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Alicia Volk’s In the Shadow of Empire: Art in Occupied Japan (University of Chicago Press, 2025) uncovers the largely overlooked history of Japanese art during the years of occupation (1945-1952). Volk’s diverse case studies trace the intersections o... more

A major new look at Africa’s influence on European culture and how colonization remade Africa in the image of a medieval Europe.

Virgil. Chaucer. Petrarch. These names resonate with many as cornerstones of European culture. Yet, in Atlas’s Bones: Th... more

It is no secret that marriage rates in the United States are at an all-time low. Despite this significant decline, the institution of marriage endures in our society amid historic changes to its meaning and practice. How does the continuing strength ... more

Few time periods have been as defined by waves of monumental social change as the United States during the 1960s. Even today, almost sixty years later, the era is often depicted as a triumph of social progress. Yet, as Dr. Larry M. Bartels and Dr. Ka... more

A bracing account of how our current planetary crisis emerged from the worst cataclysmic destruction in human history, which Clifton Crais terms the Mortecene—the killing age.

We are used to speaking of the Anthropocene and the outsized impact human... more

The Colombian village of Briceño might, at first glimpse, look like many communities in the rural Global South. Many of the people living there rely on small-scale farming, even as a newly constructed hydroelectric dam threatens traditional livelihoo... more

The Ryukyu Islands between Japan and Taiwan consist of around 160 islands and are home to about 1.5 million inhabitants. Across the islands' history, sea-lanes and trade patterns have connected them to the East China Sea region, giving them a unique ... more

How the rise of the culture wars afflicts the politics of education.

On August 9, 2022, the Denton Independent School District held a meeting to address complaints about its libraries. Like so many districts in Texas and across the country, Denton h... more

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Vance Smith
Author of Atlas's Bones: The African Foundations of Europe
Princeton University (Professor of English; former Director of Medieval Studies)
Episode: D. Vance Smith, "Atlas’s Bones: The African Foundations of Europe" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Abigail Ocobock
Author of Marriage Material and Associate Professor of Sociology
University of Chicago Press book author (Marriage Material)
Episode: Abigail Ocobock, "Marriage Material: How an Enduring Institution Is Changing Same-Sex Relationships" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Alex Diamond
Sociologist and author of Governing the Excluded
University of Chicago Press / Ethnographic Marginalia
Episode: Alex Diamond, "Governing the Excluded: Rural Livelihoods Beyond Coca in Colombia's Peace Laboratory" (U Chicago Press, 2026)
Gregory Smits
Author of The Ryukyu Islands, A New History from the Stone Age to the Present
University of Chicago Press (book publisher); Penn State University
Episode: Gregory Smits, "The Ryukyu Islands: A New History from the Stone Age to the Present" (U Chicago Press, 2026)
Mark Hlavacik
Author of Willing Warriors, A New History of the Education Wars
University of Chicago Press
Episode: Mark Hlavacik, "Willing Warriors: A New History of the Education Culture Wars" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
David Bather Woods
Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
Episode: David Bather Woods, "Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy's Greatest Pessimist" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Elizabeth Elder
Political scientist, author of Company Towns, Industry Power and the Historical Foundations of Public Mistrust
Hoover Institution / University of Chicago Press
Episode: Elizabeth Mitchell Elder, "Company Towns: Industry Power and the Historical Foundations of Public Mistrust" (U Chicago Press, 2026)
Miriam Ticktin
Author of Against Innocence, Undoing and Remaking the World
University of Chicago Press
Episode: Miriam Ticktin, "Against Innocence: Undoing and Remaking the World" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Sunmin Kim
Associate Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College and author
Dartmouth College
Episode: Sunmin Kim, "The Unruly Facts of Race: The Politics of Knowledge Production in the Early Twentieth-Century Immigration Debate" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

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D. Vance Smith, "Atlas’s Bones: The African Foundations of Europe" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Q: How does Fanon help us understand denial and erasure in the context of your research and the broader history of racism and memory?
He argues that Fanon uses historical thinking to critique the European narrative of history, showing how colonialism constructs race and how alternative historical imaginations can challenge that framework.
D. Vance Smith, "Atlas’s Bones: The African Foundations of Europe" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Q: How does medieval studies become a colonial tool in your narrative, especially in relation to the administration of colonies and the legal frameworks you discuss?
He details how administrators in colonies were trained in medieval history and law, applying those frameworks to governance, which reveals the persistence of medieval ideas in modern colonial structures and land regimes in places like Kenya.
D. Vance Smith, "Atlas’s Bones: The African Foundations of Europe" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Q: What led you to focus on the idea of an African unconscious within Europe, and why did you choose to frame Africa as Europe's common unconscious?
He explains that Europe's self-image has often been built on exclusionary narratives, and he wanted to foreground Africa's foundational influence, arguing that European culture is deeply indebted to African thought and civilization in many hidden ways.
D. Vance Smith, "Atlas’s Bones: The African Foundations of Europe" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Q: Can you briefly introduce yourself, your field, and what this book is about and how the idea came to you?
The interviewee explains his background as a medievalist who grew up in Africa, studies 14th-century literature, and became interested in connecting African pasts with European medieval history, leading to Atlas's Bones and the central question of what Africa contributed to European civilization.
Abigail Ocobock, "Marriage Material: How an Enduring Institution Is Changing Same-Sex Relationships" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Q: How did you classify participants into archetypes, and what did those categories reveal about change over time?
I grouped interviewees into Marriage Embracers, Assumers, and Rejecters to demonstrate that people engage with marriage across a spectrum influenced by age, exposure to legalization, and personal and societal expectations, revealing both continuities and transformations in attitudes and behaviors.

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This program curates conversations with authors of University of Chicago Press books, spanning history, politics, culture, philosophy, education, and science. Episodes frequently feature scholars and book authors who unpack their research through accessible, interview-style discussions, often tying historical developments to contemporary debates. Noteworthy is the emphasis on how books frame public understanding—ranging from education culture wars and political power to immigration, science, and the humanities—while also showcasing methodological approaches (fieldwork, archival work, interdisciplinary methods) and the practical implications of scholarly work for broader audiences. Potential listeners include academics, students, and profess... more

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