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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.Contact Dr.
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On Rape Culture and the Cornell 7 (opens the original)
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Dr. Amanda discusses the current news surrounding sexual assault on the Cornell University campus and connects this culture to Gisèle Pelicot's memoir A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reading About AI (opens the original)
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Dr. Amanda hosts Dr. Amanda, expert in new communication technology, to discuss books about the current state of AI. Primary focus is on Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAi by Helen Hao and Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis. Additional mentions include The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence - Before it's too late (Cory Doctorow), AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, and
Momcast (opens the original)
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Dr. Amanda hosts her mom to talk about the mom barometer and some of the books she's recommended. It's a lot of books on this one, with less attention to synopses and more attention to mom thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Weird Books (opens the original)
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Dr. Amanda talks about a handful of books that are hard to sell to other readers based on the premise but worth the read. Books discussed include Open Throat (Henry Hoke), Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata), Quietly, From Afar: A Dark-Comedy Cartoon-Western (Lucas Gardner), A Shore Thing (Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi), and Shark Heart: A Love Story (Emily Habeck). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Celebration of Stephen Graham Jones (opens the original)
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Dr. Amanda hosts her friend Patric to discuss favorite Stephen Graham Jones works, especially The Only Good Indians in anticipation of Off the Reservation, which comes out on October 13. Additional SGJ books discussed include Mongrels, I Was a Teenage Slasher, The Babysitter Lives, and Night of the Mannequins (with a bit of conversation around the Indian Lake trilogy, as well). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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