New Books in Gender

Booking Overview

An academic author-interview podcast focused on gender studies, feminism, law, and gendered power, featuring scholars discussing recently published research and books with expert interviewers. Credible pitches include university researchers, authors of scholarly books, and specialists in feminist theory, women’s history, colonialism, or gender-related law; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need substantial academic credentials and a recent publication.

Metrics

Episodes: 1000

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Miranda Melcher - Dr. Miranda Melcher conducts interviews for this New Books Network channel (Gender Studies). In the episode description she is identified as the interviewer, and her research focus is described as ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

University scholars, researchers, and academic authors with expertise in gender studies or a closely related field and a recently published book or significant research project.

Required Achievements:

Authored a scholarly book with an academic press, University research or teaching appointment, Published research in gender studies, feminist theory, law, history, or related fields

Recent Guest Discussions

Galina Bogatova - Russian Colonialism, Familial Political Metaphors, Imperial Ideology, Propaganda, And The Invasion Of Ukraine

Elisabeth van Houts - Female Rulership, Medieval Queenship, Empress Matilda, Dynastic Politics, And Women’s Authority In The Middle Ages

Debolina Dutta - Feminist Jurisprudence, Post-colonial India, Caste And Legal Knowledge, Scholarly Activism, And Collaborative Legal Research

Recent Topics

Gender Studies, Feminism, Women, Law, Colonialism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

New Books in Gender

Linda Williams and eds. Christine Gledhill et al., "Melodrama As Provocateur" (Duke UP, 2026)

August 14, 2026

The centerpiece of Melodrama as Provocateur (Duke UP, 2026) is an essay by Linda Williams (1946–2025). Williams was Professor of Film Studies and Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley. Her highly influential work reframed some of cinema’s most neglected or denigrated genres from a feminist perspective, including documentary, pornography, horror, and melodrama. Melodrama is the focus of what would become Williams’s final project. In the last few years of her life, she w...

Yulia Gradskova et al., "Good Mothers, Nations and Nationalisms: Cases from Lithuania, Russia and Sweden" (CEU Press, 2026)

August 13, 2026

In this episode, host Andrea Talabér (CEU Press, 2026) talks with Yulia Gradskova and Ieva Bisigirskaitė, two of the three authors behind Good Mothers, Nations and Nationalisms: Cases from Lithuania, Russia and Sweden. Together with Soheyla Yazdanpanah, they explore what nationalists mean by "good mothers," demographic anxiety, and maternal activism in Lithuania, Russia and Sweden. You can purchase a copy here. The CEU Press Podcast delves into various aspects of the publishing pr...

Julie Kliegman, "Finding Renée Richards: The Groundbreaking Story of Tennis’s Trans Pioneer" (HarperOne, 2026)

August 11, 2026

Fifty years ago, tennis player Renée Richards made international headlines in her fight to compete in the women’s draw of the 1977 US Open—marking the first time a trans athlete sued to participate in professional sports in the gender category with which they identify. Renée eventually won her case. Though she lost in the first round of the singles tournament, she and her tennis partner made it to the finals in doubles, losing to Martina Navratilova and her partner. Finding Renée Richards: T...

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