Interviews with Scholars of Critical Theory about their New Books Support our show by becoming a pre
• Philip J. Stern, Empire, Incorporated. The Corporations That Built British Colonialism (Belknap Pr
It is indisputable that Marx began his intellectual trajectory as a philosopher, but it is often tho
The Human Toll: Taxation and Slavery in Colonial America (NYU Press, 2025) by Anthony C. Infanti doc
How are working class women represented in contemporary culture? In Slags on Stage: Class, Sex, Art
In 1849, the Mary Ann Shadd Cary had not yet become one of the first Black woman newspaper editors i
What part should politics play in our everyday lives? In How to Think About Politics: A Guide in Fiv
Join me for conversation with Dr. Jaleh Mansoor (Associate Professor of Art History in the Departmen
Envisioning queer futures where we lovingly wager everything for the world's children, the planet, a
Why do some processes—like aging, birth, and car crashes—occur in only one direction in time, when b
Embodying Normalcy: Women’s Work in Neoliberal Times (Lexington Books, 2024) calls attention to how
What has gone wrong with the left—and what leftists must do if they want to change politics, ethics,
The road novel is often dismissed as a mundane, nostalgic genre: Jack, Sal, and other tedious white
Gospel singer and seven-time Grammy winner Andraé Crouch (1942-2015) hardly needs introduction. His
Forest Lost: Producing Green Capitalism in the Brazilian Amazon (2024) is an ethnography of forest c
Join me for a conversation with Dr. Seulghee Lee (Assistant Professor of African American Studies an
Policing is a source of perennial conflict and philosophical disagreement. Current political develop
With rigorous attention to history and empire, Maïa Pal's Jurisdictional Accumulation: An Early Mode
In an age of growing wealth disparities, politicians on both sides of the aisle are sounding the ala
Filming in European Cities: The Labor of Location (Cornell University Press, 2025) explores the effo
Empires, until recently, were everywhere. They shaped borders, stirred conflicts, and set the terms
