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American Campus Podcast
Culture wars come for French universities (Part 2)
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Lauren Lassabe Shepherd
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This is Part I of a conversation with Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Eléana Sanchez, and Jonathan Hauser. Listen to Part I here.
References and suggested readings:
- Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer. 2025. By the Power Vested in Me: How Experts Shape Same-Sex Marriage Debates. Columbia University Press.
- Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer's website
- Eléana Sanchez's website, HAL (open science platform in France), and Bluesky
- Jonathan Hauser's website
- Jon is watching Koh-Lanta
- Eléana is watching Rooster and listening to La dernière
- Marwan Mohammed. 2026. C'était pas gagné !: De l'échec scolaire au CNRS, histoire d'une remontada. Seuil.
- Michael is playing Cities: Skylines and Cities: Skylines II
- R. F. Kuang. 2023. Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution. Harper Voyager.
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Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu. You can also anonymously request an episode or give feedback on the show.
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