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episode 115: Steven H. Knoblauch, "Bodies and Social Rhythms: Navigating Unconscious Vulnerability and Emotional Fluidity" (Routledge, 2020)
Psychotherapy tends to be thought of as a verbal enterprise, wherein participants speak and construct meaning through words. However, much goes on between patient and therapist at an embodied, nonverbal level that deserves attention...
episode 79: Andrea Chiovenda, "Crafting Masculine Selves: Culture, War, and Psychodynamics in Afghanistan" (Oxford UP, 2019)
Against the backdrop of four decades of continuous conflict in Afghanistan, the Pashtun male protagonists of this book carry out their daily effort to internally negotiate, adjust (if at all), and respond to the very strict cultural norms and rules of masculinity...
episode 12: John Lobell, "Louis Kahn: Architecture as Philosophy" (Monacelli Press, 2020)
For everyone interested in the enduring appeal of Louis Kahn, this book demonstrates that a close look at how Kahn put his buildings together will reveal a deeply felt philosophy.
episode 146: Deni Ellis Bechard, "A Song from Faraway" (Milkweed Editions, 2020)
A young man visits his half-brother in Vancouver and steals a book that changes his life...
episode 104: William L. Saunders, "Unborn Human Life and Fundamental Rights: Leading Constitutional Cases Under Scrutiny" (Peter Lang, 2019)
What is “unborn human life” and what kind of court cases, not only in the US but abroad, illuminate the matter from the standpoint of the many fields in which the term is employed: law, bioethics, and philosophy among others?
episode 79: Dónal Hassett, "Mobilizing Memory: The Great War and the Language of Politics in Colonial Algeria, 1918-1939" (Oxford UP, 2019)
Hassett explores the experiences and political aims of key constituencies throughout Algerian society, including: socialists and trade unionists; European and Algerian veterans; and even the Algerian widows and orphans...
episode 834: Karlos K. Hill, "The Murder of Emmett Till: A Graphic History" (Oxford UP, 2020)
Hill tells the story of this crime, placing it in the context of both the African American experience and the practice of white supremacy...
episode 46: Philip Jenkins, "Fertility and Faith: The Demographic Revolution and the Transformation of World Religions" (Baylor UP, 2020)
Jenkins maps the demographic revolution that has taken hold of many countries around the globe in recent decades and explores the implications for the future development of the world’s religions...
episode 175: Joel S. Franks, "Asian American Basketball: A Century of Sport, Community and Culture" (McFarland, 2016)
What roles has the game played in the lives of individuals and communities of Asian Americans in the United States?
episode 827: Peter J. Thuesen, "Tornado God: American Religion and Violent Weather" (Oxford UP, 2020)
Thuesen links the “numinous” religious experiences of Americans as they experienced the uniquely destructive weather phenomenon of the tornado....