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Comedic Escapism
Inman Majors (James Madison University)
Author Inman Majors gives us some comedic escapism and revives an old classic.
Reclaiming the Pin-up
Erin Devine (Northern Virginia Community College)
Erin Devine calls in from India to talk about mid-century women artists reclaiming the pin-up.
Whiteness and Poverty
Sharon Jones (Radford University)
Sharon Jones shares why she, a black woman with a comfortable salary, is spending her summer reading about whiteness and poverty.
Poems on Nature
Sheikh Kamarah (Virginia State University)
Sheikh Kamarah shares two poets who write on the wonder and devastation of nature.
Deep Dives on Russia
Brent Hierman (Virginia Military Institute)
If you’re spending a lot of time these days thinking about Russia, Brent Hierman recommends some deep dives.
Women and Mormonism
Stephanie Richmond (Norfolk State University)
Stephanie Richmond recommends a surprising history of women’s rights in early Mormon society.
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Could you please list the name of the recommended book by Erin Devine? I only caught her description of it at the end and cannot access I tunes to hear it again. Thanks.
Hi Dawn, the book is Radical Eroticism: Women, Art, and Sex in the 1960s by Rachel Middleman. Thanks for listening!