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Q&A with Samuel Shearer, author of "Kigali"

Nov 20 2025
Author and first-gen scholar Samuel Shearer discusses his book, "Kigali," an ethnography exploring the politics of urban design, displacement, and the dual crises of capitalism and ecology in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Bracero Stories: A Q&A with Michael Snodgrass

Nov 14 2025
Learn more about Michael Snodgrass's research into the bracero guest worker program.
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Q&A with Sonali Majumdar, author of "Thriving as an International Scientist"

Oct 28 2025
Author Sonali Majumdar shares her advice on how international scientists can thrive in their careers — in today's America.
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Born-Again Boogie: A Q&A with Eric Gonzaba

Oct 15 2025
The recipient of the Western History Association's 2025 Arrington-Prucha Prize recognizing the best article on American western religious history tells us about his research into evangelical Christian nightclubs.
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“Problem” Groups and the Home in Western Reconstruction: A Q&A with Nicole Martin, winner of the WHA’s 2025 Ray Allen Billington Prize

Oct 14 2025
WHA award-winner Nicole Martin discusses the history behind who has had the right to possess homes and, by extension, American citizenship.
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“Labor Freezing” and the Quiet Skills Behind the West’s Sheep Industry: A Q&A with Iker Saitua

Sep 15 2025
Who counts as a "skilled" worker for immigration purposes, and who doesn't and why?
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Saints and Stylites: A Q&A with Dina Boero

Aug 28 2025
Hagiography Society Article Prize-winner Dina Boero tells us about “stylites,” Christian saints who lived for years and even decades on top of columns.
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Domestic worker activism and anti-fascism: A Q&A with Katherine M. Marino

Aug 26 2025
Who speaks out against fascism—is it only the most powerful or politically connected who can do so, or is it those whose rights are most in danger?
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Martyr Photography: A Q&A with Lucy O'Sullivan

Aug 25 2025
"Latin American & Latinx Visual Culture" author Lucy O'Sullivan answers questions about her ALAA-acknowledged article on "Martyrdom in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction."
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The "Journal of the American Musicological Society" Introduces an Author Interview Series

Aug 11 2025
"JAMS" editor Jake Johnson conducts video interviews with the contributors to the journal's Spring 2025 issue.
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