029: Steve Volan, on the Doppelgänger City that is an American University Campus

The show's host becomes the guest today. This episode is an excerpt from a public talk Steve Volan gave last October at the Collins Living-Learning Center in Bloomington. It was based on his Geography master's thesis called Gownsburg: The Campus as a Municipal Phenomenon. His theory in Gownsburg is that university campuses have all the traits of towns, yet are more like spooky replicas of towns. Hence the talk's title: "Doppelgänger Cities: A History of Campuses."For a podcast all about city government policy, it was a matter of time before we had to address the separate jurisdiction within our jurisdiction, the Vatican inside our Rome. You're going to hear quite a bit about IU's campus, but really, today's show is more about where campuses in general came from. It's one episode you don't have to be a Bloomingtonian to appreciate, so tell your non-local friends to download this one.(Also: we have an email address now! Send us your opinions to [email protected].)Support the showA production of Plateia Media ©2024-5. All rights reserved.