Speaking & Media
I speak about how socially constructed narratives, or social rhetoric, shape power, institutions, and social systems—bridging research with real-world application.
Dr. Rousseau’s work within this platform explores ideas, builds community, and questions the stories we are told about ourselves and the world. Giving voice to what often goes unspoken and offering tools to understand—and change—the systems that shape our lives.
The Sanctuary Lecture Series explores how people sustain critical thought, imagination, courage, and community amid systems of inequality, polarization, institutional failure, and cultural exhaustion.
Drawing from sociology, history, media analysis, public scholarship, and lived experience, each lecture examines the narratives that shape our lives—and the practices that help us endure, resist, and reimagine.
Launching July 2026
