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New Books in the American South

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…

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Latest episodes

  1. Jarvis C. McInnis, "Afterlives of the Plantation: Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South" (Columbia UP, 2025)12 Aug 2026
  2. Kristen Tegtmeier Oertel, "Seeking Freedom in Indian Country: Slavery, Sovereignty, and Resistance Within the Five Tribes, 1790–1861" (LSU Press, 2026)3 Aug 2026
  3. Virginia McGee Richards, "The Inner Passage: An Untold Story of Black Resistance Along a Southern Waterway" (MIT Press, 2026)1 Aug 2026
  4. Robert Lee Maril, "Hungry Oklahoma: Confronting Poverty and Food Insecurity" (U Oklahoma Press, 2026)30 Jul 2026
  5. Lily Kelting, "Against Heritage: The Reinvention of Traditional Foods" (UNC Press, 2026)24 Jul 2026
  6. Angela Frederick, "Disabled Power: A Storm, A Grid, and Embodied Harm in the Age of Disaster" (NYU Press, 2025)18 Jul 2026
  7. Gregg Andrews, "Shoe Workers in Hannibal, Missouri: The Rise and Fall of Manufacturing in America’s Hometown, 1890–1970" (LSU Press, 2026)8 Jul 2026
  8. Daniel Rood, "In the Shadow of the Great House: A History of the Plantation in America" (Norton, 2026)7 Jul 2026
  9. Gullah-Geechee Diasporas: Knowledge, Culture, and Black Lowcountry Legacies7 Jul 2026
  10. Inside the Mississippi Marathon: How Mississippi Dramatically Improved Its Education System with Rachel Canter19 Jun 2026