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New Books in Urban Studies

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Since the 1990s, technologists have promoted a vision of the “cloud” as a shapeless and intangible entity. Grounding the Cloud: Urbanism in the Shadow of Data

(University of Minnesota Press, 2026) by Dr. Ali Fard peers through

this hazy façade to r... more

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the bustling market towns and growing cities of medieval England

between 1200 and 1600, public works were the lifelines of urban society.

In Urban Infrastructure in Medieval England: Sustainability and Resilience (Johns Hopkins University Press... more

Today I'm speaking with Nicholas Freudenberg, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public Health at the CUNY School of Public Health. We are discussing his book, Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice Since the 1960s (Columbia U... more

The violence that spread across Harlem on the night of March 19, 1935 was the first

large-scale racial disorder in the United States in more than a decade and the first

occurrence in the nation’s leading Black neighborhood. However, as many observer... more

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Recent Guests

Ali Fard
Assistant Professor of Architecture, University of Virginia
University of Virginia
Episode: Ali Fard, "Grounding the Cloud: Urbanism in the Shadow of Data" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)
Roberta Magnusson
Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
Episode: Roberta J. Magnusson, "Urban Infrastructure in Medieval England: Sustainability and Resilience" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)
Nicholas Freudenberg
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public Health at the CUNY School of Public Health
CUNY School of Public Health
Episode: Nicholas Freudenberg, "Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice Since The 1960s" (Columbia UP, 2026)
Stephen Robertson
Cultural and social historian of the 20th century United States
Episode: Stephen Robertson, "Harlem in Disorder: A Spatial History of How Racial Violence Changed in 1935" (Stanford UP, 2024)
Carrie LeVan
Author of Neighborhoods Matter, How Place and People Affect Political Participation
Colby College
Episode: Carrie LeVan, "Neighborhoods Matter: How Place and People Affect Political Participation" (NYU Press, 2026)
Bjørn Berge
Author of Smell, The Tale of a Fading Sense (Reaktion Books, 2026)
Architect and author
Episode: Bjørn Berge, "Smell: The Tale of a Fading Sense" (Reaktion Books, 2026)
Dmytro Soloviov
Photographer, tour guide, activist
Ukrainian Modernism Instagram; author of Ukrainian Modernism
Episode: Dmytro Soloviov, "Ukrainian Modernism: Modernist Architecture of Ukraine" (Fuel, 2025)
Peter Ross
Author of Insatiable Appetites, Eating Out in Georgian London
The Bodleian Library
Episode: Peter Ross, "Insatiable Appetites: Eating Out in Georgian London" (Bodleian Library, 2026)
Nancy Micklewright
Author of Fashion in Late Ottoman Istanbul, Photography and Identity in a Global City
Bloomsbury
Episode: Nancy Micklewright, "Fashion in Late Ottoman Istanbul: Photography and Identity in a Global City" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

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Miranda Melcher
Host from The New Books Network; frequently guides interviews and introductions to scholarly works

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Stephen Robertson, "Harlem in Disorder: A Spatial History of How Racial Violence Changed in 1935" (Stanford UP, 2024)
Q: How does the eight-event framing change our understanding of what happened on March 19-20, 1935?
By examining multiple events and targets, we see a broader pattern of violence, including police actions, property destruction, and cross-neighborhood dynamics, which challenges the idea of a simple, unified riot.
Stephen Robertson, "Harlem in Disorder: A Spatial History of How Racial Violence Changed in 1935" (Stanford UP, 2024)
Q: Can you tell us more about why you chose to present this history as a digital monograph rather than a traditional print book?
The digital format lets readers move between narrative layers, inspect source materials, and understand methodological choices, thereby embracing complexity rather than flattening it into a single linear account.
Roberta J. Magnusson, "Urban Infrastructure in Medieval England: Sustainability and Resilience" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)
Q: What were some of the major challenges in financing and sustaining these large infrastructures?
Challenges included securing ongoing funding over decades, coordinating labor and materials, dealing with Mortmain restrictions on properties, and the difficulty of ensuring money actually reached maintenance rather than veering into general coffers.
Roberta J. Magnusson, "Urban Infrastructure in Medieval England: Sustainability and Resilience" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)
Q: So I want to get more into the decision-making aspect—how did towns organize the building or maintenance over multiple generations?
The process was tied to the emergence of local governments and charters granting towns the right to levy money, tolls, and rents, with governance evolving to manage ongoing projects across generations, including elected wardens and audited accounts.
Bjørn Berge, "Smell: The Tale of a Fading Sense" (Reaktion Books, 2026)
Q: Can you take us through the Marco Polo discussion and how smell helps analyze his accounts?
Bjørn Berge discusses debates around Marco Polo's travels, how musk descriptions reveal firsthand knowledge and how smelling provides a framework to evaluate historical narratives.

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This show presents scholarly conversations around urban studies, architecture, history, and related social sciences, often anchored by authors and researchers discussing recently published work or ongoing projects. Episodes frequently explore how urban space, infrastructure, governance, and culture intersect with power, memory, and everyday life, featuring deep dives into topics like gentrification, housing, environmental justice, and the political economies of cities. Notable tends include cross-disciplinary methods (ethnography, archival research, historical sociology), strong emphasis on case studies from cities around the world, and a knack for turning scholarly work into accessible narratives through vivid anecdotes and archival detail... more

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