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Back to EpisodesThe 2010s, safe spaces, and trigger warnings with Kendall Gerdes
Published 1 year, 5 months ago
Description
Kendell Gerdes unpacks popular depictions of "sensitive" students throughout the 2010s. She tackles safe spaces, trigger warnings, #BlackOnCampus, and other student calls for accessibility over the last few years, showing how these matters are not in opposition to faculty academic freedom.
Links mentioned in the episode:
- Kendall Gerdes. 2024. Sensitive Rhetorics: Academic Freedom and Campus Activism. University of Pittsburgh Press. (Use code 29GERDES30 for 30% off)
- Follow Kendall Gerdes on BlueSky
- Bradford Vivian. 2022. Campus Misinformation: The Real Threat to Free Speech in American Higher Education. Oxford University Press.
- Bradford Vivian’s Substack, Campus Information
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