# New Books in Critical Theory Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LIT8251633117 Official site: https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/politics-society/critical-theory/ Author: New Books Network Episodes: 2248 ## Resource This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622.md ## Episodes - [Thomas Xavier Sarmiento, "The Heartland of US Empire: Race, Region, and the Queer Filipinx Midwest" (Temple UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/thomas-xavier-sarmiento-the-heartland-of-us-empire-race-region-and-the-queer-filipinx-midwest-temple-up-2026) — 2026-05-23T08:00:00+00:00 - [Shyam Ranganathan, "Moral Philosophy and De-Colonialism: The Irrationality of Oppression" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/shyam-ranganathan-moral-philosophy-and-de-colonialism-the-irrationality-of-oppression-bloomsbury-academic-2026) — 2026-05-21T08:00:00+00:00 - [Utku Balaban, "Industrial Islamism: How Authoritarian Movements Mobilize Workers" (U California Press, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/utku-balaban-industrial-islamism-how-authoritarian-movements-mobilize-workers-u-california-press-2025) — 2026-05-21T08:00:00+00:00 - [Hugo Drochon, "Elites and Democracy" (Princeton UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/hugo-drochon-elites-and-democracy-princeton-up-2026) — 2026-05-21T08:00:00+00:00 - [Angharad N. Valdivia and Isabel Molina-Guzmán, "Rebooting Inequality: Critical Takes on Film and Television Remakes" (NYU Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/angharad-n-valdivia-and-isabel-molina-guzm-n-rebooting-inequality-critical-takes-on-film-and-television-remakes-nyu-press-2026) — 2026-05-20T08:00:00+00:00 - [Brett Neilson, "The Rest and the West: Capital and Power in a Multipolar World" (Verso, 2024)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/brett-neilson-the-rest-and-the-west-capital-and-power-in-a-multipolar-world-verso-2024) — 2026-05-20T08:00:00+00:00 - [Benjamin Dalton, "Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity" (Edinburgh UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/benjamin-dalton-catherine-malabou-and-contemporary-french-literature-and-film-witnessing-plasticity-edinburgh-up-2026) — 2026-05-18T08:00:00+00:00 - [Drew M. Dalton, "The Matter of Evil: From Speculative Realism to Ethical Pessimism" (Northwestern UP, 2024)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/drew-m-dalton-the-matter-of-evil-from-speculative-realism-to-ethical-pessimism-northwestern-up-2024) — 2026-05-17T08:00:00+00:00 - [Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, "The Mattering Instinct: How Our Deepest Longing Drives Us and Divides Us" (Liveright Publishing, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/rebecca-newberger-goldstein-the-mattering-instinct-how-our-deepest-longing-drives-us-and-divides-us-liveright-publishing-2026) — 2026-05-12T08:00:00+00:00 - [Julia Bowes, "Every Man's Home a Castle: Parental Rights and the Makings of Modern Conservatism" (Princeton UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/julia-bowes-every-man-s-home-a-castle-parental-rights-and-the-makings-of-modern-conservatism-princeton-up-2026) — 2026-05-08T08:00:00+00:00 - [Angela Dimitrakaki, "Feminism. Art. Capitalism" (Pluto Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/angela-dimitrakaki-feminism-art-capitalism-pluto-press-2026) — 2026-05-06T08:00:00+00:00 - [Alana Lentin, "The New Racial Regime: Recalibrations of White Supremacy" (Pluto Books, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/alana-lentin-the-new-racial-regime-recalibrations-of-white-supremacy-pluto-books-2025) — 2026-05-04T08:00:00+00:00 - [James Q. Whitman, "Masters of Slaves to Lords of Lands: The Transformation of Ownership in the Western World" (Cambridge UP, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/james-q-whitman-masters-of-slaves-to-lords-of-lands-the-transformation-of-ownership-in-the-western-world-cambridge-up-2025) — 2026-05-04T08:00:00+00:00 - [Patrick Brodie and Darin Barney eds., "Media Rurality" (Duke UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/patrick-brodie-and-darin-barney-eds-media-rurality-duke-up-2026) — 2026-05-03T08:00:00+00:00 - [D. Vance Smith, "Atlas’s Bones: The African Foundations of Europe" (U Chicago Press, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/d-vance-smith-atlas-s-bones-the-african-foundations-of-europe-u-chicago-press-2025) — 2026-05-02T08:00:00+00:00 - [Jason R. Young, "The Mask of Memory: White Racial Fantasy After the Civil War" (UNC Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/jason-r-young-the-mask-of-memory-white-racial-fantasy-after-the-civil-war-unc-press-2026) — 2026-05-02T08:00:00+00:00 - [Mostafa Hussein, "Hebrew Orientalism: Jewish Engagement with Arabo-Islamic Culture in Late Ottoman and British Palestine" (Princeton UP, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/mostafa-hussein-hebrew-orientalism-jewish-engagement-with-arabo-islamic-culture-in-late-ottoman-and-british-palestine-princeton-up-2025) — 2026-05-01T08:00:00+00:00 - [Mapping Out Food and Philosophy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/mapping-out-food-and-philosophy) — 2026-05-01T08:00:00+00:00 - [Francisco Martínez, "The Future of Hiding: Secrecy, Infrastructure, and Ecological Memory in Estonia's Siberia" (Cornell UP, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/francisco-mart-nez-the-future-of-hiding-secrecy-infrastructure-and-ecological-memory-in-estonia-s-siberia-cornell-up-2025) — 2026-04-28T08:00:00+00:00 - [Rugged Individualism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/rugged-individualism) — 2026-04-27T16:37:00+00:00 - [Sarah Jaffe, "From the Ashes: Grief and Transformation in a World on Fire" (Bold Type Books, 2024)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/sarah-jaffe-from-the-ashes-grief-and-transformation-in-a-world-on-fire-bold-type-books-2024) — 2026-04-22T08:00:00+00:00 - [169* Hannah Arendt on Oases (JP)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/169-hannah-arendt-on-oases-jp) — 2026-04-18T08:00:00+00:00 - [Manuel Barcia, "Pirate Imperialism: Trade, Abolition, and Global Suppression of Maritime Raiding, 1825–1870" (Yale UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/manuel-barcia-pirate-imperialism-trade-abolition-and-global-suppression-of-maritime-raiding-1825-1870-yale-up-2026) — 2026-04-18T08:00:00+00:00 - [Audrey Borowski, "Leibniz in His World: The Making of a Savant" (Princeton UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/audrey-borowski-leibniz-in-his-world-the-making-of-a-savant-princeton-up-2026) — 2026-04-17T08:00:00+00:00 - [Amanda Anderson and Simon During, "Humanities Theory" (Oxford UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory-962622/amanda-anderson-and-simon-during-humanities-theory-oxford-up-2026) — 2026-04-17T08:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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