Jennifer Tucker: podcast appearances and interviews

Jennifer Tucker is a professor of Technology, Law, and Visual Culture at Wesleyan University where she also serves as the founding director of the Center for the Study of Guns and Society. Her academic work focuses on the intersections of art, science, photography, and visual culture within modern history, with expertise in British and American history, women and gender studies, and trans-Pacific history. Tucker has authored or co-edited several books, including The Tichborne Trial’s Many Faces, which explores photographic evidence and visual culture, and Nature Exposed, examining Victorian science and photography. She has published over thirty peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has served as editor for multiple special journal issues. Her scholarly contributions have earned her recent research awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mellon Foundation. In addition to her academic pursuits, Tucker contributes opinion pieces to media outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, often discussing issues related to guns and gun violence. In 2023, she was appointed to the Historians Council on the Constitution at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School and is a steering committee member at the Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies International at Durham University in the UK. Known for her dedication to education and research, Tucker is also a bestselling author, artist, and a devoted follower of Jesus. Her multifaceted career reflects a deep engagement with historical, cultural, and social issues, bridging academic scholarship and public discourse.