New Books Network: Spectropolis

In this episode of the New Books in Geography Podcast, Joshua Comaroff discusses his new book, Spectropolis: The Enchantment of Capital in Singapore (University Minnesota Press, 2025). This work explores the unlikely collusion of Singapore’s hyperubanization and belief in the economic power of ghosts, demonstrating both the productive role of popular beliefs in the modern world and the surprising correlations between “late” capitalism and the workings of the spirit realm.

This episode was produced by NYSEAN Partner, the New Books Network.