Jonathan Freedman is the author of Klezmer America: Jewishness, Ethnicity, Modernity. In this interview he discusses the book, the intertwined relationship between Jews and other ethnic groups throughout U.S. history, and the “klezmering” of America.nnQuestion: So, why did you write...

Gary Francione was the first academic to teach animal rights in a U.S. law school and has since become a central figure in the animal rights movement. In this interview he discusses his new book, Animals as Persons: Essays on...

nnBecoming Visible offers cutting-edge psychological perspectives on bisexual and queer identities and the cultural and mental health issues facing bisexual, lesbian, gay, queer, and questioning individuals and their partners. Essential for any professional seeking to provide “best practice” services to...

The following is an interview with Michael Emmerich, author of The Tale of Genji: Translation, Canonization, and World Literature. In the interview, Emmerich discusses, among other subjects, how The Tale of Genji became a classic of Japanese literature, how it...

In Tattooing the World: Pacific Designs in Print and Skin, Juniper Ellis traces the origins and significance of modern tattoo in the works of nineteenth- and twentieth-century artists, travelers, missionaries, scientists, and such writers as Herman Melville, Margaret Mead, Albert...

n n n n nnThe following is an interview with William Egginton, author of the forthcoming In Defense of Religious Moderation, and Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at The Johns Hopkins University.nnQuestion:  What are everyday fundamentalisms?nnWilliam Egginton: Physicists...