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New Books in Critical Theory

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Gregorio Astengo
Author, Real Estate Histories of Architecture and Capital
ETH Zurich (at time of project)
Episode: Gregorio Astengo and Davide Spina eds.,"Real Estate: Histories of Architecture and Capital" (gta Verlag, 2026)
Davide Spina
Author, Real Estate Histories of Architecture and Capital
ETH Zurich (at time of project)
Episode: Gregorio Astengo and Davide Spina eds.,"Real Estate: Histories of Architecture and Capital" (gta Verlag, 2026)
Gray Sutanto
Author of God and Knowledge, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary (DC campus)
Reformed Theological Seminary
Episode: Nathaniel Gray Sutanto, "God and Knowledge: Herman Bavinck's Theological Epistemology" (T&T Clark, 2021)
Jonathan Fuller
Author of The New Modern Medicine
University of Manchester (implied via book and field)
Episode: The New Modern Medicine: Disease, Evidence, and Epidemiological Medicine with Jonathan Fuller
Michael R. Griffiths
Author of Death of the Author and Anticolonial Thought; associate professor
University of Wollongong
Episode: Michael R. Griffiths, "The Death of the Author and Anticolonial Thought" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025)
Oli Mould
Author, Postcapitalist cities; Scholar in urban studies
Manchester University Press
Episode: Oli Mould, "Postcapitalist cities: Towards a common urban future" (Manchester UP, 2026)
Leopoldina Fortunati
Italian feminist scholar, sociologist, and author
University of Udine
Episode: Leopoldina Fortunati, "The Arcana of Reproduction: Housewives, Prostitutes, Workers and Capital" (Verso, 2025)
Deborah Barer
Senior faculty with the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, author of Going Off Script, Improvisational Judgment in the Talmud
Shalom Hartman Institute
Episode: Deborah Barer, "Going Off Script: Improvisational Judgment in the Talmud" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Giulio Boccaletti
Climate scientist, author of Water Biography and Environmental Republic
Europe Mediterranean Center on Climate Change; Princeton University Press (publisher)
Episode: Giulio Boccaletti, "The Environmental Republic: Why Citizens Will Save the World" (Princeton UP, 2026)

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Matthis Frickhoeffer
Host of New Books Network (New Books in Critical Theory)
Lydian
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Morteza Hajizadeh
Host of New Books Network

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4.2 out of 5 stars from 458 ratings
  • Edward Yore

    A podcast devoted to new books in critical theory would be great.

    But this is infrequently actually about critical theory. So many cross posted interviews, appearing on multiple New Books podcasts. I’m sure these books are super interesting to some people but the heading is misleading.

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    Edward Yore
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    the placement of ads is abrupt and comes without warning, it's very annoying to the point that I can no longer listen to these episodes.

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    United States5 months ago
  • Thank you

    Really enjoyed this conversation with Dr Welch.

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    12345carole12345
    Canada6 months ago
  • Learn to use a microphone

    Trying to listen to Wolin’s discussion of his new Heidegger book. Not sure if it’s Wolin or his interlocutor who keeps touching his microphone, but good grief. Unlistenable, even beyond Wolin’s tedious prolixity.

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    Hieronymus667
    Canada8 months ago
  • More 2 Author Discussions

    Absolutely engaging and informative discussion between Slobodian and Stern and the kind of format change that will set the pod apart. Hope you decide to continue in this direction.

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    United Statesa year ago

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Gregorio Astengo and Davide Spina eds.,"Real Estate: Histories of Architecture and Capital" (gta Verlag, 2026)
Q: I wondered if we could start off by you both telling us how you came to put together this book.
We started from a conversation five years ago between the two authors at ETH Zurich, which led to organizing a conference; the goal was to foreground real estate as a legitimate subject in architectural history and to show how the industry has shaped the modern city through a network of actors beyond just architects.
Oli Mould, "Postcapitalist cities: Towards a common urban future" (Manchester UP, 2026)
Q: So what are solar punk cities? Why are they, I suppose, kind of a hopeful end to the book?
Solar punk is an aesthetic that foregrounds democratic, bottom-up practices, combined with regenerative materials and technologies, as a hopeful alternative to dystopian urban futures. It emphasizes sociocracy, local energy and waste loops, and a living democracy that can scale while remaining democratic.
Katharina Stevens, "The Ethics of Argumentation" (Routledge, 2025)
Q: How do opening stages and power dynamics interact in your view of argumentation?
Opening stages can formalize how to argue, but they cannot fix power imbalances; true ethical argumentation requires ongoing moral reasoning throughout and consideration of who has voice and influence in the discussion.
Valena Beety, "Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity" (New Press, 2026)
Q: With the book out, what future work or ongoing projects are you pursuing in this area?
Beety discusses ongoing scholarship and practical guidance for lawyers to exclude gender-biased evidence, and references a 2025 Supreme Court decision Andrew vs. White as a precedent supporting constitutional challenges to such evidence.
Valena Beety, "Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity" (New Press, 2026)
Q: What kinds of strategies could be used to fight back against these gender-bias driven prosecutions?
Beety emphasizes visibility for LGBTQ+ communities, protection of private communications from police intrusion, and strategic defense approaches to challenge jury biases and the admissibility of gender-biased evidence in court.

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