I had the pleasure of talking with Jonathan Hay about his wonderful recent book on decorative objects, materiality, and pleasure in early modern China. It’s one of my very favorite recent books, and you can listen to our conversation about it here. Continue reading Sensuous Surfaces: 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
Jon Abel and I recently talked about his fantastic new book about censorship and the archive (and many, many other fascinating things) in transwar Japan. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Redacted: 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
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
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
Janice Neri and I recently talked about her beautiful new book on the imaging of insects in early modernity and its surprisingly wide-ranging consequences for understanding the history of science, art, and global exchange. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading The Insect and the Image: An Interview
I recently spoke with with Sanjay Subrahmanyam about his new book on violence, intimacy, and images in the early modern Eurasian world. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading Courtly Encounters: An Interview
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