Salon B

Salon B is an aural gathering of scholars across disciplines, hosted by Berghahn Books—an award-winning academic press. Historically, salons followed Horace’s aim of poetry “either to inform or delight,” and we hope to do both as we bring you a gathering of academics and writers from a wide range of disciplines to discuss their work, read extracts, and talk about academic life, all tied to a different monthly theme. Music © Chris Chappell [email protected]

Coffee and Pepsi 11/23/2022

Coffee and Pepsi Editorial Associate of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Sulaiman Ahmed, talks to Andrew Kloiber, the author of Amanda Horn, our Cultural Studies Editor, talks to Melissa Oliver-Powell, the author of Pepsi and the Pill: Motherhood, Politics and Film in Britain and France, 1958–1969 /episode/index/show/salonb/id/25109706

Stephen Gudeman 09/27/2022

Stephen Gudeman Ulf Hannerz says of Stephen Gudeman that he "may well be the internationally most renowned economic anthropologist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries." In this episode of Salon B, Tom Bonnington, Social Sciences Associate Editor at Berghahn, talks with Stephen Gudeman about his new book /episode/index/show/salonb/id/24501603

Journals Special: Girlhood Studies and TURBA 06/09/2022

Journals Special: Girlhood Studies and TURBA In this episode Janine Latham, our Journals Manager, talks with the managing editors from two of Berghahn's journals: Dr Ann Smith from and Dina Davida from . /episode/index/show/salonb/id/23375042

Keith Hart 04/06/2022

Keith Hart Episode 12 In this episode, our senior social science editor Tony Mason talks with anthropologist Keith Hart about his life and his newly published book . They cover a wide variety of topics including Keith’s early life in Manchester, the writing process behind the book, and how money relates to our place in society. /episode/index/show/salonb/id/22700579

Gender in History, Coloniality 03/08/2022

Gender in History, Coloniality In this episode, we are pleased to share two interviews that look at the themes of gender in history, and coloniality. In the first interview, we are joined by Christian Straube, author of the open access title After Corporate Paternalism: Material Renovation and Social Change in Times of Ruination. In the second interview, we are joined by Karen Hagemann and Donna Harsch, who co-edited Gendering Post-1945 German History: Entanglements along with Friederike Brühöfener. For more information about these books: berghahnbooks.com/title/StraubeAfter berghahnbooks.com/title/BruehoefenerGendering /episode/index/show/salonb/id/22381571

Indigenous Stories, Colonialism, and Play 12/02/2021

Indigenous Stories, Colonialism, and Play In this episode we discuss a variety of topics related to Indigeneity, colonialism, and play. Guests on this episode include friends of the Berghahn journal ‘Girlhood Studies,’ author Emily Aguilo-Perez, and book editors Tiina Äikäs and Anna-Kaisa Salmi. www.berghahnbooks.com/podcast /episode/index/show/salonb/id/21354497

Announcing: Reading Against Racism 11/02/2021

Announcing: Reading Against Racism Following an initial proposal for lasting solidarity in June of 2020, Berghahn Books committed to joining the global academic community and our publishing peers in challenging racism. Since then, we have fostered company-wide conversations on how best to contribute in perpetuity to that cause from the vantage point of our publishing program. Through establishing a new collection titled , we have committed to increasing the visibility of and access to materials which contribute to ongoing conversations surrounding race and racism. To coincide with the release of Reading Against Racism, this episode features four interviews with writers included in that work. You can visit www.berghahnbooks.com/readingagainstracism to find chapters and articles by all of today’s guests, as well as a number of other free resources on the topic of race. /episode/index/show/salonb/id/21023966

Catastrophe 10/04/2021

Catastrophe In this episode of Salon B, our senior social science editor, Tony Mason, talks with the series editors of Catastrophes in Context, a Berghahn series that aims to bring critical attention to the social, political, economic, and cultural structures that create disasters, out of natural hazards or political events, and that shape the responses. /episode/index/show/salonb/id/20699690

Labor 05/10/2021

Labor In celebration of International Workers' Day having taken place on May 1st and Karl Marx having been born on May 5th, our theme for this month’s episode is labor. /episode/index/show/salonb/id/19047458

Humor 04/01/2021

Humor In the spirit of the April Fool’s Day release date, this episode is themed around ‘humor,’ featuring conversations with Heidi Hakkarainen, author of and Veronika Pehe, author of . We’ll close today’s salon with a reading of a poem by Colin James, “The Betrothal of a Semi Compliant Therefore Semi Coherent, Narcissus,” previously published in . /episode/index/show/salonb/id/18567299

Transmission 03/03/2021

Transmission This month’s theme, appropriately enough, is transmission. We consider transmission in its many forms, from television transcending boundaries between West and East Germany, to the passing on of Aboriginal ceremonies in Australia. History speaks to us through the words of an Irish poet, and we look towards the future with the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. /episode/index/show/salonb/id/18175244

Crisis 01/28/2021

Crisis This episode is centered around the notion of ‘crisis,’ featuring moments of intensity that prompt change. We’ll be chatting with Karena Kalmbach, author of , Mark Schuller, editor of the , and Jean-Paul Gagnon, editor of the Berghahn Journal . We will also share instructions on how to enter for the chance to win a $100 gift card to , “an Oxford family bookshop.” /episode/index/show/salonb/id/17727647

Intimacy 12/24/2020

Intimacy On this episode, we are featuring Selcen Küçüküstel author of the forthcoming title EMBRACING LANDSCAPE: Living with Reindeer and Hunting among Spirits in South Siberia, as well as Andrew Dawson and Simone Dennis, editors of this year’s special volume of the journal Anthropology in Action focusing on “Covid-19 and the Transformation of Intimacy.” And, in a special segment, a few of our colleagues share beloved holiday recipes and memories of family, friends, and food. /episode/index/show/salonb/id/17315546

Youth 12/02/2020

Youth The study of youth transcends traditional disciplinary bounds. On this episode of Salon B, we discuss the reshaping of social relations among young males in post-Socialist Kyrgyzstan, the reinforcement of ideology through East German comic books, and how boyhood is represented in contemporary film. /episode/index/show/salonb/id/17039048

Bones 10/29/2020

Bones Welcome to the first episode of Berghahn Books' new podcast! This episode, in recognition of its Halloween release date, is themed around bones, featuring bones both real and fabricated, as well as the bone-like structure of a now ghostly bridge. Our guests include Brian Hoggard, A.E. Garrison, and Marion McCready. /episode/index/show/salonb/id/16600430

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