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New Books in Critical Theory

Marshall Poe
Colonialism
Critical Theory
Philosophy
Political Economy
Walter Benjamin
Neoliberalism
Marxism
Medieval Literature
Frankfurt School
Democracy
Caste
Feminism
Time and Medieval Life
Opera
Addiction
Aristotle
Henri Lefebvre
Whiteness
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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Elad Lapidot is Professor of Jewish Thought at the University of Lille, France. His work is guided by questions concerning the relation between knowledge and politics. Among his publications: State of Others: Levinas and Decolonial Israel (Indiana UP... more

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Martin Fitzgerald
Author of The Umbrella Man and Other Stories: What We Talk About When We Talk About the JFK Assassination
Biteback Publishing
Episode: Martin Fitzgerald, "The Umbrella Man and Other Stories: What We Talk about When We Talk about the JFK Assassination" (Biteback Publishing, 2026)
Luna Sabastian
Professor, historian focusing on fascism, Hindutva, and Indian political thought
Northeastern University London
Episode: Luna Sabastian, "Fascism in India: Race, Caste, and Hindutva" (Harvard UP, 2025)
Ajantha Subramanian
Professor of Anthropology at CUNY Graduate Center
CUNY Graduate Center
Episode: Recall This Book x The Caste Pod: a Crossover episode with Ajantha Subramanian
Alexandre Frenette
Author of Blame the Intern, exploring internships as a sociological labor issue in the music industry and the broader creative economy
Princeton University Press
Episode: Alexandre Frenette, "Blame the Intern: On (Not) Breaking Into the Creative Economy" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Gajendran Ayyathurai
Author of Tamil Buddhism and Brahminism in Modern India, Deep Resistance Against Caste
Columbia University (based on transcript)
Episode: Gajendran Ayyathurai, "Tamil Buddhism and Brahminism in Modern India: Deep Resistance Against Caste" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Joseph Turow
Robert Lewis Sheaen Professor of Media Systems and Industries Emeritus
University of Pennsylvania/UTexas? (author
Episode: Joseph Turow, "The Problem with Personalization: How Advertisers Learned to Make and Break Us from Ancient Times to the AI Age" (U Chicago Press, 2026)
Kate Bayliss
Author of Privatising Humanity
SOAS, University of London
Episode: Kate Bayliss, "Privatising Humanity: How Our Essential Human Needs Became Financial Assets" (Manchester UP, 2026)
Michael C. Hawley
Assistant professor in the School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Episode: The Once and Future Republic: On Cicero, Locke, and the Making of America with Michael C. Hawley
Charles Stivale
Distinguished professor emeritus at Wayne State University, Detroit
Wayne State University
Episode: Charles J. Stivale, "Unfolding the Deleuze Seminars, 1970–1987: Summaries and Commentary" (Edinburgh UP, 2025)

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars from 455 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
    United Kingdom4 months ago
  • unsubscribing due to ads

    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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    irrelevance is taken
    United States4 months ago
  • Thank you

    Really enjoyed this conversation with Dr Welch.

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    12345carole12345
    Canada5 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
    Canada7 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.

    Apple Podcasts
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    carterfrancis
    United Statesa year ago

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Martin Fitzgerald, "The Umbrella Man and Other Stories: What We Talk about When We Talk about the JFK Assassination" (Biteback Publishing, 2026)
Q: What inspired you to write about the people in Dealey Plaza rather than focus on the central mystery?
Fitzgerald explains his agnostic view of who shot Kennedy and emphasizes how the human stories offer a richer, more nuanced understanding of the day, avoiding endless theoretical debates and focusing on lived experiences.
Heidegger in Ruins
Q: Why should we study Heidegger now, and how does his work matter beyond his political actions?
The discussion argues that Heidegger's philosophy shaped major strands of 20th-century thought, and understanding its entanglement with Nazism helps illuminate the responsibilities of intellectuals; the book aims to open a more nuanced conversation rather than canceling Heidegger, by examining continuities and the complexities of his ideas.
Hsuan L Hsu, "Olfactory Worldmaking" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)
Q: Can you talk about the connections between smell, race, and diaspora, and how smell can be used to combat or survive systemic racism?
The guest explains that smelling practices can either sustain racism or provide sites of political intervention, with Breathing and smell framed as mechanisms for both oppression and resilience, and emphasizes surviving and imagining atmospheres that exceed oppression rather than simply fighting it.
Hsuan L Hsu, "Olfactory Worldmaking" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)
Q: Was there anything in thinking through these topics that surprised you or changed your thinking?
The guest notes many moments of surprise during study, especially when encountering works that reveal how smells break through conventional interpretation and open up new lines of inquiry about memory, atmosphere, and justice.
Patrick Brodie and Darin Barney eds., "Media Rurality" (Duke UP, 2026)
Q: Can you explain this concept in your chapter?
The concept of Green Data Capitalism is introduced as a way to describe how rural data, especially carbon data, is leveraged to support and finance digital capitalism, with case studies showing how tech companies position themselves as brokers of carbon data and how rural landscapes become sites of data-driven financial instruments.

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The show features in-depth conversations with scholars and authors about recently published books in critical theory, philosophy, political thought, and related humanities. Episodes typically center on how a book's arguments illuminate topics like capitalism, democracy, race, gender, decolonization, and the politics of knowledge, often weaving method, archival practice, and broader intellectual context into a rigorous discussion. A standout feature is the strong emphasis on nuanced, academic analysis delivered in accessible, conversation-driven interviews, with frequent attention to historical context and cross-disciplinary connections. Listeners can expect high-level debates, interdisciplinary perspectives, and clear takeaways for applying... more

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