Bookish University

Dr. Amanda
  • 5.0 (10)
  • BOOKS

Dr. Amanda, professor of communication, discusses the books we read for fun and the things they can help us learn. Books discussed range from fiction to non, romance to horror, memoir to lit fic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 1D AGO

    Food and Books

    Dr. Amanda spends this episode talking about her two primary hobbies - food and books. Beginning with the role of food in culture and identity, Dr. Amanda moves into a discussion of food systems, covering nonfiction and fiction offerings on the subject. Books appearing in this episode include The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern (Lynda Cohen Loigman), The Guncle 2 (Steven Rowley), Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Barbara Kingsolver), In Defense of Food (Michae Pollan), The Mighty Red (Louise Erdrich), and The Seed Keeper (Diane Wilson). And, of course, a few other books - and cookbooks - scattered throughout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min

  2. FEB 10

    The Academy

    Dr. Amanda discusses the academy broadly, then talks about several academia-based books including The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister, Cut to the Feeling by M. A. Wardell and A. J. Truman, Vladamir by Julia May Jonas, Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon, and Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work by bell hooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min

  3. FEB 4

    Reading Russia, sort of

    Dr. Amanda hosts guest Dr. Natalia, an expert in Eastern European political and crisis communication and native of the region, to discuss books and histories coming out of the Soviet Union - with a bonus review of Ilya's Russian monologue in Heated Rivalry! Primary discussion features Pioneer Summer by Kateryna Sylvanova and Elena Malisova, translated to English by Anne O. Fisher, and Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 min

  4. JAN 26

    Reading through the Game Changers Series

    Dr. Amanda discusses the six published Game Changers books by Rachel Reid and offers insights about identity, organizational culture, and the agency to move within these structures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min

  5. JAN 23

    The Heated Rivalry Adaptation and All That Buzz

    Dr. Amanda discusses the success of the TV adaptation of Heated Rivalry and why it matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min
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About

Dr. Amanda, professor of communication, discusses the books we read for fun and the things they can help us learn. Books discussed range from fiction to non, romance to horror, memoir to lit fic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    Dr. Amanda
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Dr. Amanda
  • Show Website
    Bookish University

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