New Books in Sociology podcast

New Books in Sociology

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/sociology

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/sociology

 

#1000

Ulinka Rublack, "Dürer's Coats: Renaissance Men and Material Cultures of Social Recognition" (CEU Pr...

Jana Byars meets one of her academic heroes when Ulinka Rublack joins her to talk about  [... more

6 hrs Ago

37 MINS

37:35

6 hrs Ago


#999

James Sears, "Queering Rehoboth Beach: Beyond the Boardwalk" (Temple UP, 2024)

“Create A More Positive Rehoboth” was a decades-long goal for progress and inclusiveness i... more

09 Dec 2025

56 MINS

56:04

09 Dec 2025


#998

Sylvia D. Hoffert, "Wagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle: Gossip, Rumor, and Reputation in a Small Sout...

In  [Wagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle: Gossip, Rumor, and Reputation in a Small Southern ... more

08 Dec 2025

46 MINS

46:21

08 Dec 2025


#997

“Rurality 2.0”: How City Migrants are Reshaping Norway’s Rural Regions with Tom Bratrud

In today’s episode, we talk to Tom Bratrud about his ongoing, long-term work with city-dwe... more

08 Dec 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:07

08 Dec 2025


#996

Andrea Flores, "The Succeeders: How Immigrant Youth Are Transforming What It Means to Belong in Amer...

Dr. Andrea Flores’ most recent book,  [The Succeeders: How Immigrant Youth Are Transformin... more

08 Dec 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:49

08 Dec 2025


#995

Shilla Lee , "Crafting Rural Japan: Traditional Potters and Rural Creativity in Regional Revitalizat...

Centering collaborations and frictions around a Japanese town’s pottery industry,  [Crafti... more

07 Dec 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:36

07 Dec 2025


#994

Anna Zhelnina, "Private Life, Public Action: How Housing Politics Mobilized Citizens in Moscow" (Tem...

Renovation, an urban renewal plan in Moscow that was announced in the spring of 2017, prop... more

05 Dec 2025

52 MINS

52:01

05 Dec 2025


#993

Maja Davidović, "Governing the Past: 'Never Again' and the Transitional Justice Project" (Cambridge ...

The way we govern the past to ensure peaceful futures keeps conflict anxieties alive. In p... more

05 Dec 2025

54 MINS

54:44

05 Dec 2025


#992

Daniel Skinner et al., "The City and the Hospital: The Paradox of Medically Overserved Communities" ...

The City and the Hospital (Chicago 2023) focuses on an urban paradox: American hospitals a... more

04 Dec 2025

43 MINS

43:20

04 Dec 2025


#991

Anna Shadrina, "The Babushka Phenomenon: Older Women and the Political Sociology of Ageing in Russia...

[The Babushka Phenomenon: Older Women and the Political Sociology of Ageing in Russia] (ht... more

04 Dec 2025

44 MINS

44:50

04 Dec 2025


#990

The Renaissance of Marxist Studies: A Discussion with Babak Amini

The last few years have seen a resurgence of interest in academic research in Marxism and ... more

01 Dec 2025

20 MINS

20:05

01 Dec 2025


#989

Amanda Parrish Morgan, "Stroller" (Bloomsbury, 2022)

Among the many things expectant parents are told to buy, none is a more visible symbol of ... more

30 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:22

30 Nov 2025


#988

Patrick Gamsby, "Henri Lefebvre, Metaphilosophy and Modernity" (Routledge, 2025)

Henri Lefebvre is a writer who has had many competing claims for ownership, from sociology... more

30 Nov 2025

50 MINS

50:34

30 Nov 2025


#987

Isabelle Guérin et. al., "The Indebted Woman: Kinship, Sexuality, and Capitalism" (Stanford UP, 2023...

In  [The Indebted Woman: Kinship, Sexuality, and Capitalism] (https://bookshop.org/a/12343... more

29 Nov 2025

55 MINS

55:21

29 Nov 2025


#986

Sabrina Mittermeier, "Fan Phenomena: Disney" (Intellect Books, 2023)

Sabrina Mittermeier's edited volume  [Fan Phenomena: Disney] (https://bookshop.org/a/12343... more

28 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:14

28 Nov 2025


#985

Deborah Carr, "Aging in America" (U California Press, 2023)

The aging of America will reshape how we live and will transform nearly every aspect of co... more

28 Nov 2025

56 MINS

56:03

28 Nov 2025


#984

Joe Greenwood-Hau," Capital, Privilege and Political Participation" (Liverpool UP, 2025)

Who gets involved in politics? In  [Capital, Privilege and Political Participation] (http... more

26 Nov 2025

45 MINS

45:23

26 Nov 2025


#983

Sarah Hoiland, "Righteous Sisterhood: The Politics and Power of an All-Women's Motorcycle Club" (Tem...

A righteous sister identifies herself as a biker. She might wrench, or maintain, her own b... more

23 Nov 2025

44 MINS

44:53

23 Nov 2025


#982

Adam Jones, "Sites of Genocide" (Routledge, 2022)

Adam Jones will be familiar to anyone interested in the field of genocide studies. He's pu... more

23 Nov 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:41

23 Nov 2025


#981

Shatema Threadcraft, "Labors of Resurrection: Black Women, Necromancy, and Morrisonian Democracy" (O...

Western democracies are haunted. Michael Hanchard suggests that the specter of race is wha... more

22 Nov 2025

58 MINS

58:24

22 Nov 2025