https://simplecast.com Open Books at the Fox Center This podcast is for anyone with a curious mind who wants the inside scoop on new research in the humanistic disciplines: history, literature, philosophy, anthropology, media studies, gender studies, cultural studies, religious studies, and more. Each episode, we talk to researchers who are working at the cutting edge of their disciplines to learn about the books they’re writing, the questions that drive them, and the findings they hope we’ll take away. Many of the books discussed in this podcast have been supported by the Digital Publishing in the Humanities initiative, which means you can read them online for free. 2024 Emory University Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry en Fri, 16 May 2025 16:57:40 +0000 Fri, 16 May 2025 17:00:26 +0000 https://open-books.simplecast.com Open Books at the Fox Center https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/99dc3b0f-69d1-4b78-bf0e-388740d1e6f7/375e1aa7-e2fb-4072-8ba8-00e455a0db62/3000x3000/openbooks-wordmark.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://open-books.simplecast.com episodic This podcast is for anyone with a curious mind who wants the inside scoop on new research in the humanistic disciplines: history, literature, philosophy, anthropology, media studies, gender studies, cultural studies, religious studies, and more. Each episode, we talk to researchers who are working at the cutting edge of their disciplines to learn about the books they’re writing, the questions that drive them, and the findings they hope we’ll take away. Many of the books discussed in this podcast have been supported by the Digital Publishing in the Humanities initiative, which means you can read them online for free. Mae Velloso-Lyons, Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry false https://feeds.simplecast.com/Uc_lLWEQ academia, books, humanities, research, new books, emory, scholarship, humanistic, digital publishing in the humanities, fox center, fox center for humanistic inquiry Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry foxcenter@emory.edu 99804016-13f4-4a67-ab75-14b2b749e814 Grappling with the Archive: Maria Montalvo on What Lawsuits Can Tell Us About Life Under Slavery This episode discusses Enslaved Archives: Slavery, Law, and the Production of the Past by Maria Montalvo. This book was supported by the Digital Publishing in the Humanities initiative. Read or download the book for free.

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This podcast is produced and edited by Mae Velloso-Lyons, with additional editing and sound mixing by Karl-Mary Akre. Our music is by DaniHaDani.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This podcast is a co-production of the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University and the Digital Publishing in the Humanities (DPH) initiative. DPH is generously supported by the Mellon Foundation and the Emory College Office of Faculty. This podcast was recorded at the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship.

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]]> Fri, 16 May 2025 16:57:40 +0000 foxcenter@emory.edu (Maria Montalvo, Mae Velloso-Lyons) https://open-books.simplecast.com/episodes/1-3-maria-montalvo-z4RmD2An This episode discusses Enslaved Archives: Slavery, Law, and the Production of the Past by Maria Montalvo. This book was supported by the Digital Publishing in the Humanities initiative. Read or download the book for free.

CREDITS

This podcast is produced and edited by Mae Velloso-Lyons, with additional editing and sound mixing by Karl-Mary Akre. Our music is by DaniHaDani.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This podcast is a co-production of the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University and the Digital Publishing in the Humanities (DPH) initiative. DPH is generously supported by the Mellon Foundation and the Emory College Office of Faculty. This podcast was recorded at the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship.

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Explore the publications supported by the Digital Publishing in the Humanities initiative.

]]> Grappling with the Archive: Maria Montalvo on What Lawsuits Can Tell Us About Life Under Slavery Maria Montalvo, Mae Velloso-Lyons 00:32:47 Historians of American slavery face a quandary. Much of the surviving documentary evidence was produced by proponents of slavery. Louisiana archives offer an enormous trove of court cases that concern the buying and selling of enslaved people, but what are the risks of using these documents to reconstruct the hidden lives of the enslaved? For this episode of Open Books, Mae Velloso-Lyons is joined by Maria Montalvo, assistant professor of History at Emory University and author of Enslaved Archives: Slavery, Law, and the Production of the Past. Historians of American slavery face a quandary. Much of the surviving documentary evidence was produced by proponents of slavery. Louisiana archives offer an enormous trove of court cases that concern the buying and selling of enslaved people, but what are the risks of using these documents to reconstruct the hidden lives of the enslaved? For this episode of Open Books, Mae Velloso-Lyons is joined by Maria Montalvo, assistant professor of History at Emory University and author of Enslaved Archives: Slavery, Law, and the Production of the Past. archival research, new orleans, slavery, historical research, fox center, history of slavery, historian, american history, archive, history, fox center for humanistic inquiry, new books, us history, louisiana, open access false full 3 1 de13da69-d410-4319-b59e-72e935d0bfd4 Breaking the Curse of the Child Prodigy: Kristin Wendland on Yehudi Menuhin and Yoga This episode discusses The Power of Practice: How Music and Yoga Transformed the Life and Work of Yehudi Menuhin by Kristin Wendland. This book was supported by the Digital Publishing in the Humanities initiative. Read the enhanced edition online for free.

