EPISODE · Aug 30, 2026 · 37 MIN
The Frenchmen with Emily Eakin
from American Campus Podcast · host Lauren Lassabe Shepherd
A deep-dive into the personal lives of the famed 20th century French theorists (all men) with their newest biographer.References and suggested readings:Emily Eakin. 2026. The Frenchmen: Or, My Life in Theory. Penguin Press.Sarah Bakewell booksRoss Douthat. November 2, 2022. How the Right Became the Left and the Left Became the Right. New York Times.James Miller. 2010. The Passion of Michel Foucault. Harvard University Press.John Guillory and Merve Emre. 2023. Cultural Capital: The Problem of Literary Canon Formation. University of Chicago Press.Meghan O’Gieblyn. 2026. Will and Attention: A Memoir. Doubleday.Emily Eakin’s website, essays at NYT, InstagramText the show here!Support the showBrowse the American Campus bookshelf
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A deep-dive into the personal lives of the famed 20th century French theorists (all men) with their newest biographer. References and suggested readings: Emily Eakin. 2026. The Frenchmen: Or, My Life in Theory. Penguin Press.Sarah Bakewell booksRoss Douthat. November 2, 2022. How the Right Became the Left and the Left Became the Right. New York Times.James Miller. 2010. The Passion of Michel Foucault. Harvard University Press.John Guillory and Merve Emre. 2023. Cultural Capital: The Problem o...
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