Publications

Podcasts are a fantastic way for authors, artists, and cultural workers to get the word out about their work, market their books, and connect with new audiences. Here are my best tips on how to be a good podcast guest or how to best prepare for a podcast interview.

Most of the research and teaching materials we accumulate these days is digital: articles, pdfs, videos, websites, images, and audio files. So how do we keep track of all that stuff?

Your author platform is what gets your book noticed, sold, and used by your ideal audience—and every book needs a specific audience. Here’s how you can identify your audience and build your author platform. An excerpt from my new publication Book Marketing for Academics.

Most authors know they should be promoting their book on social media. But what does that actually mean? And how do you do it effectively? Good social media marketing begins with a plan. Learn more in an excerpt from my new publication Book Marketing for Academics.

As an interdisciplinary academic, you have a ton of stuff to do. Finding apps that help you do that stuff can often be the difference between feeling overwhelmed and feeling on top of things. This week we share our favorite apps and tools for writing, time management, scheduling, and email.

Welcome to academia! Grad school provides fantastic opportunities to develop your professional skills, connect with smart and passionate scholars, and build a multifaceted career. Here’s how you can rock your first semester and set yourself up for a great grad school experience.

Many academics dread August 1—it means that classes, committees, and department meetings are starting soon. But it is also a great opportunity to revisit summer goals, evaluate your work spaces and writing routine, and make decisions that ensure you rock this final month of summer and the academic year.

How to identify the best references and recommenders for jobs beyond the academy: references that highlight your unique skills and fit.

Academics travel quite a bit. Travel interrupts our usual routines, as we don’t have access to our regular resources and schedules. So how can we get the most out of our travel?

Whether you’re new to podcasts, or are a seasoned podcast listener, finding great podcasts can sometimes be challenging. Ideas on Fire has you covered. Here is our list of awesome podcasts for social justice-oriented interdisciplinary academics like yourself.

Meeting word or page count requirements in scholarly writing can be difficult. But part of being a professional academic and a good writer is knowing how to edit. Here’s how you can trim down a piece of writing to make a stronger argument and a clearer text.

An analysis of the queer biopolitics of Gunther von Hagens’s Bodyworlds exhibits and Loren Cameron’s transgender portrait photography.

The Walking Dead raises questions about post-apocalyptic racialization, kinship ties in the absence of social institutions, and diverse queer intimacies.

Despite their seemingly disparate realms of military force and medical relief, the War on Terror and PEPFAR both embody the logic of security.