New Books in Urban Studies

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Interviews with scholars of urban studies about their new books

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Jacinto Cuvi, "The Edge of the Law: Street Vendors and the Erosion of Citizenship in São Paulo" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

How street vendors tangle with the law in São Paulo, Brazil.

With a little initiative and very little startup money, an outgoing individual might sell you a number of delights and conveniences familiar to city dwellers—from cold water bottles while ... more

24 Sep 2025 • 49 min

Laurian R. Bowles, "Headstrong: Women Porters, Blackness, and Modernity in Accra" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025)

Headstrong: Women Porters, Blackness, and Modernity in Accra (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025) explores the experiences of women porters, called kayayei, in Accra, Ghana. Drawing on a decade of fieldwork, anthropologist Laurian R. Bowles shows how kayayei... more

24 Sep 2025 • 1 hr 3 min

Devin Smart, "Preparing the Modern Meal: Urban Capitalism and Working-Class Food in Kenya's Port City" (Ohio UP, 2025)

Preparing the Modern Meal: Urban Capitalism and Working-Class Food in Kenya's Port City (Ohio UP, 2025) is an urban history that connects town and country. Devin Smart examines how labor migrants who left subsistence food systems in Kenya’s rural com... more

21 Sep 2025 • 1 hr 22 min

Shakirah E. Hudani, "Master Plans and Minor Acts: Repairing the City in Post-Genocide Rwanda" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

Master Plans and Minor Acts: Repairing the City in Post-Genocide Rwanda (U of Chicago Press, 2024) by Dr. Shakirah Hudani examines a “material politics of repair” in post-genocide Rwanda, where in a country saturated with deep historical memory, spat... more

18 Sep 2025 • 38 min

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Recent Guests

Daniel Wortel-London

Visiting Assistant Professor at Barr College and author of 'The Menace of Prosperity'

Barr College

Episode: Daniel Wortel-London, "The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development, 1865–1981" (U of Chicago Press, 2025)

Dan Wang

Research fellow at the Hoover History Lab, Stanford University, and author of Breakneck

Stanford University

Episode: Dan Wang, "Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future" (Norton, 2025)

Bettina Ng'weno

Professor in African American and African Studies

University of California, Davis

Episode: Bettina Ng′weno, "No Place Like Home in a New City: Anti-Urbanism and Life in Nairobi" (U of California Press, 2025)

Bench Ansfield

Assistant Professor of History at Temple University and author of Born in Flames

Temple University

Episode: Bench Ansfield, "Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City" (Norton, 2025)

Kate Herrity

Research fellow at King's College, Cambridge, focused on sound and sensory experiences in prison environments.

Episode: Kate Herrity, "Sound, Order and Survival in Prison: The Rhythms and Routines of HMP Midtown" (Bristol UP, 2024)

Dr. Prudence Peiffer

Art historian and author

Museum of Modern Art in New York, Harper

Episode: Prudence Peiffer, "The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever" (Harper, 2023)

Jamie Wang

Research Assistant Professor

Education University of Hong Kong

Episode: Jamie Wang, "Reimagining the More-Than-Human City: Stories from Singapore" (MIT Press, 2024)

Alex Freidus

Associate Professor of Education at UConn and author

University of Connecticut

Episode: Alexandra Freidus, "Unequal Lessons: School Diversity and Educational Inequality in New York City" (NYU Press, 2025)

Irvin Weathersby Jr.

Brooklyn-based writer and professor from New Orleans

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Episode: Irvin Weathersby Jr., "In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space" (Viking, 2025)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher

Host of New Books in Urban Studies and engaging with various academic guests to discuss new contributions in the field.

Sullivan Summer

Host for the New Books Network with a focus on engaging interviews across various themes in urban studies.

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Lucy Sante, "Nineteen Reservoirs: On Their Creation and the Promise of Water for New York City (The Experiment, 2022)

Q: What are they protesting if it's not the environmental issues?

Lucy states that locals protested the loss of their homes and livelihoods, focusing on the personal impacts of losing their communities, rather than environmental concerns.

Lucy Sante, "Nineteen Reservoirs: On Their Creation and the Promise of Water for New York City (The Experiment, 2022)

Q: How do other big events like the Great Depression impact this?

Lucy responds that construction work stopped during the Great Depression and resumed after World War II, affecting the timeline of the reservoir projects.

Lucy Sante, "Nineteen Reservoirs: On Their Creation and the Promise of Water for New York City (The Experiment, 2022)

Q: Can you tell us more about actually how that worked? I mean, are we talking military force? Are we talking the city buying it up?

Lucy explains that the city bought the land through a three-person assessment board, often offering much lower prices than the real value and sometimes misunderstanding the land's importance.

Lucy Sante, "Nineteen Reservoirs: On Their Creation and the Promise of Water for New York City (The Experiment, 2022)

Q: Could you please start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?

Lucy Sante introduces herself as a professional writer since 1981, sharing her background and how her fascination with the reservoirs and their histories led her to write this book.

Prudence Peiffer, "The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever" (Harper, 2023)

Q: Could you please start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?

I'm an art historian by training and a writer editor. I discovered that some of my favorite artists had lived for a brief period of time on this one street in New York City, which sparked my interest to delve deeper into that story.

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This series provides insights into the latest scholarship in urban studies through interviews with academics who have authored new books. Episodes typically explore themes related to urban planning, socio-political dynamics, cultural identity, and historical perspectives in various global contexts. The content often addresses the complexities of contemporary urban issues, shedding light on how scholars critically analyze urban environments and the socio-economic challenges facing urban centers today. The interviews not only highlight individual works but also cultivate a broader understanding of urban studies as a field, making it a valuable resource for students, professionals, and those with a vested interest in urban issues.

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