Universities, what for? with Marc Spooner

Universities, what for? with Marc Spooner

A small question! References and suggested readings: * Marc Spooner and James McNinch, eds. 2026. Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universities [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781779401243]. University of Regina Press.  * Marc Spooner and James McNich, eds. 2018. Dissident Knowledge in Higher Education [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780889775367]. University of Regina Press. * Ellen Schrecker. 1986. No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and the Universities [https://archive.org/details/noivorytowermcca00schr]. * AAUP’s 1915 Declaration [https://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/A6520A9D-0A9A-47B3-B550-C006B5B224E7/0/1915Declaration.pdf] and 1940 Statement [https://www.aaup.org/sites/default/files/1940%20Statement.pdf] * Michael Atzmon, John Cheney-Lippold, Gary D. Krenz, and Melanie S. Tanielian, eds. 2026. In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781964098104]. Disobedience Press. * Brian Soucek. 2026. The Opinionated University: Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780226846156]. University of Chicago Press.  * The Opinionated University [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/episodes/18521732] episode with Brian Soucek  * Creating the AAUP [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/episodes/17911377] episode with Hank Reichman  * Marc Spooner’s faculty page [https://www.uregina.ca/education/directory/faculty/spooner-marc.html] Text the show here! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/fan_mail/new] Support the show [http://www.patreon.com/americancampuspodcast] Browse the American Campus bookshelf [https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast] Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu [shephell@iu.edu]. You can also anonymously request an episode or give feedback [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiJJXH2NGr1kkXg2C0q7AqJ3eYIFA_t6jmzLfLLLoV_WBhBQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118363955640147575369] on the show.

Quentin Deranque, the French Charlie Kirk with Jonathan Hauser

References and suggested readings: * The Wild Robot [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29623480/] * Hoppers [https://www.pixar.com/hoppers] * Jonathan Hauser’s website [https://cas.univ-tlse2.fr/accueil-cas/membres/annuairedoct/jonathan-hauser] and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-hauser-0a7380105/] Text the show here! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/fan_mail/new] Support the show [http://www.patreon.com/americancampuspodcast] Browse the American Campus bookshelf [https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast] Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu [shephell@iu.edu]. You can also anonymously request an episode or give feedback [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiJJXH2NGr1kkXg2C0q7AqJ3eYIFA_t6jmzLfLLLoV_WBhBQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118363955640147575369] on the show.

Alpha Kappa Alpha with Deborah E. Whaley

On all things AKA References and suggested readings: * Deborah E. Whaley. 2010. Disciplining Women: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Black Counterpublics, and the Cultural Politics of Black Sororities [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781438432724]. SUNY Press.  * Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority [https://www.amazon.com/Twenty-Pearls-Story-Alpha-Sorority/dp/B09KHHV45Y/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0] documentary * Stephanie Y. Evans. 2021. Black Women’s Yoga History: Memoirs of Inner Peace [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781438483641]. SUNY Press. * Deborah Whaley’s website [https://deborahelizabethwhaley.com/], faculty page [https://americanstudies.ku.edu/people/deborah-whaley-0], and on Instagram at @dewhaley [http://instagram.com/dewhaley] and @afrovegan.in.the.world [https://www.instagram.com/afrovegan.in.the.world/]  Text the show here! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/fan_mail/new] Support the show [http://www.patreon.com/americancampuspodcast] Browse the American Campus bookshelf [https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast] Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu [shephell@iu.edu]. You can also anonymously request an episode or give feedback [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiJJXH2NGr1kkXg2C0q7AqJ3eYIFA_t6jmzLfLLLoV_WBhBQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118363955640147575369] on the show.

How class is reproduced in elite private schools with Emma Taylor

References and suggested readings: * Emma Taylor. 2026. An Elite Education: How Privilege Is Produced in a Private School [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780691264257]. Princeton University Press. * Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison. 2020. The Class Ceiling: Why It Pays to Be Privileged [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781447336105]. Policy Press. * Michael Foucault. Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780679752554]. * Pierre Bourdieu and Loïc J D Wacquant. 1992. An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780226067414]. University of Chicago Press. * Karen Gravett. 2024. Relational Pedagogies: Connections and Mattering in Higher Education [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781350256712]. Bloomsbury Academic. * Lauren White, Will Mason, Vicky Grant, Alison Romaine, Grace Cleary, and Shona Tulloch. April 2026. Towards a Pedagogy of Joy [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403631793_Towards_a_pedagogy_of_joy]. British Journal of Sociology of Education. * Emma Taylor’s LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-taylor-researcher/] Text the show here! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/fan_mail/new] Support the show [http://www.patreon.com/americancampuspodcast] Browse the American Campus bookshelf [https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast] Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu [shephell@iu.edu]. You can also anonymously request an episode or give feedback [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiJJXH2NGr1kkXg2C0q7AqJ3eYIFA_t6jmzLfLLLoV_WBhBQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118363955640147575369] on the show.

Yuppies with Dylan Gottlieb

On good cheese and how the career services office destroyed the American economy References and suggested readings: * Dylan Gottlieb. 2026. Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780674248977]. Harvard University Press.  * Sam Tanenhaus. 2025. Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780375502347]. Penguin Random House.  * God and Man at Yale [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/episodes/17390265] episode with Sam Tanenhaus * Who Makes Cents: A History of Capitalism [https://whomakescentspodcast.com/] podcast * Check out Dylan’s website [https://www.dylangottlieb.org/] and follow him on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/dygottlieb.bsky.social] and Twitter  [https://x.com/dygottlieb] Text the show here! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/fan_mail/new] Support the show [http://www.patreon.com/americancampuspodcast] Browse the American Campus bookshelf [https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast] Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu [shephell@iu.edu]. You can also anonymously request an episode or give feedback [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiJJXH2NGr1kkXg2C0q7AqJ3eYIFA_t6jmzLfLLLoV_WBhBQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118363955640147575369] on the show.