
The New School’s Fall 2023 Semester in Books
New School faculty writers confront pressing social and cultural issues in their published works—from examinations of capitalism, alternative economic policymaking, and platform cooperatives to portraits of vibrant communities and sustainable households and explorations of contemporary photography.
Works published range from poetry collections to children’s books and nonfiction. Faculty members also produced a number of compelling works during the spring 2023 semester.
Below is a list of books released during the fall 2023 semester. Discover your next great read.

Design Theory, Language and Architectural Space in Lewis Carroll
Caroline Dionne, Assistant Professor of History and Theory of Design Practice and Curatorial Studies, Parsons School of Design

El Bosque de Cucho (Cucho’s Forest)
Luis Galli, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Schools of Public Engagement
Derrida’s Social Ontology: Institutions in Deconstruction
Ryan Gustafson, Assistant Dean, The New School for Social Research

Micaiah Carter: What’s My Name
Sarah Hasted, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design
Micaiah Carter, BFA Photography ’17

Global Queens: An Urban Mosaic
Joseph Heathcott, Professor of Urban Studies, Schools of Public Engagement

Ascent of the Mothers
Noelle Kocot-Tomblin, Assistant Professor, Schools of Public Engagement

Mighty Muddy Us
Caron Levis, Assistant Professor and Coordinator, MFA Creative Writing, Schools of Public Engagement

Nature-Based Solutions for Cities.
Timon McPhearson, Professor and Director, Urban Systems Lab (editor)

The Production of Everyday Life in Eco-Conscious Households: Compromise, Conflict, Complicity
Kirstin Munro, Assistant Professor of Economics, The New School for Social Research

The Never End: The Other Orwell, the Cold War, the Cia, Mi6, and the Origin of Animal Farm
John Reed, Associate Professor of Writing Across Media, Schools of Public Engagement

Own This!: How Platform Cooperatives Help Workers Build a Democratic Internet
R. Trebor Scholz, Founding Director, Platform Cooperativism Consortium and Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy

Capitalism, Inclusive Growth, and Social Protection: Inherent Contradiction or Achievable Vision?
Mark Setterfield, Professor of Economics, The New School for Social Research (co-author)

The Fruit of Our Womb
Marina Shron, Associate Professor, Schools of Public Engagement

CHRISTINA
Marina Shron, Associate Professor, Schools of Public Engagement

The GoFaSt Guide to Screenwriting: The Goals, Failures and Stakes Model of Narrative Storytelling
Greg Takoudes, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, Schools of Public Engagement

Living Northern California: 1975-1995
Carol Wilder, Emeritus Professor

National and Transnational Memories of the Kindertransport: Exhibitions, Memorials, and Commemorations
Amy Williams, Postdoctoral Fellow (coauthor)