New Books in Communications
By Marshall Poe
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Episodes (5)
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Jonatan Leer and Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager, "Food Porn: Food Aesthetics in a Digital Age" (Bristol UP, 2026)
Food porn isn't just about pretty pictures of food—it's a complex cultural force shaping how we desire, consume, and even politicize food in the digital age. In their groundbreaking 2026 book, Jonatan Leer and Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager dismantle the myth th
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Rahul Mukherjee, "Unlimited: Aspirational Politics and Mobile Media Distribution" (MIT Press, 2026)
Rahul Mukherjee's book 'Unlimited: Aspirational Politics and Mobile Media Distribution' dismantles the myth of digital liberation in India by exposing how mobile media infrastructures—driven by state-corporate alliances like India Stack and Aadhaar—reproduce i
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Weipin Tsai, "The Making of China's Post Office: Sovereignty, Modernization, and the Connection of a Nation" (Harvard UP, 2024)
The Chinese post office, established in 1896 amid the Qing dynasty's decline, was not a mere administrative afterthought but a bold instrument of modern statecraft and sovereignty. Weiping Tsai's groundbreaking book reveals how this institution—born from the f
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Aditya Deshbandhu, "The 21st Century in 100 Games" (Routledge, 2024)
The 21st century isn't just defined by wars, economies, or politics—it's also shaped by the games we play. In his groundbreaking book *The 21st Century in 100 Games*, Dr. Aditya Deshpandu argues that video games are not just entertainment but vital cultural ar
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Emily Doucet, "Inventing Nadar: A History of Photographic Firsts" (Duke UP, 2026)
Emily Doucette's groundbreaking book, *Inventing Nadar: A History of Photographic Firsts*, dismantles the myth of photographic 'firsts' not by debunking them, but by revealing how they are collectively manufactured over decades through patents, exhibitions, me
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