1869, The Cornell University Press Podcast

Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/T-RiTZ1VQpSEDwdbmwW4gkDZ-2Y This episode, we speak with Rachel Whitlark, author of All Options on the Table: Leaders, Preventive War, and Nuclear Proliferation: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501760341/all-options-on-the-table/#bookTabs=1 Rachel Whitlark is Assistant Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Whitlark's articles have appeared in Security Studies, International Studies Quarterly, and International Studies Perspectives. Follow her on Twitter @RachelWhitlark We spoke to Rachel about why certain leaders opt for preventive strikes against states attempting to acquire nuclear weapons and certain leaders do not, the psychological mindset that is generally present in leaders who do tend to do pursue military operations, her insights on two nations who have been in the news regarding their nuclear programs, North Korea and Iran. If you’d like to purchase Rachel’s new book, visit our website at

Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/JXonA8TBa7KATPeoEiGtZly8Xs0 This episode, we speak with Vera Michlin-Shapir, author of Fluid Russia: Between the Global and the National in the Post-Soviet Era. https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501760549/fluid-russia/#bookTabs=1 Vera is a Visiting Research Fellow at The King's Centre for Strategic Communications, King's College London. We spoke to Vera about why the Western conventional wisdom about Russia is fundamentally incomplete, why Russia can be considered “patient zero” when it comes to the populist wave of anti-globalization and the rise of neoauthoritarian regimes, and why Putin's regime as a political system actually depends very much on Russia being part of the global world. Vera Michlin-Shapir, author of Fluid Russia: Between the Global and the National in the Post-Soviet Era. If you’d like to read Vera’s new book, use the promo code 09POD to save 30 percent on the paperback. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit th

Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/SAYxnj1Va5RQSZVcWZy_VBwqCgQ This episode, we speak with José Vergara, author of All Future Plunges to the Past: James Joyce in Russian Literature. José Vergara is Assistant Professor of Russian at Bryn Mawr College. His teaching interests cover a wide variety of topics: Russian language, prison literature, Chernobyl, Russian Novel (of the classical and experimental varieties), and contemporary Russian culture and society. We spoke to José about what inspired him to study James Joyce’s influence on Russian writers, the five major Russian authors he studied, and the Joycean themes he found in their work. If you’d like to read Jose’s new book please use the promo code 09POD to save 30 percent. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the website combinedacademic.co.uk.

Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/s518QoR-pb9K9V5FnxTnlZA4PBo This episode, we speak with Carl Weinberg, author of Red Dynamite: Creationism, Culture Wars, and Anticommunism in America. https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501759291/red-dynamite/#bookTabs=2 Carl Weinberg is Adjunct Associate Professor of History and Senior Lecturer in the College of Arts and Sciences, at Indiana University Bloomington. He is also the author of Labor, Loyalty, and Rebellion from Southern Illinois University Press. We spoke to Carl about the very real and hidden labor and socialist history of John Scopes of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, why there is a rational kernel of truth behind Christian conservatives linking the theory of evolution with communism, and why Christian conservatives’ main argument against evolution has always been about its impacts on society rather than anything having to do with biology.

Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/HgLcUK7YW65Vd1yxvd4DqmO5LT0 This episode, we speak with Michael Hillard, author of of Shredding Paper: Labor and The Rise and Fall of Maine’s Mighty Paper Industry newly published by our ILR Press imprint - https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501753152/shredding-paper/ Michael Hillard is Professor of Economics at the University of Southern Maine, and has published widely in the fields of labor relations, labor and working–­class history, and the political economy of labor and capitalism. Michael has taught and written about the history of US corporate governance, and especially the pernicious effects of financialization since the 1980s. He regularly provides expert testimony in Maine on macroeconomic and employment issues affecting working people We spoke to Michael about the many powerful interviews he had with the workers and managers of Maine’s paper industry, how his research found that the main culprit for the industry’s decline was not offshoring nor au

Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/iwZKxX1DtOtV3ZArBdL3ZRBP9Yw This episode, we speak with Linh Vu, author of Governing the Dead: Martyrs, Memorials, and Necrocitizenship in Modern China - https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501756504/governing-the-dead/ Linh D. Vu is Assistant Professor at Arizona State University's School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. We spoke to Linh about how growing up in post-war Vietnam inspired her to learn more about how nations, in this case China, handled the millions of war dead from conflicts in the 20th century, the evolving concept of necrocitizenship, and the most famous of the Nationalist regime’s martyrs for the nation. If you’d like to purchase her new book with a 30 percent discount, visit our website at cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the website combinedacademic.co.uk.

