Interview with Amber Day- Author of “Satire and Dissent: Interventions in Contemporary Political Debate””
Consider taking a listen to our interview with Amber Day! We chat about her new book Satire and Dissent and how satire, irony, and parody are all parts of political critique. Check it out!
Roundtable on “Being Critical” forum in Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies
We are switching up the roundtable format this week to chat with the participants in the “Being Critical” forum in Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies. The participants discuss their pieces, how we can do more and what “critical” actually means.
Interview with Henry Giroux-Author of “Zombie Politics and Culture in an Age of Casino Capitalism”
Episode 55 brings you an interview with Dr. Henry Giroux. Dr. Giroux discusses politics on the left and right, authoritarianism within the United States, and the state of education. All of this and more is in his latest book, Zombie…
Gay Masculinity and Sneakers
In this episode we discuss D. Travers Scott’s critical ethnography: Contested Kicks: Sneakers and Gay Masculinity, 1964-2008.Scott marks the relationship between North American gay men and sneakers through articulating three ways that gay men have historically embraced sneakers.
Interview with Gayle Salamon – Author of “Assuming a Body”
Salamon’s book, Assuming a Body, is a provocative read that engages the materiality of non-normatively gendered bodies. In the interview, we discuss how psychoanalysis, phenomenology and queer theory are all ripe places for engaging new understandings of transgender and genderqueer…
Interview with Raymie McKerrow on Research in Rhetoric
Raymie chats with The Critical Lede about his recent piece in Review of Communication, his goals for QJS, and what the future of the field might hold. We also mention WSCA recent call for papers. Check out their call for…
Interview with Soyini Madison-Author of “Acts of Activism”
We had an awesome time interviewing Dr. Madison about her upcoming book, Acts of Activism. We chatted about critical ethnography, Ghana, and much more. Take a listen, and let us know what you think. Oh, and don’t forget to pick…
Brown Scripting and Rescriptings: A Critical Performance Ethnography of Latina Drag Queens
Check out our discussion of Moreman & McIntosh’s article in Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies. Also, we are still looking for people to record bumpers for us. Are you interested?
Yoruba Hunters and the Sin of Narrative Performance
In this podcast we chat about Ayo Adeduntan’s lead article in the most recent Text and Performance Quarterly, “Yoruba Hunter and the Sin of Narrative Performance.” We talk about method, magical realism, and everything in between. Check it out! Also,…
Kenneth Burke, Symbolic Action, Agency and Women’s Bodies
In this episode we discuss French & Brown’s It’s All Your Fault: Kenneth Burke, Symbolic Action, and the Assigning of Guilt and Blame to Women. We chat about the power of symbolic agency on women’s bodies and the effects (or…