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The sounds of medieval books (with Andrew Albin)
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Reenacting the past (with Catherine Grant)
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The history of homemade books (with Deidre Lynch)
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Why apocalypse isn’t all bad (with Jennifer M. Wilks)
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Musical storytelling with repurposed texts (with Randall Eng)
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The hidden politics of translation (with Lamyu Maria Bo)
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One-sided relationships (with Elaine Auyoung)
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Language and injustice in the classroom (with Nelson Flores)
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What we notice about someone else’s language is less to do with language itself than Click here for more about the episode...Language and injustice in the classroom (with Nelson Flores)Por How To Read
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Understanding chronic pain (with Travis Chi Wing Lau)
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The politics of chill (with Robin James)
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Communities of readers (with Janice Radway)
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Cheerleading and the history of sport (with Frank Guridy)
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Predictability in life and art (with Caroline Levine)
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Why we click with art (with Rita Felski)
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The value of local knowledge (with Paige West)
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Readers under lockdown (with Leah Price)
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Images of protests (with Colin Wayne Leach)
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Milan, Olivia and Colby talk about season 4, the challenges of recording remotely and why… Click here for more about the episode...Season 4 trailerPor How To Read
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How (not) to read arrogantly (with Paula Moya)
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The world doesn’t revolve around you! Many children, and plenty of adults too, have heard Click here for more about the episode...How (not) to read arrogantly (with Paula Moya)Por How To Read
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The appeal of crystals through the ages (with Marisa Galvez)
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Pauses in Japanese and American literature (with Andrew Leong)
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Atmospheres in literature and life (with Dora Zhang)
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Atmospheres are both insubstantial and yet very palpable – for example, think about tension that Click here for more about the episode...Atmospheres in literature and life (with Dora Zhang)Por How To Read
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Dancing stars in Indian cinema (with Usha Iyer)
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Spectacular dance sequences are one of the most recognizable elements of Indian cinema, and female Click here for more about the episode...Dancing stars in Indian cinema (with Usha Iyer)Por How To Read
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Poetry, prayer and paying attention (with David Marno)
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The art of bingeing (with Michaela Bronstein)
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Not having time to read (with Christina Lupton)
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Why it’s good to read like a teenager (with Jill Richards)
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How art can transform us (with Laurie Paul)
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The idea of dirtiness (with Stephanie Newell)
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What we remember after reading (with Andrew Elfenbein)
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Policing reading in colonial Egypt (with Michael Allan)
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Weird ways poems address their readers (with Jonathan Culler)
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Remakes, sequels and other story expansions (with Sarah Chihaya)
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How illustrations reshaped the Romantic legacy (with Tom Mole)
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Why Eve got blamed (with Stephen Greenblatt)
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The basic story of Adam and Eve is that Eve was tempted by a serpent, Click here for more about the episode...Why Eve got blamed (with Stephen Greenblatt)Por How To Read
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Identifying with characters (with Merve Emre)
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Literature from speech to writing and back (with Martin Puchner)
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The history of the chapter (with Nicholas Dames)
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How to read philosophy (with Kwame Anthony Appiah)
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Philadelphia’s utopian roots (with Bethany Wiggin)
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Global currents in US literature (with Wai Chee Dimock)
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What connects Langston Hughes to Hong Kong, Malcolm X to Mecca, and Syrian merchants to the 9/11 memorial? In this episode, English professor Wai Chee Dimock shows us how to read quintessentially American writers from an international perspective. From this angle, major American concerns like race and money start to look a little different. Click h…
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The long history of reading aloud (with Roger Chartier)
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The politics of disobedient wives (with Julie Crawford)
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Social networks in novels (with Paul Saint-Amour)
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Why description matters (with Heather Love)
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Atrocity, time, and the novel (with Bruce Robbins)
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Intriguing opening sentences (with Jenny Davidson)
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Sometimes it pays to zoom in. Today, we focus on some opening sentences which reward close Click here for more about the episode...Intriguing opening sentences (with Jenny Davidson)Por How to Read
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