Interviews with Scholars of Critical Theory about their New Books Support our show by becoming a pre
How can reading change the world? In Reading as Collective Action: Texts as Tactics (University of I
In this interview, Carlo D’Ippoliti and Andrea Bernardi interview Franklin Obeng-Odoom who teaches u
Is making art a job? This question is central to The Work of Art: Value in Creative Careers (Stanfor
Spanning several decades, the work of Ella Shohat, a Professor of Cultural Studies and Middle Easter
Every young generation inspires a host of comparisons—usually negative ones—with older generations.
How can Lacan help us to understand the subversive potential of video games? In The Playstation Drea
In Jews and Leftist Politics: Judaism, Israel, Antisemitism and Gender (Cambridge University Press,
Associate professor of anthropology at the University of Washington Sareeta Amrute has written Encod
In his new book, The Politics of Unreason: The Frankfurt School and the Origins of Modern Antisemiti
I was joined by Eli Cook from Israel to talk about his amazing new book The Pricing of Progress: Eco
Why are you still single? This question is often asked of single women, especially those who are dee
I was joined by Pasquale Tridico, Professor of Political Economy at Roma Tre University in Italy. Hi
In the twenty first century, violence at work is often described in the context of a lone employee “
How does the idea of ‘meritocracy’ serve to reinforce social inequality? In Against Meritocracy: Cul
The Routledge Handbook of Heterodox Economics: Theorizing, Analyzing, and Transforming Capitalism (R
Eric Lee‘s The Experiment: Georgia’s Forgotten Revolution, 1918-1921 (Zed Books, 2017) is about the
In From Head Shops to Whole Foods: The Rise and Fall of Activist Entrepreneurs (Columbia University
Claudia Leeb’s new book, Power and Feminist Agency in Capitalism: Toward a New Theory of the Politic
Since the collapse of the Berlin Wall, there has been a widespread affirmation of economic ideologie
How does a book come into being? In Under the Cover: The Creation, Production, and Reception of a No
