New Books in American Studies

Interviews with Scholars of America about their New Books

Society & Culture
History
1951
Albert Glinsky, "Switched On: Bob Moog and the ...
An interview with Albert Glinsky
67 min
1952
Jason Isralowitz, "Nothing to Fear: Alfred Hitc...
An interview with Jason Isralowitz
57 min
1953
White Balance: How Do Race and Class Intersect?
A Conversation with Joshua Bennett, Julian Bourg, and Nancy Isenberg
13 min
1954
Ellen Cassedy, "Working 9 to 5: A Women's Move...
An interview with Ellen Cassedy
46 min
1955
Do We Live in a Christian Country?
An interview with Rachel Fulton Brown
52 min
1956
Roger A Sneed, "The Dreamer and the Dream: Afro...
An interview with Roger A Sneed
83 min
1957
On W. H. Auden
A Discussion with Christopher Isherwood and Stephen Spender
23 min
1958
Why Did 48,000 UC Workers Go on Strike? A Conve...
64 min
1959
Generation Why?: Do We Need "Generations?"
A Conversation with Neil Howe and Tony Tulathimutte
13 min
1960
Amanda Hendrix-Komoto, "Imperial Zions: Religio...
An interview with Amanda Hendrix-Komoto
95 min
1961
Dannelle Gutarra Cordero, "She Is Weeping: An I...
An interview with Dannelle Gutarra Cordero
46 min
1962
Paul J. Gutacker, "The Old Faith in a New Natio...
An interview with Paul J. Gutacker
40 min
1963
Assessing Affirmative Action: A Conversation wi...
42 min
1964
Seriously Funny: Politics and Comedy
A Conversation with Emily Nussbaum, Avi Steinberg, and Kwesi Mensha
14 min
1965
Bonus Episode: "Nomadland"
25 min
1966
Mairead Sullivan, "Lesbian Death: Desire and Da...
An interview with Mairead Sullivan
53 min
1967
Felicity M. Turner, "Proving Pregnancy: Gender,...
An interview with Felicity M. Turner
60 min
1968
Tommie Shelby, "The Idea of Prison Abolition" (...
An interview with Tommie Shelby
68 min
1969
Adam M. Silver, "Partisanship and Polarization:...
An interview with Adam M. Silver
53 min
1970
Abdul Alkalimat, "The Future of Black Studies" ...
An interview with Abdul Alkalimat
92 min
1971
Jefferson Cowie, "Freedom's Dominion: A Saga of...
An interview with Jefferson Cowie
87 min
1972
"Gone with the Wind" Revisited
A Lecture by Molly Haskell
30 min
1973
Jed Rasula, "What the Thunder Said: How 'The Wa...
An interview with Jed Rasula
49 min
1974
Mary M. Burke, "Race, Politics, and Irish Ameri...
An interview with Mary M. Burke
40 min
1975
Anatoly Liberman, "Take My Word for It: A Dicti...
An interview with Anatoly Liberman
44 min