New Books in American Studies

Interviews with Scholars of America about their New Books

Society & Culture
History
1926
Michael Joseph Roberto, "The Coming of the Amer...
An interview with Michael Joseph Roberto
86 min
1927
Lisa Biggs, "The Healing Stage: Black Women, In...
An interview with Lisa Biggs
63 min
1928
Eric A. Stanley, "Atmospheres of Violence: Stru...
An interview with Eric A. Stanley
48 min
1929
The History of the Black Urban Working-Class in...
A Conversation with Joe William Trotter, Jr.
80 min
1930
Infrastructure and Inequality
A Conversation with Daniel Armanios
60 min
1931
Apocalyptic Politics: What Do Evangelical Voter...
A Conversation with Matthew Sutton, Katharine Hayhoe, Liya Rechtman
29 min
1932
Donna Stein, "Archaeology of Metaphor: The Art ...
An interview with Donna Stein
36 min
1933
Tanya Katerí Hernández, "Racial Innocence: Unma...
An interview with Tanya Katerí Hernández
55 min
1934
Eternity Now: Talking about Mysticism with the ...
A Discussion with Father Greg Boyle, SJ
45 min
1935
Aaron Berman, "America's Arab Nationalists: Fro...
An interview with Aaron Berman
70 min
1936
Sabrina Mittermeier, "Fan Phenomena: Disney" (I...
An interview with Sabrina Mittermeier
51 min
1937
Challenges to Scientific Authority in Modern Am...
A Conversation with Andrew Jewett
58 min
1938
Simon Brodbeck, "Divine Descent and the Four Wo...
An interview with Simon Brodbeck
50 min
1939
The Climate Change Scientist: A Conversation wi...
57 min
1940
Seeing Truth in the Speculative: A Conversation...
An interview with Dexter Gabriel
44 min
1941
Vincent Phillip Muñoz, "Religious Liberty and t...
An interview with Vincent Phillip Muñoz
77 min
1942
Sarah Imhoff, "The Lives of Jessie Sampter: Que...
An interview with Sarah Imhoff
63 min
1943
Demeritocracy: Should We Still Believe in Merit...
A Conversation with Victor Tan Chen and Thomas Frank
25 min
1944
Poverty, Race, and Rural Sanitation
A Conversation with Cathering Coleman Flowers
57 min
1945
Matthew Smith, "The First Resort: The History o...
An interview with Matthew Smith
43 min
1946
The History of Household Technology from Open H...
A Conversation with Ruth Schwartz Cowan
70 min
1947
Jonathan W. White, "To Address You as My Friend...
An interview with Jonathan W. White
39 min
1948
21st Century Citizenship: What Does It Mean to ...
A Conversation with Danielle Allen, Erhardt Graeff and Shanelle Matthews
15 min
1949
Lior Lehrs, "Unofficial Peace Diplomacy: Privat...
An interview with Lior Lehrs
45 min
1950
Neoliberalism and Higher Education
A Discussion with Frank Fear, Claire Polster, and Ruben Martinez
62 min