New Books Network
Native American Studies November 29, 2021

Settler Memory

The Disavowal of Indigeneity and the Politics of Race in the United States

Kevin Bruyneel

Hosted by John Cable
Kevin Bruyneel confronts the chronic displacement of Indigeneity in the politics and discourse around race in American political theory and culture, arguing that the ongoing influence of settler-colonialism has undermined …

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Japanese Studies November 29, 2021

Japanese Philosophy in the Making 2

Borderline Interrogations

John Maraldo

Hosted by Jingyi Li
The second of three volumes of essays that engage Japanese philosophers as intercultural thinkers, this collection critically probes seminal works for their historical significance and contemporary relevance. Japanese Philosophy in …
Ethnographic Marginalia November 29, 2021

An Ethnography of Tourism and Globalization

In Conversation with Dr. Annie Hikido

Annie Hikido

Hosted by Alexander Diamond
How do Black women entrepreneurs in South Africa play off westerners’ fear and desire for impoverished townships through home-based tourist accommodations? This episode’s guest is Dr. Annie Hikido, Assistant Professor …
Historical Fiction November 29, 2021

Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens

A Riveting New Regency Historical Mystery

Andrea Penrose

Hosted by C. P. Lesley
Great Britain’s Regency Era (1811–1820) has long been wildly popular as a subject of historical fiction yet overly focused on the romance genre. The towering figures of Jane Austen and …
Political Science November 29, 2021

Following the Leader

Alliance Design, Security Strategies, and Institutional Emulation

Raymond C. Kuo

Hosted by Lamis Abdelaaty
Nations have powerful incentives to ensure that their military alliances are well-structured. Successful military alliances set long-lasting foundations for global and regional order, while unsuccessful ones can perpetuate and widen …
Jewish Studies November 29, 2021

Hadassah

An American Story

Hadassah Lieberman

Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Born in Prague to Holocaust survivors, Hadassah Lieberman and her family immigrated in 1949 to the United States. She went on to earn a BA from Boston University in government …
Environmental Studies November 29, 2021

After One Hundred Winters

In Search of Reconciliation on America's Stolen Lands

Margaret D. Jacobs

Hosted by Brady McCartney
After One Hundred Winters: In Search of Reconciliation on America's Stolen Lands (Princeton UP, 2021) confronts the harsh truth that the United States was founded on the violent dispossession of …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership November 29, 2021

David Troy

Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, TED Speaker, and TEDx Organizer

David Troy

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
David Troy is a serial entrepreneur and community activist in Baltimore, Maryland. This podcast was recorded in 2019 for Project Kazimierz. Dave is CEO and product architect at 410 Labs …
Critical Theory November 29, 2021

Praxis and Revolution

A Theory of Social Transformation

Eva von Redecker

Hosted by Fulya Pinar
The concept of revolution marks the ultimate horizon of modern politics. It is instantiated by sites of both hope and horror. Within progressive thought, “revolution” often perpetuates entrenched philosophical problems …
Ideas Roadshow Podcast November 29, 2021

Sleep Insights

Matthew Walker

Hosted by Howard Burton
Sleep Insights is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Matthew Walker, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology and Founder and Director of the Center for Human Sleep …
Law November 29, 2021

Dangerous Ideas

A Brief History of Censorship in the West, from the Ancients to Fake News

Eric Berkowitz

Hosted by Ian Drake
Eric Berkowitz has written a short history of a censorship, a large topic that has been a phenomenon since the advent of recorded history. In Dangerous Ideas: A Brief History …
The Future of Higher Education November 29, 2021

A Conversation with Elizabeth Kiss

Warden of the Rhodes Trust and former President of Agnes Scott College

Elizabeth Kiss

Hosted by David Finegold
We speak with Elizabeth Kiss about the design and launch of the very successful SUMMIT initiative that led Agnes Scott College to be recognized as “the most innovative liberal arts …
Architecture November 26, 2021

Creating a Culture of Predictable Outcomes

How Leadership, Collaboration, and Decision-Making Drive Architecture and Construction

Barbara White Bryson

Hosted by Bryan Toepfer
Creating a Culture of Predictable Outcomes: How Leadership, Collaboration, and Decision-Making Drive Architecture and Construction (Routledge, 2020) demonstrates the importance of creating cultures in the design and construction industries grounded in …
African American Studies November 26, 2021

How the Word Is Passed

A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Clint Smith

Hosted by N'Kosi Oates
How do we narrate history, both the troubling past and what we chose to remember? Clint Smith sets out to wrestle with this question and its relationship to enslavement in …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight November 26, 2021

The Soul Sourced Entrepreneur

An Unconventional Success Plan for the Highly Creative, Secretly Sensitive & Wildly Ambitious

Christine Kane

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Christine Kane about her book The Soul Sourced Entrepreneur: An Unconventional Success Plan for the Highly Creative, Secretly Sensitive & Wildly Ambitious (BenBella, 2020). Sick of the …
Nordic Asia Podcast November 26, 2021

Network Monarchy’ and Its Challengers

Making Sense of Thai Politics with Duncan McCargo

Duncan McCargo

Hosted by Petra Desatova
What does a cup of coffee tell us about Thailand’s intricate power relations? Where does the country’s monarchy come into this? And why does it matter? Prominent political scientist and …
Art November 26, 2021

A History of Arab Graphic Design

Bahia Shehab and Haytham Nawar

Hosted by Holiday Powers
Arab graphic design emerged in the early twentieth century out of a need to influence, and give expression to, the far-reaching economic, social, and political changes that were taking place …
Irish Studies November 26, 2021

Estranging the Novel

Poland, Ireland, and Theories of World Literature

Katarzyna Bartoszyńska

Hosted by Aidan Beatty
Katarzyna (Kasia) Bartoszyńska is an assistant professor of English and Women’s and Gender Studies at Ithaca College. Her research and teaching focuses on the novel form and the theories connected …
Science Fiction November 26, 2021

2034

A Novel of the Next World War

Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis

Hosted by Rob Wolf
The next world war is 13 years away—that is, if you live in the world envisioned by Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis, 2034: A Novel of the Next World War (Penguin, 2021) …
German Studies November 26, 2021

The Knight Without Boundaries

Yiddish and German Arthurian Wigalois Adaptations

Annegret Oehme

Hosted by Lea Greenberg
This volume explores a core medieval myth, the tale of an Arthurian knight called Wigalois, and the ways it connects the Yiddish-speaking Jews and the German-speaking non-Jews of the Holy …