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New Books in Popular Culture

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Bombay Horror
1980s Indian Cinema
Intersectionality
Feminist Afterlives Of the Witch
Horror Films
Saguaro Cactus
Witchcraft
Activism
Popular Culture
Feminism
Transgression Of Gender Norms
Queer Studies
Censorship
Hindu Nationalism
Islamophobia
Girl Power Movement
Harry Potter
Virginia Woolf
Sarah Ahmed
Film Studies

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Dr. Julie Fette
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Episode: Tamar Mitts, "Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism" (Princeton UP, 2025)
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Hector Vera
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Episode: Hector Vera, "Yardstick Nation: The Metric System in America" (Vanderbilt UP, 2025)
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Host of Critical Theory Channel at New Books Network.
Pete Kunze
Host of New Books in Media.

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Julie Fette, "Gender by the Book: 21st-Century French Children's Literature" (Routledge, 2025)
Q: What are the influences of the children's press industry in France on gender representations?
Fette discusses how trends such as historical gender segregation and the marketing of boy-centric content have influenced the landscape of children's magazines.
Julie Fette, "Gender by the Book: 21st-Century French Children's Literature" (Routledge, 2025)
Q: How have library acquisitions perpetuated some gender norms?
Fette explains that librarians are often required to make choices on what to stock, perpetuating stereotypes by promoting certain books over others without unified standards.
Julie Fette, "Gender by the Book: 21st-Century French Children's Literature" (Routledge, 2025)
Q: What do you see as unique about the French children's publishing industry?
Fette describes the French children's publishing industry as prolific and innovative, noting its solidarity among various actors involved in the book creation process.
Julie Fette, "Gender by the Book: 21st-Century French Children's Literature" (Routledge, 2025)
Q: Could you tell us how you arrived at the topic and how you decided to organize this work for publication?
Dr. Fette discusses her transition to focus on gender in children's literature after completing her first book, emphasizing the importance of reading materials in children's socialization.
Rebecca van Laer, "Cat" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
Q: What do you think of that sort of argument that getting a pet prepares someone for having children?
The relationship with pets is fundamentally different from that of children; one does not predict the ability to care for another person based on pet experience.

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Exploring contemporary themes in popular culture through engaging interviews, this series features scholars discussing their recent works and the cultural phenomena they study. Topics frequently include the intersections of media, identity, history, and social change, as well as the impact of literature, music, and film on societal dialogues. This series provides listeners with both scholarly insights and a nuanced understanding of how popular culture shapes and reflects our world today.

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