Fabian Drixler and I recently spoke about his wonderful new book on the transformations of infanticide, population, and society in Japan from the late seventeenth century through the twentieth century. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Mabiki: An Interview
Matthew Mosca and I recently had the chance to sit down in Vancouver and talk about his great new book on geography and geopolitics in the Qing. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading From Frontier Policy to Foreign Policy: An Interview
Maki Fukuoka and I recently spoke about her wonderfully trans-disciplinary new book on visuality and studies of the natural world in 19th century Japan. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading The Premise of Fidelity: An Interview
Alix Hui and I spoke recently about her new book about musical aesthetics, natural science, and the psychophysical study of sound in nineteenth century Germany. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading The Psychophysical Ear: 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
Joel Isaac and I recently talked about his new book on Kuhn, the human sciences, and the “interstitial academy.” You can find our conversation here. Continue reading Working Knowledge: An Interview
I had a great time talking with Michael Gibbs Hill about his recent book on translation, literature, and modern China. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Lin Shu, Inc.: An Interview
Chris Bush and I recently spoke about his tremendously thoughtful book on modernism, media theory, and Chinese writing. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Ideographic Modernism: An Interview
Jini Kim Watson and I recently spoke about her fascinating book on fictions of urban transformation in Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading The New Asian City: An Interview
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