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The Oxford Comment
by Oxford University Press
The Oxford Comment is a monthly podcast featuring insights from Oxford University Press authors, editors, and more. © Oxford University Press
Episodes
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A Spotlight on Native American Language and Religion – Episode 89 – The Oxford Comment
On today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, the last for 2023, we spotlight two aspects of Native American culture that transcend tribe and nation and have been the recent focus of OUP scholars: language and religious beliefs. For our first interview, we were joined by Rosemarie Ostler, author of…
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Infrastructure, Public Policy, and the Anthropocene – Episode 88 – The Oxford Comment
On today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, we discuss the state of human infrastructure in the Anthropocene with a particular focus on how research can best be used to inform public policy. First, we welcomed Patrick Harris, co-editor-in-chief of the new transdisciplinary journal, Oxford Open...
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Supporting the Future of Peer Review – Episode 87 – The Oxford Comment
On today’s episode, we’re joined by three OUP colleagues to discuss current changes in academic publishing and what they will mean for the future of peer review. First, we talk with Laura Jose, a Publisher in the Owned and Product Tower at OUP, about bias reduction in peer review. Next, we speak...
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The Revelation of the Book of Mormon at 200 – Episode 86 – The Oxford Comment
On today’s episode, we’re joined by two preeminent scholars on the history and theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as this September marks the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s first vision of the angel Moroni. We welcomed Richard Lyman Bushman, the author of Joseph...
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Revisiting Toxic Masculinity and #MeToo – Episode 85 – The Oxford Comment
On today’s episode, we explore two recognizable components in contemporary conversations on gender and gendered violence. First, we welcomed Robert Lawson, the author of Language and Mediated Masculinities: Cultures, Contexts, Constraints, to share how language intersects with masculinity in…
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The Great Gun Conundrum – Episode 84 – The Oxford Comment
On today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, we explore the history of gun ownership in the United States and practical solutions for resolving contemporary gun violence. First, we welcomed Robert J Spitzer, the author of The Gun Dilemma: How History is Against Expanded Gun Rights, to share new...
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Privacy and the LGBT+ Experience: Victorian Past, Digital Future – Episode 83 – The Oxford Comment
On today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, we discuss LGBTQ+ privacy through both historical and contemporary lenses. First, Simon Joyce, the author of LGBT Victorians: Sexuality and Gender in the Nineteenth-Century Archives, shared his argument for revisiting Victorian-era thinking about gender…
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Digital Dilemmas: Feminism, Ethics, and the Cultural Implications of AI – Episode 82 – The Oxford Comment
On today’s episode, we welcomed Dr Kerry McInerney and Dr Eleanor Drage, two of the editors of Feminist AI: Critical Perspectives on Data, Algorithms and Intelligent Machines, and then Dr Kanta Dihal, co-editor of Imagining AI: How the World Sees Intelligent Machines, to discuss how AI can be...
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Climate Emergency: Lessons from Classic Maya to Contemporary China – Episode 81 – The Oxford Comment
The consequences of climate change are catastrophic. This real and present threat to our planet may seem insurmountable, but there are—and have been—lessons shared on how to mitigate the damage already wrought, and how to prevent future detriment. On today’s episode, we explore two unique…
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Women in Sports: Althea Gibson, Billie Jean King, and Their Legacies – Episode 80 – The Oxford Comment
The world of sports has long been a contested playing field for social change. On today’s episode, we discuss the lives, careers, and lasting legacies on and off the tennis courts of two great women athletes—Althea Gibson and Billie Jean King. First, we welcomed Ashley Brown, the author of…
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Mind the Gap: The Growth in Economic Inequality – Episode 79 – The Oxford Comment
On today’s episode, the first for 2023, we spoke with Chris Howard, author of Who Cares: The Social Safety Net in America, and Tom Malleson, author of Against Inequality: The Practical and Ethical Case for Abolishing the Superrich, on the social safety net, the ethical implications of extreme...
