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
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
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
Gene Cooper and I talked recently about his new book on the “red fire” of market and temple fairs in eastern China. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading The Market and Temple Fairs of Rural China: 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
I had the pleasure of speaking with the very thoughtful Jack Chen about his recent book on literature, rulership, and a fascinating emperor of the Tang Dynasty. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading The Poetics of Sovereignty: An Interview
Michael Ing and I recently spoke about his new book on the perils and possibilities of failure in early Chinese ritual texts. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading The Dysfunction of Ritual in Early Confucianism: An Interview
Cosima Bruno and I recently spoke about her new book on poetry, the practice and theory of translation, and Chinese writer Yang Lian. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Between the Lines: An Interview
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