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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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Postcolonialism Now: Literature, Reading, Decolonising (Orient BlackSwan, 2024) by Sourit Bhattacharya introduces a new method of decolonial reading and criticism. It critically examines the history and ongoing influence of colonialism and imperialis... more

“When I set out to write this book, I decided to approach it like a biography. After all, the Method had parents, obscure beginnings, fumbling toward its purpose, a spectacular rise, struggles as it reached the top, and an eventual decline.” This is ... more

Welcome to the hard streets: working-class London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, in Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin’s London (Profile, 2026) by Dr. Jacqueline Riding.

Charlie Chaplin rose from the hard str... more

In Hollywood Haunts the World: An Investigation into the Cinema of Occulted Taboos (Headpress, 2026), Robert Guffey deconstructs the most powerful taboos of the twentieth century (and the initial decades of the twenty-first century) by analyzing how ... more

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Recent Guests

Isaac Butler
Author and teacher of theatre history at The New School
The New School
Episode: Isaac Butler, "The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act" (Bloomsbury, 2022)
Dr. Jacqueline Riding
Historian, art historian, curator, and author of "Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin's London"
Profile Books
Episode: Jacqueline Riding, "Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin’s London" (Profile Books, 2025)
Dr. Mark Gallagher
Author and academic specializing in film and male representation
University of Nottingham
Episode: Mark Gallagher, "Cosmosexuals: Screen Acting, Stardom, and Male Sex Appeal" (U Texas Press, 2025)
Justin L. Mann
Assistant professor of English at Northwestern University and author
Northwestern University
Episode: Justin L. Mann, "Breaking the World: Black Insecurity and the Horizons of Speculation" (Duke UP, 2026)
Marlon Brando
Iconic American actor known for his method acting approach and significant influence on film performance
Episode: Justin Owen Rawlins, "Imagining the Method: Reception, Identity, and American Screen Performance" (U Texas Press, 2024)
Justin Owen Rawlins
Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Film Studies at the University of Tulsa and author of "Imagining the Method, Reception, Identity, and American Screen Performance"
University of Tulsa
Episode: Justin Owen Rawlins, "Imagining the Method: Reception, Identity, and American Screen Performance" (U Texas Press, 2024)
Eyal Peretz
Professor of Comparative Literature
Indiana University
Episode: Book Talk 69: American Medium, with Eyal Peretz
Jason Isralowitz
Author of Nothing to Fear, Alfred Hitchcock and The Wrong Man
Fayetteville Mafia Press
Episode: Jason Isralowitz, "Nothing to Fear: Alfred Hitchcock and the Wrong Men" (Fayetteville Mafia Press, 2023)
Scott Feinberg
Executive editor of Awards at The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Episode: Scott Feinberg, “The Hollywood Reporter’s 100 Greatest Film Books of All Time” (2023)

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Cory Barker
Host of New Books in Media and Communication, with a focus on academic exploration of media studies.

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 32 ratings
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    Marshall Poe seems to need to seem more intelligent than the author. Rather than ask the author more questions, he finds it necessary to interject his know-it-all-ism attitude and pedantic tone. He comes across as somewhat snobbish. I wanted to hear the author, not Poe's ego. Great book, though. I highly recommend it....the book, not this show.

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Robert Guffey, "Hollywood Haunts the World: An Investigation into the Cinema of Occulted Taboos" (Headpress, 2026)
Q: When you're thinking about these sort of taboo subjects, can you talk a little bit about that chapter and what you were doing there too?
I explored the theme of indeterminacy in Westerns, particularly influenced by Bud Bedeker's films and how that resonates in modern shows like Breaking Bad.
Robert Guffey, "Hollywood Haunts the World: An Investigation into the Cinema of Occulted Taboos" (Headpress, 2026)
Q: How do you think some of this genre work, some of the work that you did or looked at, and some of the films that you looked at are also impacting how, what happens after that in our everyday lives?
A lot of JFK files were released as a direct result of the impact that the JFK film had, showcasing how art can lead to immediate social change.
Isaac Butler, "The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act" (Bloomsbury, 2022)
Q: How did the Method influence American acting styles across different eras?
The Method served various purposes, acting as a vehicle for rebellion in the 50s, becoming more confident in the 60s, and reflecting a more cynical outlook in the 70s as Hollywood changed.
Isaac Butler, "The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act" (Bloomsbury, 2022)
Q: What is the biggest misconception of the Method that you encountered?
Most of the public thinks the Method is one thing, and people who teach the Method think it's another thing. This disconnect is intriguing and indicates how cultural perceptions evolve.
Justin Owen Rawlins, "Imagining the Method: Reception, Identity, and American Screen Performance" (U Texas Press, 2024)
Q: How have you seen the Method misunderstood, and how does this create a space for you to introduce this idea of Method-ness?
The emerging received idea of Method acting highlights idiosyncratic performances and conflates them with general acting styles, thereby overshadowing the actual techniques and their varied interpretations, especially across different racial and gender lines.

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Focused on the academic exploration of film and media studies, this podcast features discussions with scholars who present their recent research and publications. The episodes cover a diverse range of topics from the evolution of cinema, cultural representation, and historical analysis of films, to critiques of contemporary film practices. Unique insights are shared regarding the significance of cultural narratives within films, particularly how they relate to broader societal themes such as identity, race, and history. The podcast seems particularly valuable for those interested in a deeper understanding of film's impact on culture and the historical context surrounding various cinematic works.

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