New Books in Critical Theory

Booking Overview

This is an academic interview show focused on critical theory and interdisciplinary scholarly books, typically featuring authors, editors, and researchers discussing recently published work with an expert interviewer. Credible pitches include university scholars and book authors with new research in social theory, history, anthropology, colonialism, politics, or related fields; booking difficulty is low to medium because guests are generally accessible academics rather than celebrities, but the subject fit must be precise.

Metrics

Episodes: 600

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

hello@newbooksnetwork.com

caleb@newbooksnetwork.com

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Host

Marshall Poe - Historian and founder of the New Books Network, with a background in Russian and intellectual history.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

University scholars, researchers, and academic authors or editors with recently published books or substantial research in critical theory and related humanities or social science fields.

Required Achievements:

Published scholarly books, University faculty appointments, Specialized academic research, Fellowships or recognition from scholarly institutions

Recent Guest Discussions

Roderick Beaton - European History, Collective Identity, Christianity, Empire, Politics, And The Historical Idea Of Europe.

Utathya Chattopadhyaya - Cannabis, British India, Colonialism, Labor, Gender, And Multispecies Social History.

Ting Hui Lau - Indigeneity, Settler Colonialism, Development, Environmental Change, And Lisu Communities In China’s Borderlands.

Davide Spina - Real Estate Development, Architecture, Urban Form, Capital, Speculation, And Political Economy.

Gregorio Astengo - Real Estate Development, Architecture, Urban Form, Capital, Speculation, And Political Economy.

Recent Topics

Critical Theory, Social Theory, History, Anthropology, Colonialism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

New Books in Critical Theory

Angela Last, "Tainted Tools: New Materialisms As a Decolonial Project" (Manchester University Press, 2026)

September 22, 2026

In Tainted Tools: New Materialisms As a Decolonial Project (Manchester University Press, 2026), Angela Last offers a provocative intervention into the tense relationship between new materialist and decolonial thought. Although both seek to challenge dominant European categories and hierarchies, they are often treated as incompatible. New materialisms, in particular, have been criticised for sustaining a white, universalised vision of the human and overlooking the racialised histories embedded...

Joe Jackson, "Kahlil Joseph and the Audiovisual Atlantic: Music, Modernity, Transmedia Art" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

September 20, 2026

Kahlil Joseph has collaborated with musicians FKA twigs, Flying Lotus, Sampha and Shabazz Palaces among many others. He has directed numerous films, music videos and advertisements across Africa, America and Europe. The award-winning filmmaker's disruptive style – which frequently merges visual representations of transcontinental experiences with the countercultural energies of Afrodiasporic music – challenges the Eurocentric biases underpinning Western media. At the same time, his works gene...

Abi Bae and Hamza Hamouchene eds., "Towards Palestinian Liberation: Global Perspectives on Anti-Colonial Resistance and Solidarity" (Daraja Press, 2026)

September 19, 2026

The book Towards Palestinian Liberation: Global Perspectives on Anti-Colonial Resistance & Solidarity (Daraja Press, 2026), published by Daraja Press, portrays a collection of solidarity movements around the world, highlighting the interconnectedness of global struggles with Palestine. It situates Palestine in a wider, historical decolonial liberation movement. By examining the role of economic and political interests, it critically assesses the opportunities and challenges that the...

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