CREDITS

This podcast is produced and edited by Mae Velloso-Lyons, with additional editing and sound mixing by Karl-Mary Akre. Our music is by DaniHaDani.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This podcast is a co-production of the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University and the Digital Publishing in the Humanities (DPH) initiative. DPH is generously supported by the Mellon Foundation and the Emory College Office of Faculty. This podcast was recorded at the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship.

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Explore the publications supported by the Digital Publishing in the Humanities initiative.

]]> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:45:31 +0000 foxcenter@emory.edu (Kristin Wendland, Mae Velloso-Lyons) https://open-books.simplecast.com/episodes/1-2-kristin-wendland-zVNzIh6_ This episode discusses The Power of Practice: How Music and Yoga Transformed the Life and Work of Yehudi Menuhin by Kristin Wendland. This book was supported by the Digital Publishing in the Humanities initiative. Read the enhanced edition online for free.

CREDITS

This podcast is produced and edited by Mae Velloso-Lyons, with additional editing and sound mixing by Karl-Mary Akre. Our music is by DaniHaDani.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This podcast is a co-production of the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University and the Digital Publishing in the Humanities (DPH) initiative. DPH is generously supported by the Mellon Foundation and the Emory College Office of Faculty. This podcast was recorded at the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship.

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Explore the publications supported by the Digital Publishing in the Humanities initiative.

]]> Breaking the Curse of the Child Prodigy: Kristin Wendland on Yehudi Menuhin and Yoga Kristin Wendland, Mae Velloso-Lyons 00:29:10 Is it possible to overcome the curse of the child prodigy? How did a meeting between wunderkind violinist Yehudi Menuhin and upstart yoga guru BKS Iyengar change the course of both of their lives? For this episode of Open Books, Mae Velloso-Lyons is joined by Kristin Wendland, teaching professor emerita of music theory at Emory University and author of The Power of Practice: How Music and Yoga Transformed the Life and Work of Yehudi Menuhin. Is it possible to overcome the curse of the child prodigy? How did a meeting between wunderkind violinist Yehudi Menuhin and upstart yoga guru BKS Iyengar change the course of both of their lives? For this episode of Open Books, Mae Velloso-Lyons is joined by Kristin Wendland, teaching professor emerita of music theory at Emory University and author of The Power of Practice: How Music and Yoga Transformed the Life and Work of Yehudi Menuhin. yehudi menuhin, fox center, music, iyengar yoga, child prodigy, fox center for humanistic inquiry, violin, bks iyengar, digital publishing, philosophy, violinist, new books, yoga, open access false full 2 1 c33e1b32-dee4-4550-819f-210879971285 Who Decides What You Read? Dan Sinykin on Big Fiction This episode discusses Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature by Dan Sinykin.

CREDITS

This podcast is produced and edited by Mae Velloso-Lyons, with additional editing and sound mixing by Karl-Mary Akre. Our music is by DaniHaDani.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This podcast is a co-production of the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University and the Digital Publishing in the Humanities (DPH) initiative. DPH is generously supported by the Mellon Foundation and the Emory College Office of Faculty. This podcast was recorded at the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship.

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Explore the publications supported by the Digital Publishing in the Humanities initiative.

]]> Tue, 1 Oct 2024 19:15:43 +0000 foxcenter@emory.edu (Mae Velloso-Lyons, Dan Sinykin) https://open-books.simplecast.com/episodes/1-1-dan-sinykin-xHOZGo4O This episode discusses Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature by Dan Sinykin.

CREDITS

This podcast is produced and edited by Mae Velloso-Lyons, with additional editing and sound mixing by Karl-Mary Akre. Our music is by DaniHaDani.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This podcast is a co-production of the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University and the Digital Publishing in the Humanities (DPH) initiative. DPH is generously supported by the Mellon Foundation and the Emory College Office of Faculty. This podcast was recorded at the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship.

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Explore the publications supported by the Digital Publishing in the Humanities initiative.

]]> Who Decides What You Read? Dan Sinykin on Big Fiction Mae Velloso-Lyons, Dan Sinykin 00:26:39 How are changes to the publishing industry shaping what we read? Is it harder to be an author now than it used to be? For this episode of Open Books, Mae Velloso-Lyons is joined by Dan Sinykin, associate professor of English at Emory University and author, most recently, of Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature. How are changes to the publishing industry shaping what we read? Is it harder to be an author now than it used to be? For this episode of Open Books, Mae Velloso-Lyons is joined by Dan Sinykin, associate professor of English at Emory University and author, most recently, of Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature. publishing, emory university, modern literature, literary fiction, fox center, fiction publishing, bestsellers, modern history, emory, author interview, fox center for humanistic inquiry, big fiction, new books, contemporary literature, dan sinykin false full 1 1