Read the transcript: https://otter.ai/u/Sh3unrYvcI5QtotuwsKR2nKNTj4 To commemorate the 20th anniversary of September 11th, we are proud to present to you a special "Remembering 9/11" episode with guest host Jane Bunker, Director of Cornell University Press. Jane will be interviewing two Cornell authors whose recent books directly address the events and the aftermath of the September 11th tragedy--Jessica DuLong, author of Saved at the Seawall: Stories from the September 11 Boat Lift (https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501759123/saved-at-the-seawall/) and Larry Kirwan, author of Rockaway Blue: A Novel (https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501754227/rockaway-blue/), both published under our Three Hills imprint. Jane Bunker has been serving as director since March of 2020 and is the first woman to lead Cornell University Press. She was previously the director of Northwestern University Press, and Associate Director and Editor-in-chief at the State University of New York Press. Jane holds a

Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/V9_hJ8g_LNN_6GbE3BthCMqRXmU This episode we speak with David Wight, author of Oil Money: Middle East Petrodollars and the Transformation of US Empire, 1967–1988: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501715723/oil-money/ David M. Wight is Visiting Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. We spoke to David about how the sheer number of Arab and Iranian petrodollars in the 1970s and 80s inspired the interest and even awe of many Americans, the wealth of new information from declassified governmental records and popular Arab and Iranian media that David uncovered in his research, and the radical proposal then White House chief of staff Donald Rumsfeld made in 1974 for a very unique collaboration between the United States and the oil-exporting countries of the Middle East.

Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/HKSiPpEyp5yUbQ9XaP2WK6MZwGo This episode, we speak with John O’Keefe, author of Stranger Citizens: Migrant Influence and National Power in the Early American Republic—https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501756092/stranger-citizens/#bookTabs=1 John is Associate Professor of History at Ohio University-Chillicothe We spoke to John about his interest in the history of what is still an ongoing, modern debate – who can be a citizen and who decides, how migrants responded to attempts to limit their rights in the early formative years of our republic, and what were some of his favorite historical stories that he uncovered in his research.

Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/vx2yyXywDSWhWxkx67o2G9MpVt0?f= This episode, we speak with Arnout van der Meer, author of Performing Power: Cultural Hegemony, Identity, and Resistance in Colonial Indonesia — https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501758584/performing-power/ Arnout van der Meer is an Assistant Professor in History at Colby College. His research explores the importance of material and visual culture, such as dress, architecture, deference rituals, and symbols of power, for both the legitimization of colonial authority as well as its contestation in turn of the twentieth century Indonesia. We spoke to Arnout about how a photographic collection of Dutch colonial officials in Java sparked his interest in researching the topic of his new book, how the use of cultural history has unveiled new insights on the development of Indonesia that have up to this point been missed by other more traditional historical approaches, and how individual acts of rebellion against Dutch colonial power by In

Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/QDqWsQOh01wdMW-2T80h8jYl4mU For this special military history episode, we speak with David Silbey, Jay Lockenour, and Edward Westermann. David Silbey is the series editor for our book series Battlegrounds: Cornell Studies in Military History: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/series/battlegrounds-cornell-studies-in-military-history/ David is the Associate Director of the Cornell in Washington program and Adjunct Associate Professor at Cornell University. He specializes in the industrialized total wars of the 20th century and the asymmetric responses to those wars that evolved after 1945. Jay Lockenour is Associate Professor of History at Temple University and author of the new book Dragonslayer: The Legend of Erich Ludendorff in the Weimar Republic and Third Reich. He is also the author of Soldiers as Citizens and former host of the New Books in Military History podcast. Edward B. Westermann is Professor of History at Texas A&M University—San Antonio, and author of the n

Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/vUBRlSvfgqroxnYkA21BBT4LcFg This episode, we speak with Larry Kirwan, author of the new book Rockaway Blue: A Novel: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501754227/rockaway-blue/ Larry Kirwan was the leader of the New York-based Irish political rock band Black 47 for twenty-five years. He is the author of five previous books, including Liverpool Fantasy, Rockin' the Bronx, and Green Suede Shoes, as well as sixteen plays and musicals, including Hard Times and Rebel in the Soul. Kirwan also hosts Celtic Crush, a popular radio show on SiriusXM. We spoke to Larry about his own personal experiences during 9/11 and how they informed his new novel, how his book tells the story of regular people who were impacted by the tragedy, including members of the Irish-American community of Rockaway Beach and the Muslim community of South Brooklyn, and how New York City has been transformed in the twenty-years since the Towers fell. If you’d like to purchase his new book, use the pro

https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/careers-and-internships/ Cornell University Press is proud to be a participant in the Andrew W. Mellon University Press Diversity Fellowship Program which was developed in 2016 to help bring more diversity into academic publishing. The Fellowship Program actively works to address diversity issues by providing underrepresented individuals an opportunity to have real work experience in scholarly publishing and a network of peers and mentors to assist them in their professional development. We are excited to inform you that the new Mellon Diversity fellowship position at the Press is officially open for applications. This fourteen-month position, which begins June 1st is within the Cornell University Press acquisitions department where the Mellon Diversity Fellow will provide support to one or more Acquisitions Editors in acquiring scholarly books. The application deadline is midnight of March 14th, 2021. You can learn more information about this position by visiting the