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Looking Into Space – Episode 78 – The Oxford Comment
On the last episode of The Oxford Comment for 2022, we’re looking at what the James Webb Space Telescope means to our understanding of the universe. The questions are big, the area is even bigger, and we are delighted to be joined by two eminent fellows from the Royal Astronomical Society…
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Egyptology at the Turn of the Century – Episode 77 – The Oxford Comment
On November 1, 1922 Egyptologist Howard Carter and his team of excavators began digging in a previously undisturbed plot of land in the Valley of the Kings. For decades, archaeologists had searched for the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun with no success, and that November was to be Carter’s final...
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Distrust in Institutions: Past, Present, and Future – Episode 76 – The Oxford Comment
Research shows that American distrust in government, scientists, and media has reached new heights, and this distrust in institutions is reflected in much of the world. In his play, Orestes, Euripides opines, “When one with honeyed words but evil mind persuades the mob, great woes befall the...
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The Need for Affordable and Clean Energy – Episode 75 – The Oxford Comment
High gas prices. Nuclear reactors closed forever. The growth of the electric car industry. Record-breaking temperatures, and Europe’s Dependence on Russian Natural Gas. There has been no shortage in energy-related news stories this summer, and we know that they are not going to go away any time...
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Equity in Health Care – Episode 74 – The Oxford Comment
There are many factors that affect our ability to be healthy and we unfortunately do not all have the same access to care. Barriers can be related to cost, discrimination, location, sexual orientation, and gender identity – to name just a few. On today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, we…
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Hong Kong 2022: One Country, Two Systems? – Episode 73 – The Oxford Comment
The first of July 2022 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China. It also marks the halfway point of a fifty-year agreement between China and Hong Kong that established the “one country, two systems,” rule – a system designed to allow Hong Kong to…
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Oxford World English Symposium 2022 Recap – Episode 72 – The Oxford Comment
With over 1 billion speakers, English is an incredibly diverse language. Dozens of countries around the world have their own varieties, many of which have not historically seen adequate representation in English dictionaries. This past April, the Oxford English Dictionary hosted the Oxford World...
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The Role of DNA Research in Society – Episode 71 – The Oxford Comment
On today’s episode, we’re commemorating National DNA Day in the United States by considering the role that DNA plays in our society. First, we welcome Amber Hartman Scholz, co-author of the article “Myth-busting the provider-user relationship for digital sequence information”, looking at how...
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Women’s Economic Empowerment, Past and Future – Episode 70 – The Oxford Comment
On today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, we discussed the global and historical implications of women, work, and economic empowerment. First, we welcomed Laura M. Argys and Susan L. Averett, the authors of Women in the Workforce: What Everyone Needs to Know®, to share their research on women’s...
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The Color Line: Race and Education in the United States – Episode 69 – The Oxford Comment
Black History Month celebrates the achievements of a globally marginalized community still fighting for equal representation and opportunity in all areas of life. This includes education. In 1954, the United States’ Supreme Court ruled “separate but equal” unconstitutional for American public...
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Holiday Cheer – Episode 68 – The Oxford Comment
As we approach the end of 2021, we can look back at the previous two years of restrictions, lockdowns, COVID tests and vaccination lines, not to mention all the political strife… or we can look to the unknown, ahead to the new year. But let us pause for a moment and enjoy the now: a holiday…
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COVID-19 and Mental Health: Where do we go from here? – Episode 67 – The Oxford Comment
The effects of COVID-19 reach far beyond mortality, triggering widespread economic and sociopolitical consequences. It is unsurprising to learn, after everything that has transpired in the past two years, that COVID-19 has also had a detrimental effect on our mental health. Recent studies in the…
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What is the impact of opening research? – Episode 66 – The Oxford Comment
Open research means faster, more equitable access to cutting edge findings, driving disciplines forward, and introducing transparency into the research process. As the world’s largest university press publisher of open access content, Oxford University Press believes a more open world should work...
