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 their causes. Humanitarian efforts are going beyond hashtags to create lasting change, but how can the rest of society be engaged beyond the internet?

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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.

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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 Fought (Women in the World of Fredrick Douglas), Jeffrey Stewart (The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke), Mary Schmidt Campbell (An American Odyssey), Philip Nel (Was the Cat in The Hat Black?), and Duende District Bookstore owner Angela Maria Spring discussed the emerging trends of diversity and education in publishing.

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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 global plastic problem and how it impacts a global population, hosted by OUP’s Senior Marketing Manager, Erin Katie Meehan.

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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) to discuss the challenges faced by the media today, and the future of press freedom, hosted by OUP’s Senior Marketing Manager, Erin Katie Meehan.

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