

Yale University Press Podcast
Yale University Press
The Yale University Press Podcast is a series of in-depth conversations with experts and authors on a range of topics including politics, history, science, art, and more for those who are intellectually curious.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Nov 30, 2022 • 53min
Witold Rybczynski Tells the Story of Architecture
The eminent writer and architect’s new book follows the thread of architecture from the Stone Age to today.

Nov 22, 2022 • 27min
Vincent W. Lloyd on Black Dignity: The Struggle Against Domination.
In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to professor Vincent W. Lloyd about his new book, Black Dignity: The Struggle Against Domination.

Oct 20, 2022 • 32min
Laura Wilson on Her New Book, The Writers: Portraits
The acclaimed photographer talks about her portraits of 38 of the most lauded and renowned contemporary writers.

Sep 1, 2022 • 47min
Architecture and Politics at MoMA in the Early 20th Century
A conversation with Patricio del Real about how the Museum of Modern Art’s treatment of Latin American architecture reflected U.S. political and cultural interests.

Jul 18, 2022 • 36min
Kimono Style
A conversation with Met curator Monika Bincsik about the kimono–its evolution from the Edo period to the 20th century and its relationship with Western fashion

Jun 21, 2022 • 22min
A Conversation about Anne Truitt’s Yield: The Journal of an Artist
We talk with Anne Truitt’s daughter, Alexandra Truitt, about preparing the fourth and final volume of her late mother’s journals for publication.

Apr 19, 2022 • 34min
A New Take on “Self-Taught” Artists
A conversation with writer and curator Lisa Slominski about her new book, Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists, and her goal of constructing a more nuanced history of the work of so-called “Outsider” artists from the early twentieth century to the present day

Apr 1, 2022 • 49min
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Reconsidered
A conversation with Met curator Elyse Nelson and Columbia University assistant professor and writer Wendy S. Walters about Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux’s sculpture Why Born Enslaved!

Nov 16, 2021 • 25min
Surrealism Beyond Borders
In conversation with curators Stephanie D’Alessandro and Matthew Gale, we discuss the exhibition and book that challenges traditional narratives of Surrealism, tracing its global impact and legacy from the 1920s through the 1970s.

Oct 28, 2021 • 49min
The Life and Art of Bob Thompson
A conversation with Colby College Museum of art curator Diana Tuite about her exhibition Bob Thompson: This House is Mine


