University of Michigan Press Podcast
Episodes
Wolfgang Seibel, “Persecution and Rescue: The Politics of the Final Solution in France, 1940-1944” (U Michigan Press, 2017)
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In his recent book, Persecution and Rescue: The Politics of the Final Solution in France, 1940-1944 (University of Michigan Press, 2017). Wolfgang Sei...
Julia Fawcett, “Spectacular Disappearances: Celebrity and Privacy, 1696-1801” (U. Michigan Press, 2016)
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“How can the modern individual maintain control over his or her self-representation when the whole world seems to be watching?” This is the questi...
Rachel Seelig, “Strangers in Berlin: Modern Jewish Literature between East and West, 1919-1933” (U. Michigan Press, 2016)
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Strangers in Berlin: Modern Jewish Literature between East and West, 1919-1933 (University of Michigan Press, 2016), Rachel Seelig, Visiting Schola...
Scott Moranda, “The People’s Own Landscape: Nature, Tourism and Dictatorship in East Germany” (U. Michigan Press, 2014)
19 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The new German Democratic Republic, known as East Germany, faced many challenges when it was founded in 1949. Not least of which was convincing its ci...
Sarah Bond, “Trade and Taboo: Disreputable Professions in the Roman Mediterranean” (U of Michigan Press, 2016)
12 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dominant social norms and expectations shape how individuals and their public activities are understood. In Roman antiquity, various shifts influenced...
Veronica Herrera, “Water and Politics: Clientelism and Reform in Urban Mexico” (U. Michigan Press, 2017)
06 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Veronica Herrera has written Water & Politics: Clientelism and Reform in Urban Mexico (University of Michigan Press, 2017). Herrera is assistant profe...
Brian Eugenio Herrera, “Latin Numbers: Playing Latino in Twentieth-Century U.S. Popular Performance” (U. Michigan Press, 2015)
10 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In Latin Numbers: Playing Latino in Twentieth-Century U.S. Popular Performance (University of Michigan Press, 2015) Brian Eugenio Herrera examines the...
Ryan Ridge, “American Homes” (University of Michigan Press, 2014)
13 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Ridge‘s American Homes (University of Michigan Press, 2014) is at odds with category: it doesn’t really fit neatly, or even at all, into any ...
Justin S. Vaughn and Jose D. Villalobos, “Czars in the White House: The Rise of Policy Czars as Presidential Management Tools” (U of Michigan Press, 2015)
07 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Justin S. Vaughn and Jose D. Villalobos have written Czars in the White House: The Rise of Policy Czars as Presidential Management Tools (University o...
Donald P. Haider-Markel and Jami K. Taylor, “Transgender Rights and Politics” (University of Michigan UP, 2014)
02 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Donald P. Haider-Markel and Jami K. Taylor are the editors of Transgender Rights and Politics: Groups, Issue Framing and Policy Adoption (University o...
Kristin A. Goss, “The Paradox of Gender Equality: How American Women’s Groups Gained and Lost Their Public Voice” (University of Michigan Press 2013)
27 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin A. Goss is author of The Paradox of Gender Equality: How American Women’s Groups Gained and Lost Their Public Voice (University of Michigan ...
Peter Alegi and Chris Bolsmann (editors), “Africa’s World Cup: Critical Reflections on Play, Patriotism, Spectatorship, and Space” (University of Michigan Press, 2013)
05 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In 2010, for the first time, an African nation hosted the FIFA World Cup. The advertisements surrounding the tournament used graphics and sounds inten...
Ron Schmidt (et al.), “Newcomers, Outsiders, and Insiders: Immigrants and the American Racial Politics in the Early 21st Century” (University of Michigan Press, 2013)
05 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Schmidt is the co-author (with Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh, Andrew L. Aoki, and Rodney Hero) of Newcomers, Outsiders, and Insiders: Immigrants and the...
Andrew Karch, “Early Start: Preschool Politics in the United States” (University of Michigan Press, 2013)
08 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last several months, I’ve had the pleasure to have a number of political scientists who study education policy on the podcast. Jesse Rhodes...
Patrick James and Abigail Ruane, “The International Relations of Middle-Earth: Learning from the Lord of the Rings” (University of Michigan Press, 2012)
06 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick James is the Dornsife Dean’s Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California. A self-described intellectual “...
Andre Williams, “Dividing Lines: Social Class Anxiety and Postbellum Black Fiction” (University of Michigan, 2013)
08 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Andrei Williams‘ provocative new book on African American class divisions in Post-Reconstruction and Jim Crow America is sure to spark spirited deba...
Alan Christy (trans.), Amino Yoshihiko, “Rethinking Japanese History” (Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan, 2012)
05 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
We don’t often make the chance to properly acknowledge the importance of translation to the understanding of history, let alone to talk about it at ...