I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Beverly Bossler about her wonderful and important new book on gender and China from the tenth through fourteenth centuries. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity: An Interview
I recently spoke with Nick Popper about his exceptionally rich new book on Walter Ralegh and the history of history in late Renaissance politics and culture. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading Walter Ralegh’s History of the World: An Interview
I recently spoke with Sean Cocco about his beautiful new book on the natural, scientific, visual, and mobile histories of Vesuvius. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading Watching Vesuvius: An Interview
Larry Principe and I recently spoke about his wonderful new book on the history of alchemy. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading The Secrets of Alchemy: An Interview
“Bodies in Motion” will take place at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver on 22-23 March 2013. The workshop uses a focused case (early modern science, with readings that emphasize translating the body in this context) to anchor a trans-disciplinary conversation and stimulate new directions for collaborative, interdisciplinary research. The workshop is generously funded by the Situating Science cluster of SSHRC, the History … Continue reading “Bodies in Motion” Workshop: 22-23 March 2013, University of British Columbia
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
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
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
I talked with the wonderful Richard Smith recently about his elegant and readable new biography of the I Ching. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading The I Ching: An Interview
I had a great time talking with Barak Kushner about his recent book on the history of ramen in Japan and beyond. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Slurp!: An Interview
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