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New Books in Popular Culture

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1980s Indian Cinema
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Feminist Afterlives Of the Witch
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Transgression Of Gender Norms
Feminism
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Queer Studies
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Islamophobia
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Hindu Nationalism
Harry Potter
Virginia Woolf
Girl Power Movement
Sarah Ahmed

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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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)
Robert Guffey
Author of Hollywood Haunts the World: An Investigation into the Cinema of Occulted Taboos
Episode: Robert Guffey, "Hollywood Haunts the World: An Investigation into the Cinema of Occulted Taboos" (Headpress, 2026)
Misty L. Heggeness
Co-director of the Kansas Population Center, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
Episode: Misty L. Heggeness, "Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy" (U California Press, 2026)
Michael Hinds
Co-author of Johnny Cash International
University of Iowa
Episode: M. Hinds and J. Silverman, "Johnny Cash International: How and Why Fans Love the Man in Black" (U Iowa Press, 2020)
Jonathan Silverman
Co-author of Johnny Cash International
University of Iowa
Episode: M. Hinds and J. Silverman, "Johnny Cash International: How and Why Fans Love the Man in Black" (U Iowa Press, 2020)
Kay Dickinson
Program convener for Creative Arts and Industries at the University of Glasgow and author of Supply Chain Cinema, Producing Global Film Workers.
University of Glasgow
Episode: Kay Dickinson, "Fernando: A Song by ABBA" (Duke UP, 2025)
Robert P. Kolker
Professor Emeritus at University of Maryland, taught cinema studies for almost 50 years
University of Maryland
Episode: Robert P. Kolker and Nathan Abrams, "Kubrick: An Odyssey" (Pegasus Books, 2024)
Nathan Abrams
Professor of Film at Bangor University in Wales
Bangor University
Episode: Robert P. Kolker and Nathan Abrams, "Kubrick: An Odyssey" (Pegasus Books, 2024)
D. Graham Burnett
Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science at Princeton University
Princeton University
Episode: The Friends of Attention, "Attensity! A Manifesto of the Attention Liberation Movement" (Crown, 2026)

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Rebecca Buchanan
Host of New Books Network and New Books in Popular Culture, Rebecca Buchanan brings depth to conversations surrounding popular cultural analysis and research. She has hosted multiple discussions regarding the intersections of literature, media, and society.

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    The reason journalists are so maligned

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    Excellent interviews and subjects; sadly the echo is frustrating and distracts from the top notch content.

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    United States7 years ago

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Robert Guffey, "Hollywood Haunts the World: An Investigation into the Cinema of Occulted Taboos" (Headpress, 2026)
Q: Can you talk a little bit about the chapter discussing the Western and Breaking Bad?
The connection to Bud Bedeker's films reveals themes of indeterminacy and uncertainty in classic Westerns as well as in Breaking Bad.
Robert Guffey, "Hollywood Haunts the World: An Investigation into the Cinema of Occulted Taboos" (Headpress, 2026)
Q: How do you think some of this genre work impacts real life?
The JFK film led to the release of files as a direct result, demonstrating an immediate social change attributed to art.
Bill Kopp, "What's the Big Idea: 30 Great Concept Albums" (Hozac, 2025)
Q: What are some innovations that concept albums developed back then that still resonate today?
The influence of using the album format as a canvas for more ambitious musical projects and stepping beyond the boundaries of typical album structures.
Bill Kopp, "What's the Big Idea: 30 Great Concept Albums" (Hozac, 2025)
Q: Could you tell us what your book is about?
'What's the Big Idea? 30 Great Concept Albums' is a survey of concept albums that are linked in thematic ways.
Jonathan Wilson, "The Power and the Glory: The History of the World Cup" (Bold Type Books, 2025)
Q: Why do you feel hopeful about the World Cup and where it's headed?
I'm not sure I do, to be honest.

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