From setting attainable plans to approaching editors, panelists will provide practical tips on achieving your summer writing goalsFrom setting attainable plans to approaching editors, panelists will provide practical tips and advice on achieving your summer writing goalsfeaturingEric Zinner is the Associate Director and Editor-in-Chief of New York University Press. Acquiring books in American studies, literary and cultural studies, and media and communication, he has launched numerous notable series. His books have won over 100 awards and focus on issues concerning race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, visual culture, disability, and aesthetics, among other areas.Jennifer Homans is the Dance Critic for…

Uncover how sound shaped diplomacy and citizenship in Cohen and Gribenski's enthralling books on music, media, and imperialismIn their recent books, Brigid Cohen and Fanny Gribenski examine entwined histories of music, media, and imperialism. Through their in-depth analysis of early Cold War musical scenes in New York (Cohen) and the rocky path towards international pitch standardization (Gribenski), they show how sound shaped diplomacy while making possible distinctive ways of being, thinking and feeling in the world. Both books demonstrate the relevance of music studies for broader conversations about power, citizenship, and decolonization. Cohen and Gribenski are joined by moderator Mara…

The listlessness experienced under digital capitalism, explored through works by contemporary artists, writers, and performers.Poet and digital media scholar Tung-Hui Hu discusses his latest release Digital Lethargy: Dispatches from an Age of Disconnection. Hu describes digital lethargy as the exhaustion, disappointment, and listlessness experienced under digital capitalism. This condition, Hu argues, permeates our lives under digital capitalism, whether we are “users,” who are what they click, or racialized workers in Asia and the Global South. Far from being a state of apathy, however, lethargy may hold the potential for social change.Digital Lethargy: Dispatches from an Age of Disconnection by Tung-Hui…