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What is Public Debt? – Episode 65 – The Oxford Comment
What do you think of when you hear the term “public debt?” If you’re familiar with the phrase, you might think about elected officials debating budgets and how to pay for goods and services. Or maybe it’s a vague concept you don’t fully understand. For today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, we...
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The Power of Words – Episode 64 – The Oxford Comment
We’re all familiar with the phrase “words have power”—but in a political and cultural climate where we become more aware of the power that money, influence, and privilege have every day—how do people wield the power of words? On this episode of The Oxford Comment, we spoke with philosopher Myisha...
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The Neuroscience of Human Consciousness – Episode 63 – The Oxford Comment
On today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, we focused on human consciousness and how studying the neurological basis for human cognition can lead not only to better health but a better understanding of human culture, language, and society as well. We are joined today by Dr. John Parrington, author...
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Ocean Health: Life and Livelihoods – Episode 62 – The Oxford Comment
June is National Ocean Month in the United States, and earlier this month, the whole world observed World Oceans Day, a day that has been celebrated since 2008 with a different theme each year. The theme for 2021 was “Life and Livelihoods.” Covering 71% of the earth’s surface, the ocean is home…
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The SHAPE of Things – Episode 61 – The Oxford Comment
In January, Oxford University Press announced its support for SHAPE, a new collective name for the humanities, arts, and social sciences and an equivalent term to STEM. SHAPE stands for Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts for People and the Economy and aims to underline the value that these...
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Environmental Histories and Potential Futures – Episode 60 – The Oxford Comment
The academic fields of both environmental history and future studies originated in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s during the rise of the mainstream environmental movement. On today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, we are joined by environmental historian Erin Stewart Mauldin, author Unredeemed...
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Government Transparency and the Freedom of Information – Episode 59 – The Oxford Comment
Last episode of The Oxford Comment, we talked about Open Access and the importance of the accessibility of academic research for the betterment of society. This episode, we are joined by Himanshu Jha, the author of Capturing Institutional Change: The Case of the Right to Information Act in India,...
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Open Access – Episode 58 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode of The Oxford Comment, Rhiannon Meaden, a Senior Publisher for Journals at OUP, and Danny Altmann, editor-in-chief of Oxford Open Immunology, cover the basics of Open Access, OUP’s drive to disseminate academic research as widely as possible, and how easily-accessible research has...
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Voter Fraud and Election Meddling – Episode 57 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode of The Oxford Comment, we spoke with three scholars who specialize in electoral intervention, voter turnout, and voting laws. Caroline Tolbert and Michael Ritter, co-authors of Accessible Elections: How the States Can Help Americans Vote, and Dov Levin, author of Meddling in the...
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Urban Studies, City Life, and COVID-19 – Episode 56 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode of The Oxford Comment, we spoke with three scholars involved in the launch of the upcoming Oxford Bibliographies in Urban Studies. Editor-in-Chief Richard Dilworth and authors Zack Taylor (“Toronto”) and James Mansell (“Urban Soundscapes”) discussed the new OBO subject at large,...
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Art and Theater After Stonewall – Episode 55 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode of The Oxford Comment, we spoke with Elizabeth Wollman, author of “Hard Times: The Adult Musical in 1970s New York City,” and Micah Salkind, author of “Do You Remember House?: Chicago’s Queer of Color Undergrounds,” on the convergence of LBGTQ culture and art, especially in the...
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Earth Day at 50: Conservation, Spirituality, and Climate Change – Episode 54 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. We spoke with Ted Steinberg, author of “Down to Earth: Nature’s Role in American History,” Belden Lane, author of “The Great Conversation: Nature and the Care of the Soul,” Lufti Radwan of Willowbrook Farm, and Buddy Huffaker,...
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Taking a Knee: Sports and Activism – Episode 53 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode, we examine the difficulties athletes face when they speak out on hot-button subjects with the help of documentary filmmaker Trish Dalton, co-director and co-producer of HBO Sports’ “Student Athlete,” and Robert Turner, author of “Not For Long: The Life and Career of the NFL...
