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 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
Aaron S. Moore and I recently talked about his new book on technology, empire, and Japan’s wartime era. It’s a fascinating study, and you can listen to our conversation about it here. Continue reading Constructing East Asia: An Interview
I spoke recently with Rowan Flad about the great new book he co-authored with Pochan Chen. The book explores the historical, archaeological, ecological, and other topographies of the Three Gorges region in early China, and you can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Ancient Central China: An Interview
Henrietta Harrison and I recently talked about her beautiful new study of global Christianity, Chinese history, storytelling, and the history of a single town in Shanxi. It was a pleasure, and you can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading The Missionary’s Curse: An Interview
John DiMoia spoke with me from Singapore about his new book on biomedicine, bodies, and the nation in South Korea since the last half of the 20th century. It was a pleasure, and you can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Reconstructing Bodies: An Interview
I spoke with Louise Young recently about her new book on urban life and provincial cities in interwar Japan. It’s a wonderful book, and you can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Beyond the Metropolis: An Interview
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
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 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
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