Chinese History: A New Manual is a landmark publication that is a must-read for any historian of China. Endymion Wilkinson recently spoke with me about composing, compiling, and contextualizing his incredible book. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Chinese History: An Interview
Gennifer Weisenfeld and I recently spent a wonderful afternoon at the National Humanities Center talking about her beautiful and thoughtful new book on the visual cultures of disaster following the 1923 Kanto earthquake. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Imaging Disaster: An Interview
The wonderful Liz Perry and I recently spoke about her masterful new book on the cultures of revolutionary mobilization and historicization in modern China. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Anyuan: An Interview
Matt Wisnioski and I recently spoke about his great new book on the myriad ways that engineers navigated new landscapes of technology and its discontents in 1960s America. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading Engineers for Change: An Interview
Lucas Klein and I recently spoke about his thoughtful and evocative new translation of Xi Chuan’s poetry. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Notes on the Mosquito: An Interview
Emma Spary and I spoke recently about her new book on the science and cultures of food in France during the long 18th century. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading Eating the Enlightenment: An Interview
Deborah Coen and I recently talked about her fascinating new book on earthquakes, observation, and the science of disaster in the 19th and 20th centuries. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading The Earthquake Observers: An Interview
Bruce Rusk and I recently sat down to talk about his wonderful new book on poetics, classical scholarship, and the history of Shijing studies in China. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Critics and Commentators: An Interview
I had a great time talking with Kevin Carr about his new book on visual narratives, medieval Japan, and the iconic figure of Shōtoku. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Plotting the Prince: An Interview
Barbara Ambros and I recently talked about her great new book on pet memorial rites in modern Japan. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Bones of Contention: An Interview
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