SOC 128 JT -The University Black List

Institution: Pitzer

Description: Like every age, our’s has its dangerous ideas. Hundreds of disinvitation movements have sprung up on American college campuses in recent years to protect students from ideas they might find threatening, offensive, or dangerous. These movements have targeted a broad spectrum of influential intellectualsï¿½from classical liberals like Ayaan Hirsi Ali to leftists like Angela Davis to conservatives like Christina Hoff Sommers. By exploring books by many such disinvited authors, this course explores contemporary contention over free speech, provides a window into the dangerous ideas of our time, and will help students think more deeply about the virtues and costs of censoring them. Cross listed as GOVT128 JT and cotaught.

Prerequisite(s): See the current course schedule for registration restrictions.

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