New Books in American Studies

Interviews with Scholars of America about their New Books

Society & Culture
History
1901
Do We Live in a Christian Country?
An interview with Rachel Fulton Brown
52 min
1902
Roger A Sneed, "The Dreamer and the Dream: Afro...
An interview with Roger A Sneed
83 min
1903
White Balance: How Do Race and Class Intersect?
A Conversation with Joshua Bennett, Julian Bourg, and Nancy Isenberg
13 min
1904
Ellen Cassedy, "Working 9 to 5: A Women's Move...
An interview with Ellen Cassedy
46 min
1905
On W. H. Auden
A Discussion with Christopher Isherwood and Stephen Spender
23 min
1906
Why Did 48,000 UC Workers Go on Strike? A Conve...
64 min
1907
Generation Why?: Do We Need "Generations?"
A Conversation with Neil Howe and Tony Tulathimutte
13 min
1908
Amanda Hendrix-Komoto, "Imperial Zions: Religio...
An interview with Amanda Hendrix-Komoto
95 min
1909
Seriously Funny: Politics and Comedy
A Conversation with Emily Nussbaum, Avi Steinberg, and Kwesi Mensha
14 min
1910
Assessing Affirmative Action: A Conversation wi...
42 min
1911
Dannelle Gutarra Cordero, "She Is Weeping: An I...
An interview with Dannelle Gutarra Cordero
46 min
1912
Paul J. Gutacker, "The Old Faith in a New Natio...
An interview with Paul J. Gutacker
40 min
1913
Felicity M. Turner, "Proving Pregnancy: Gender,...
An interview with Felicity M. Turner
60 min
1914
Bonus Episode: "Nomadland"
25 min
1915
Mairead Sullivan, "Lesbian Death: Desire and Da...
An interview with Mairead Sullivan
53 min
1916
Tommie Shelby, "The Idea of Prison Abolition" (...
An interview with Tommie Shelby
68 min
1917
Adam M. Silver, "Partisanship and Polarization:...
An interview with Adam M. Silver
53 min
1918
Abdul Alkalimat, "The Future of Black Studies" ...
An interview with Abdul Alkalimat
92 min
1919
"Gone with the Wind" Revisited
A Lecture by Molly Haskell
30 min
1920
Jefferson Cowie, "Freedom's Dominion: A Saga of...
An interview with Jefferson Cowie
87 min
1921
Jed Rasula, "What the Thunder Said: How 'The Wa...
An interview with Jed Rasula
49 min
1922
Mary M. Burke, "Race, Politics, and Irish Ameri...
An interview with Mary M. Burke
40 min
1923
Stuart Klawans, "Crooked, But Never Common: The...
An interview with Stuart Klawans
50 min
1924
Naa Oyo A. Kwate, "White Burgers, Black Cash: F...
An interview with Naa Oyo A. Kwate
40 min
1925
Anatoly Liberman, "Take My Word for It: A Dicti...
An interview with Anatoly Liberman
44 min