David Novak and I recently talked about his awesome new book on noise, Japan, music, and global circulation. It’s a thoughtful study and a pleasure to read, and you can listen to our conversation about it here. Continue reading Japanoise: An Interview
I recently spoke with Eugene Raikhel and William Garriott about their new edited volume full of great essays that each look at the history and ethnography of addiction from a fresh and interesting perspective. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading Addiction Trajectories: An Interview
Bill Clancey’s great new book explores the nature of exploration itself, in the context of a rich ethnographic study of the scientists and engineers of the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) missions. It was a pleasure to talk with him, and you can find our conversation here. Continue reading Working on Mars: An Interview
I had the great pleasure of talking with Sienna Craig about her wonderful new book on Tibetan medical practices in the modern world. It’s an inspiring and beautifully written ethnography, and you can listen to our conversation about it here. Continue reading Healing Elements: An Interview
I recently spoke with Rachel Prentice about her new ethnography of anatomical and surgical education in North America. It’s fascinating reading, and you can find our conversation here. Continue reading Bodies in Formation: An Interview
Christine Yano recently spoke with me about her new book on Hello Kitty as a global commodity and “world idol.” It’s great reading for Hello Kitty fans and critics alike, and you can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Pink Globalization: An Interview
I recently spoke with John Osburg about his new ethnography of newly-rich entrepreneurs, managers of state enterprises, and government officials in Chengdu. It’s a fascinating book for anyone interested in the mingled worlds of business and pleasure in contemporary China, and you can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Anxious Wealth: An Interview
Ian Condry and I recently talked about his great new book on transmedia practice, collaboration, and anime in Japan. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading The Soul of Anime: An Interview
Nathan Hesselink generously spent part of his recent birthday talking with me about his great new book on contemporary Korean percussion music and its roots in itinerant performance culture. You can listen to some of the wonderful music described in Hesselink’s book on the CD that accompanies SamulNori, and you can listen in on our conversation here. Continue reading SamulNori: 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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