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New Books in Critical Theory

New Books in Critical Theory

Interviews with Scholars of Critical Theory about their New Books

Marshall Poe · New Books Network

2,281 episodesEN

Show overview

New Books in Critical Theory has been publishing since 2008, and across the 18 years since has built a catalogue of 2,281 episodes. That works out to over 2100 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence, with the show now in its 3rd season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 43 min and 1h 6m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 158 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 367 episodes published. Published by New Books Network.

Episodes
2,281
Running
2008–2026 · 18y
Median length
55 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

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

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Jun 25, 202649 min

Charles J. Stivale, "Unfolding the Deleuze Seminars, 1970–1987: Summaries and Commentary" (Edinburgh UP, 2025)

Jun 25, 20261h 43m

Hilary R. Buxton, "Disabled Empire: The Colonial Body in First World War Britain" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

Jun 24, 20261h 13m

Valerie Tiberius, "What Do You Want Out of Life? A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters" (Princeton UP, 2024)

Jun 24, 20261h 7m

Robin Dembroff, "Real Men on Top: How Patriarchy Shapes Our Reality" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Jun 22, 2026

Jean-Philippe Deranty, "The Case for Work" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Jun 22, 202635 min

Steven Segal, "Mandela’s Leadership Legacy: Emotional and Existential Wisdom" (Routledge, 2026)

Jun 19, 202658 min

Michael D. Nichols, "Batman and the Classics: Echoes of Mythology, Literature and Philosophy in the Comics and Films" (McFarland, 2026)

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Legacy of the Ancient Greeks: On Classical and Modern Democracy with Josiah Ober

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Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande, "The Politics of Islamic Ethics: Hierarchy and Human Nature in the Philosophical Tradition (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Jun 14, 202654 min

Curtis Dozier, "The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate" (Yale UP, 2026)

Jun 13, 20261h 16m

Jeffrey Hoelle, "Cultivated: Plants, Hair, and the Aesthetic of Control" (Yale UP, 2026)

Jun 13, 20261h 14m

Jeffrey R. Di Leo et al. eds., "Theory as World Literature" (Bloomsbury, 2025)

Jun 12, 202632 min

Don Thomas Deere, "The Invention of Order: On the Coloniality of Space" (Duke UP, 2026)

Jun 11, 202646 min

Arlene W. Saxonhouse, "Athenian Democracy: Modern Mythmakers and Ancient Theorists" (U Notre Dame Press, 2026)

Jun 10, 202658 min

Natalia Rogach Alexander, "Growing People: The Enduring Legacy of John Dewey" (Columbia UP, 2025)

Jun 10, 202651 min

Joanna Stalnaker, "The Rest Is Silence: Enlightenment Philosophers Facing Death" (Yale UP, 2025)

Jun 9, 20261h 8m

Javier Arbona-Homar, "Explosivity: Following What Remains" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)

Jun 8, 20261h 6m

Christina Lord, "Reimagining the Human in Contemporary French Science Fiction" (Liverpool UP, 2023)

Jun 7, 202644 min

Michael Brownstein et al., "Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change" (MIT Press, 2025)

Jun 6, 20261h 11m
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