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Based On A True Story – Episode 52 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode, we examine the significant role of academic consultants within television and movies, with the help of author and consultant, Diana Walsh Pasulka. The use of consultants on set has steadily increased since the early twentieth century, and we investigate why this trend has become…
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The History Of Holiday Traditions – Episode 51 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode of the Oxford Comment, we examine the history of holiday traditions and attempt to figure out why we continue to celebrate them; even the strange ones. Our guest, Gerry Bowler, author of “Christmas in the Crosshairs: Two Thousand Years of Denouncing and Defending the World’s Most...
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The Politics of Food – Episode 50 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode of The Oxford Comment, we explore the social, economic and psychological issues that families face, when providing meals year-round, especially during Thanksgiving and the holidays. From parent-shaming to the expense of eating organic, the food we eat says more than meets the eye....
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Technology, Privacy and Politics Minisode – Episode 49.2 – The Oxford Comment
On this minisode of The Oxford Comment, Katelyn Phillips sits down with Lexi Beach, owner of Astoria Bookshop, to discuss how politics play a role in stacking the shelves at independent bookstores. Follow @astoriabookshop on Twitter Facebook: facebook.com/astoriabookshop www.astoriabookshop.com ©...
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Technology, Privacy and Politics – Episode 49 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode of the Oxford Comment, we are taking a look at how elections are influenced by technology with the help of Jamie Susskind and Siva Vaidhyanathan. From fake news to Cambridge Analytica, the 2016 election was the first look at how digital media will influence modern campaigns. The...
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Consent On Campus Minisode – Episode 48.2 – The Oxford Comment
Warning: This episode of The Oxford Comment includes discussion of sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised. On this minisode of The Oxford Comment, we hop on a call with Jes Lukes, co-owner of “A Room of One’s Own” an independent book store in the heart of college town Madison, Wisconsin....
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Consent on Campus – Episode 48 – The Oxford Comment
Warning: This episode of The Oxford Comment includes discussion of sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised. On this episode of The Oxford Comment we are discussing how one’s thoughts on consent are formed over a lifetime. From what students learn in school to how popular culture in their...
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World Humanitarian Day Minisode – Episode 47.2 – The Oxford Comment
On this minisode of The Oxford Comment, Katelyn Phillips sits down with Hannah Oliver-Depp, Communications Director of WORD Bookstores and Cafe, Jersey City & Brooklyn. © Oxford University Press
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World Humanitarian Day – Episode 47 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode of The Oxford Comment, we explore what drives people to dedicate their lives to humanitarianism. We also take a look at rising social media trends centered around advocacy and humanitarian efforts. Activists use social platforms to engage with one another and attract attention to...
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New Narrative Nonfiction Minisode – Episode 46.2 – The Oxford Comment
On this minisode of the Oxford Comment, we spoke with Adam Sonderberg from the Seminary Co-op Bookstore to discuss how the rise of narrative nonfiction has impacted indie bookstore culture. © Oxford University Press
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New Narrative Nonfiction – Episode 46 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode of the Oxford Comment we take a look at what has narrative nonfiction turning the industry on its head. Sitting down with host Erin Katie Meehan, authors Simon Winchester (The Meaning of Everything), Dan Drezner (The Ideas Industry), Patricia Fara (A Lab of One’s Own), Leigh…
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The Global Plastic Problem – Episode 45 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode, we sat down with authors Judith S. Weis (Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know®) Daniel K. Gardner (Environmental Pollution in China: What Everyone Needs to Know®) and Philip J. Landrigan (Children and Environmental Toxins: What Everyone Needs to Know®) to discuss the...
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The Importance of Press Freedom – Episode 44 – The Oxford Comment
World Press Freedom Day provides a forum to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, and to defend the media from attacks on their independence. This year, we sat down with OUP President Niko Pfund, as well as authors Nadine Strossen (HATE) and Tom Nichols (The Death of Expertise)…
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