In this episode, conference director Matthew Biberman talks with Robert Tally about the seminar he organized for the 52nd LCLC on the legacy of Fredric Jameson and Jameson's study of post WW2 French Theory titled Years of Theory. Robert T. Tally Jr. is a Professor of English and an Honorary Professor of International Studies at Texas State University. He has written extensively on literature and theory and is the author of a 2014 study Fredric Jameson: The Project of Dialectical Criticism. This LCLC podcast episode may interest graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and anyone interested in literature and the humanities in higher education.

In this episode conference director Matthew Biberman talks with acclaimed war journalist and poet Tom Sleigh about Israel and making sense of the region while the 10/7 war rages on. Sleigh's most recent essay collection is The Land Between Two Rivers: Writing in an Age of Refugees. His mid-career turn to war journalism has garnered Sleigh a new audience while making him one America’s essential poets for understanding our world today. He is also a Distinguished Professor in the MFA Program at Hunter College. Our conversation includes discussion of Tom's forthcoming New and Selected Poems featuring the memorable long poem "Widows" as well as his memoir Rosie (about assisting his mother with her suicide).

In this episode, conference director Matthew Biberman speaks with Sam Vaknin, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Management Studies at the Commonwealth Institute of Advanced Professional Studies (CIAPS) in Cambridge and Birmingham, UK; Ontario, Canada; and Lagos, Nigeria. A former Visiting Professor of Psychology at Southern Federal University in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Vaknin is a prolific writer on narcissism and psychopathy, often consulted by the media for his insights.This LCLC podcast episode is geared toward graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and anyone interested in the conversation about anti-semetism in the modern era.

In this episode, conference director Matthew Biberman speaks with Sam Vaknin, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Management Studies at the Commonwealth Institute of Advanced Professional Studies (CIAPS) in Cambridge and Birmingham, UK; Ontario, Canada; and Lagos, Nigeria. A former Visiting Professor of Psychology at Southern Federal University in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Vaknin is a prolific writer on narcissism and psychopathy, often consulted by the media for his insights.This LCLC podcast episode is geared toward graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and anyone interested in psychology, narcissism, and contemporary mental health discussions.

Join Matthew Biberman as he sits down with Adam Walker, a PhD candidate at Harvard and the creator of the popular YouTube channel, Close Reading Poetry. In this episode, Adam shares his journey from self-taught poetry reader to academic and public humanities educator. With a commitment to accessible and relatable education, he founded the Antrim Literature Project, an innovative platform where graduate students host free public lectures on literature. Tune in to hear Adam's insights on English and American literature, his passion for public-facing education, and his mission to break down barriers in academia.

In this episode, conference director Matthew Biberman talks with Robert Archambeau about his novel, Alice B. Toklas is Missing, as well as the current state of humanities in academia. The Chair of English at Lake Forest College and an author, Archambeau discusses his view of the intersection of arts, culture, and higher education. This LCLC podcast episode is intended for graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and anyone interested in literature and the humanities in higher education as well as historical fiction.

IIn this episode, conference director Matthew Biberman talks with Ryan Engley about current topics and trends in media studies. Currently an Assistant Professor of English at Pomona College, Engley researches the intersection of psychoanalytic theory and media studies. Engley co-hosts the popular podcast Why Theory, along with Todd McGowan, which brings Continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory together to examine contemporary phenomena. This LCLC podcast episode is intended for graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and anyone interested in sharing their (humanities-oriented) work at academic conferences. Ryan and Matthew review topics and approaches at the forefront of media studies today to aid those looking to enter the field.

In this episode, Matthew Biberman talks with YouTube video essay creator Olivia Sun. With a subscriber base nearing one million, Olivia Sun has emerged as one of the first truly influential practitioners of the new art form of the social media-made video essay. Matthew and Olivia discuss her creative process and the potential for this new mode for thought. Of interest to media theorists and individuals seeking to make socially relevant web-based creative content with broad appeal.

In this episode, Conference Director Matthew Biberman talks with Aldon Lynn Nielsen, the George and Barbara Kelly Professor of American Literature at Penn State, about the African American Literature and Culture Society, its history and mission, as well as the two panels the group has organized for the 50th LCLC conference. In addition, Biberman and Nielsen discuss the Society of Umbra with a focus on its legacy, and in particular the women active in that organization. This episode is for scholars and enthusiasts of African American literature and culture.

In this episode, Conference Director Matthew Biberman talks with Mark Alan Mattes about American Afterlives, a sequence of three panels he organized for the upcoming 50th LCLC conference to be held this February 2023. This episode is for scholars of American culture as well as enthusiasts of American multi-ethnic literature, including beloved writers such as Phillis Wheatley Peters, Leslie Marmon Silko, Tiana Clark, as well as Hawthorne, Melville and Whitman.