New Books in American Studies

Interviews with Scholars of America about their New Books

Society & Culture
History
1976
Daniel F. Runde, "The American Imperative: Recl...
An interview with Daniel F. Runde
43 min
1977
Drew Morton, "After Midnight: Watchmen After Wa...
An interview with Drew Morton
59 min
1978
Viola Franziska Müller, "Escape to the City: Fu...
An interview with Viola Franziska Müller
72 min
1979
The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature
An interview with Esther G. Belin and Jeff Berglund
57 min
1980
Emily A. Owens, "Consent in the Presence of For...
An interview with Emily A. Owens
88 min
1981
We Shall Overcome: Sister Thea Bowman and the B...
A Discussion with Father Maurice Nutt, CSsR
55 min
1982
Robert Ovetz, "We the Elites: Why the US Consti...
An interview with Robert Ovetz
67 min
1983
Richard Aquila, "Rock & Roll in Kennedy's Ameri...
An interview with Richard Aquila
93 min
1984
Michael Joseph Roberto, "The Coming of the Amer...
An interview with Michael Joseph Roberto
86 min
1985
Lisa Biggs, "The Healing Stage: Black Women, In...
An interview with Lisa Biggs
63 min
1986
The History of the Black Urban Working-Class in...
A Conversation with Joe William Trotter, Jr.
80 min
1987
Eric A. Stanley, "Atmospheres of Violence: Stru...
An interview with Eric A. Stanley
48 min
1988
Infrastructure and Inequality
A Conversation with Daniel Armanios
60 min
1989
Apocalyptic Politics: What Do Evangelical Voter...
A Conversation with Matthew Sutton, Katharine Hayhoe, Liya Rechtman
29 min
1990
Eternity Now: Talking about Mysticism with the ...
A Discussion with Father Greg Boyle, SJ
45 min
1991
Tanya Katerí Hernández, "Racial Innocence: Unma...
An interview with Tanya Katerí Hernández
55 min
1992
Donna Stein, "Archaeology of Metaphor: The Art ...
An interview with Donna Stein
36 min
1993
Sabrina Mittermeier, "Fan Phenomena: Disney" (I...
An interview with Sabrina Mittermeier
51 min
1994
Aaron Berman, "America's Arab Nationalists: Fro...
An interview with Aaron Berman
70 min
1995
Challenges to Scientific Authority in Modern Am...
A Conversation with Andrew Jewett
58 min
1996
Seeing Truth in the Speculative: A Conversation...
An interview with Dexter Gabriel
44 min
1997
Simon Brodbeck, "Divine Descent and the Four Wo...
An interview with Simon Brodbeck
50 min
1998
The Climate Change Scientist: A Conversation wi...
57 min
1999
Vincent Phillip Muñoz, "Religious Liberty and t...
An interview with Vincent Phillip Muñoz
77 min
2000
Sarah Imhoff, "The Lives of Jessie Sampter: Que...
An interview with Sarah Imhoff
63 min