Beyond the Margins: The University of California Press Podcast
Beyond the Margins: The University of California Press Podcast
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Interviews with authors of UC Press books.
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The podcast revolves around themes of academia, cultural studies, and social issues, providing insights into book topics such as genetic bias, the impact of immigration on the restaurant industry, experimental poetry in Japan, the history of alcohol in America, and the intersections of gender and Islamic law. For instance, past episodes have explored how Chinese immigrants have reshaped the U.S. restaurant scene and the complexities of aging in urban environments.
Interviews with authors of UC Press books.
We are glad to talk to Britt Paris about her book Radical Infrastructure: Imagining the Internet from the Ground Up (U California Press, 2025).
This book asks: What if we could start over and build the Internet from scratch? For more than eight years, Britt S. Paris investigated alternative Internet infrastructure projects, conducting interviews, site visits, and policy analysis. In this expansive and interdisciplinary study, Paris critically examines how people and groups imagine, build, deploy, maintain, and use the Internet as they survive—and even dare to thrive—in challenging political, economic, and environmental contexts. The book is available (to download for free!) here.
Your host is Megan Finn, Associate Professor at American University and Affiliate Associate Professor at University of Washington.
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