Transcript available here: https://otter.ai/u/J0NWb3ft4vqGS5x9po05h9-wOOU This episode, we speak with Danielle Lupton, author of the recent book Reputation for Resolve: How Leaders Signal Determination in International Politics: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501747717/reputation-for-resolve/#bookTabs=0 Danielle L. Lupton is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Colgate University. She has published articles in Political Analysis, Political Research Quarterly, International Interactions, and the Journal of Global Security Studies. Follow her on Twitter @ProfLupton or on her website at daniellelupton.com. We spoke to Danielle about how individual world leaders influence international politics, how Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev personally viewed Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy in terms of their resolve and reputation, and what reputational challenges will President Biden most likely face as he begins his term. If you’d like to purchase Danielle’s book, use the promo code 09POD to

Transcript available here: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/transcript-of-1869-episode-101-with-joel-christensen-author-of-the-many-minded-man/ This episode, we speak with Joel Christensen, author of The Many-Minded Man: The "Odyssey," Psychology, and the Therapy of Epic - https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501752346/the-many-minded-man/ Joel P. Christensen is Associate Professor and Chair of Classical Studies at Brandeis University. He is coauthor of A Beginner's Guide to Homer and Homer's Thebes. Follow him on Twitter @sentantiq. We spoke to Joel about how the Greek epic tradition was not based on the written word, but on large-scale performances in which ancient audiences experienced the stories as a way to think about their own lives, how the Odyssey in particular offered audience a form of folk psychology, and what modern cognitive psychology can learn from Homer. If you’d like to purchase his new book, use the promo code 09POD to save 30 percent on our website which is cornellpress.co

This episode we speak with Cornell University Press Director Jane Bunker: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/contact/administration/ Jane has been serving as director since March of 2020 and is the first woman to lead Cornell University Press. She was previously the Director of Northwestern University Press, where she served since 2010. Under her leadership NUP significantly developed its profile, growing widely respected lists in poetry, philosophy, theater and performance studies, and Chicago regional books, as well as enacting a comprehensive digital strategy. Jane has also served on the board of directors and a wide range of committees for the Association of University Presses. She previously served as Associate Director and Editor-In-Chief at the State University of New York Press, and holds a BA in philosophy from St. Norbert College and an MA in philosophy from Fordham University. We spoke to Jane about her background and how her career in university publishing began, what inspires her most working

This episode we speak with Jessie Hewitt, editor of the new book Institutionalizing Gender: Madness, the Family, and Psychiatric Power in Nineteenth-Century France - https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501753329/institutionalizing-gender/#bookTabs=1 Jessie Hewitt is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Redlands. Follow her on Twitter @jessie_hewitt. We spoke to Jessie about how psychiatric professionals in the 19th century dealt with gender, how men and women would often crack under the pressure of the strict Bourgeois gender expectations of the time, and how the psychiatric system dramatically oppressed women and at the same time had an extremely damaging impact on men as well.

This episode we speak with Lisa Tucker, editor of the new book Hamilton and the Law: Reading Today’s Most Contentious Legal Issues through the Hit Musical - https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501753381/hamiltonand-the-law/ Lisa A. Tucker is Associate Professor of Law at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University and author of the novel Called On, as well as eleven books for children. She has been featured in numerous media outlets, including the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, People, Time, and NBC Nightly News. We spoke to Lisa about how she assembled a star-powered cast of legal minds to come together to write a book looking at the phenomenally popular musical Hamilton through the lens of the law, how Hamilton makes us challenge our opinions now matter what side of the aisle you are on, and how the musical really makes us think about power – who holds it, and how it is used.

This episode we speak with Patricia Norland, author of the new book The Saigon Sisters: Privileged Women in the Resistance - https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501749735/the-saigon-sisters/ https://www.thesaigonsisters.com/ Patricia D. Norland most recently worked as a public diplomacy officer within the US Department of State. She is the translator of Beyond the Horizon and the author of Vietnam in the Children of the World series. We spoke to Patricia about how her chance encounter with a social worker in Ho Chi Minh City set the stage for writing her new book, why we desperately need to diversify the voices chronicling the history of 20th century Vietnam, and why personal oral histories are irreplaceable in truly understanding the region’s rich history.

This episode we speak with Benno Weiner, author of the new book The Chinese Revolution on the Tibetan Frontier - https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501749391/the-chinese-revolution-on-the-tibetan-frontier/ Benno Weiner is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon University and co-editor of Conflicting Memories. We spoke to Benno about how the public has been asking the wrong question about the Tibet question, why it is essential that historians of China study how China tried to integrate its borderland regions into the modern Chinese nation, and where the People’s Republic of China looks to be heading today in regards to ethnic minority issues.