the Image in Post-War Britain" (Yale UP, 2025)
Q: Can we discuss in more detail how, when and why we end up with the blonde becoming British?
My focus is on the post-war years in Britain, examining the impact of Hollywood and the significance of blonde representation in British culture.
Lynda Nead, "British Blonde: Women, Desire and the Image in Post-War Britain" (Yale UP, 2025)
Q: Could you start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?
I'm a professor of history of art, I teach at the Courtauld. My interests span gender, sexuality, and the history of visual culture in the 20th century, leading me to explore blonde women in British culture.
Mariana Ortega, "Carnalities: The Art of Living in Latinidad" (Duke UP, 2024)
Q: And will you talk about auto arte and about carnal crossings?
I think it's important to understand auto arte. Anzaldua uses art in order to name herself, in order to survive and to transform herself.

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The show features scholarly conversations with authors and researchers about recently published books in photography, visual culture, and related historical studies. Episodes center on how photographs shape memory, identity, politics, and culture across different regions and periods, often tying image-making to social movements, colonial legacies, and everyday practices. A notable strength is the blend of rigorous academic analysis with accessible storytelling, making complex ideas about images and their meanings approachable for a broad, educated audience. The format tends to be tightly focused interviews with subject-matter experts, offering readers a clear through-line from archival sourcing to theoretical implications. Potential listene... more

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