The straight college strikes back!

References and suggested readings:

• Richard S. Price. October 6, 2025. The straight college strikes back: 1990s backlash against inclusive campuses. Politics, Groups, and Identities.
• Megan Brenan. May 29, 2025. “Record Party Divide 10 Years After Same-Sex Marriage Ruling.” Gallup.
• David A. Reichard. 2024. Here Are My People: LGBT College Student Organizing in California. University of Georgia Press.
• Lawrence Glickman. May 21, 2020. “How White Backlash Controls American Progress.” The Atlantic.
• Hannah Kaner’s Fallen Gods Trilogy: Faithbreaker (2025); Sunbringer (2024); Godkiller (2023)
• Ellen Schrecker. 2025. The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s. University of Chicago Press.
• adventuresincensorship.com

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References and suggested readings:

• Alison Bashford. 2025. Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic. University of Chicago Press.
• Naomi Oreskes. 2003. Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History Of The Modern Theory Of The Earth. CRC Books.
• Alison Bashford faculty page

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grift, edtech, enshittification

References and suggested readings:

• Justin Raden. October 23, 2025. Higher Ed’s Rush to Adopt AI is About So Much More Than AI. Defector.
• American Vandal podcast and Substack
• Moira Weigel. “Palantir Goes to the Frankfurt School.” b2o
• Molly White [citation needed]
• Gil Durán. 2026. The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy. Simon & Schuster.
• Edward Zitron Where’s Your Ed At?
• Melinda Cooper. 2024. Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance. Zone Books.
• Quinn Slobodian. 2025. Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right. Zone Books.
• Justin Raden on Bluesky @jraden.bsky.social
• Sarah Osment tweets (follow for Mike Davis reading group in January 2026)
• faculty email jraden1@olemiss.edu

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