Supporting the Future of Peer Review – Episode 87 – The Oxford Comment

September 19, 2023The Oxford Commentartificial intelligence, bias reduction, dei and peer review, future of peer review, history of peer review, jnci, niso, peer review, podcast, standard terminology for peer review, The Oxford Commentoxfordacademic

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 with Dr. Amanda Boehm, scientific managing editor for JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute and JNCI Cancer Spectrum, about how diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives affect peer review. Lastly, we ask James Phillpotts, the Director of Content Transformation & Standards who serves as an OUP representative for the National Information Standards Organization, about the impact of NISO’s recently released document on the standard terminology for peer review.

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The Revelation of the Book of Mormon at 200 – Episode 86 – The Oxford Comment

August 29, 2023The Oxford Commentgold plates, grant hardy, hill cumorah, joseph smith, joseph smith's gold plates, latter-day saints, mormonism, moroni, origins of mormonism, richard lyman bushman, the annotated book of mormon, the book of mormon, the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, The Oxford Commentoxfordacademic

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 Smith’s Gold Plates: A Cultural History, to discuss with us the legacy of Joseph Smith’s Gold Plates and the origins of The Book of Mormon two centuries ago. We then interviewed Grant Hardy, whose new The Annotated Book of Mormon is the first ever fully annotated, academic edition of the book.

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Revisiting Toxic Masculinity and #MeToo – Episode 85 – The Oxford Comment

July 25, 2023The Oxford Comment#metoo, alt-right, andrew tate, brooklyn 99, harvey weinstein, Iqra Shagufta Cheema, language and mediated masculinities, masculinity, robert lawson, the other #metoos, The Oxford Comment, toxic masculinity, women's marchoxfordacademic

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 media spaces and how it may be our best weapon in combatting rising misogyny. We then interviewed Iqra Shagufta Cheema, the editor of The Other #MeToos, who spoke with us about the origins of the #MeToo movement, how it has been received around the world, and how it has changed—and will continue to change—to meet the needs of the victims for which it advocates.

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The Great Gun Conundrum – Episode 84 – The Oxford Comment

June 27, 2023The Oxford Commentfirearms in america, gun control, gun debate, gun laws, gun violence, mass shootings, philip j cook, police reform, policing gun violence, robert j spitzer, second amendment, the gun dilemma, The Oxford Commentoxfordacademic

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 historical research on America’s gun law history as it informs modern gun policy disputes. We then interviewed Philip J Cook, the author of Policing Gun Violence: Strategic Reforms for Controlling Our Most Pressing Crime Problem, who spoke with us about utilising the police as a strategic resource for reducing gun violence.

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Japanese Literature – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 70

June 8, 2023The Very Short Introductions Podcastalan tansman, confessions of a mask, haruki murakami, japanese history, japanese literature, murasaki shikibu, the tale of genji, the very short introductions podcast, vsi, yukio mishimaoxfordacademic

In the last episode of Season 6, Alan Tansman introduces Japanese literature, a canon that stretches back 1500 years, and includes writers such as Murasaki Shikibu and Haruki Murakami.

Learn more about Japanese Literature: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/japanese-literature-a-very-short-introduction-9780199765256

Alan Tansman is Professor and Louis B. Agassiz Chair in Japanese at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of The Writings of Kôda Aya, The Aesthetics of Japanese Fascism, and The Culture of Japanese Fascism, and coeditor of Studies in Modern Japanese Literature.

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