In this episode of High Theory, Laura Stokes talks about melancholy. One of the four humors in ancient humoral medicine, melancholy, or
100th Episode: Public Humanities
Saronik Bosu talks about humanities work engaging diverse communities and publics, misconceptions about what the ‘public’ in public humanities might mean as
Red Cat
In this episode of High Theory, Leigh Claire La Berge talks about red cats: communist cats, revolutionary tigers, radical felines of all
On Not Knowing
This episode of High Theory is an edited recording of a book launch event with Emily Ogden for her new book On Not
Standpoint Theory
Soham Sen talks about standpoint theory, a method of understanding the ways in which individual and collective experience influence public discourses. He
Digital Lethargy
In this episode of High Theory, Tung-Hui Hu talks with Júlia Irion Martins about Digital Lethargy, as part of our High Theory
Echo
An echo is a sonic reflection of an emission bouncing back to its origin, which if delayed long enough sounds like a
Finding Your Purpose
This episode is the edited version of a live event held on June 17 2022 to celebrate the launch of Finding Your
Neoliberalism
In this episode of High Theory, Troy Vettese talks with us about neoliberalism. It turns out the neoliberals aren’t actually a secret
Property Technology
In this episode of High Theory, Erin McElroy talks with Nathan Kim about Property Technology. This is the first episode in the
Reality TV
In this episode of High Theory, Olivia Stowell speaks with Saronik about Reality TV. In the episode she talks about the genesis
Normalization
In this episode of High Theory, Gëzim Visoka and Nicolas Lemay-Hebert tell us about normalization in international relations. Their research applies Foucault’s
Environmental Catastrophe
In this episode John Yargo speaks with Kim about Environmental Catastrophe. In the episode John quotes Hannah Arendt and N.K. Jemisin, discusses
Birthdays
We return after our four-month relaunch with an episode on Birthdays, variously interpreted. The reason? It’s the second birthday of High Theory
High Theory Relaunch!
We are so excited to partner up with the New Books Network! Fret not, our episodes, as always will be available here
Presentism
Anna Kornbluh talks about presentism, the anachronistic historical practice of studying the past with contemporary frames of understanding. While some orthodoxies might















