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> University professors routinely have to censor material that is 'triggering' merely because of the ideas it presents. Source? Is there a wide academic study
by SolaceQuantum 11y ago
> University professors routinely have to censor material that is 'triggering' merely because of the ideas it presents.
Source? Is there a wide academic study on this? I know current college kids who sre studying genocide in literature class and rape in societal context. Most of the studies academia has on rape and microagression and so on are from professors on college campuses who presumably teach similar stuff. I find it highly improbable that this safe space issue in universities just sprung out of an aether of the internet into unsuspecting professors. Especially when, as I understand it, it started in universities.
To be fair, these are also young adults floundering about with these new ideas. Presumably there's always been kids who complained about the professor in one way or another. Is the 'too hard' criticism of the modern ratemyprofessor.com any different than another young person complaining about a useless perceived microaggression? They're both probably going to be ignored in the greater context of things.
- golemotron 11y ago- https://www.thefire.org/laura-kipniss-title-ix-inquisition-reveals-absurdity-of-the-current-campus-climate/ https://www.thefire.org/laura-kipniss-title-ix-inquisition-r... - http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trouble-teaching-rape-law http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trouble-teaching-rap... - http://www.vox.com/2015/6/3/8706323/college-professor-afraid http://www.vox.com/2015/6/3/8706323/college-professor-afraid - http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-codd...
- SolaceQuantum 11y agoI apologize. I asked if there are any widespread studies on professors routinely (I would assume a casual 1 in 4 or 1 in 10 correlation would be routine?) being forced to edit and change their syllabus.
- ihavedna 11y agoI'd like to share with you a response to article 3. https://chroniclevitae.com/news/1030-dear-liberal-professor-students-aren-t-the-problem https://chroniclevitae.com/news/1030-dear-liberal-professor-...
- ihavedna 11y agoA note - this isn't the article I was originally looking for. There was a response to this article I recall specifically discussing colleges becoming more profit or money-minded and that it effects how it treats or protects its professors. It was a very useful perspective and I will do my best to find the article.
- DanBC 11y agoSuicide dropped by sociology exam board: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jun/15/suicide-dropped-sociology-exam-a-level http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jun/15/suicide-dro... A law professor saying it's becoming harder to teach laws relating to rape: http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trouble-teaching-rape-law http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trouble-teaching-rap... > To be fair, these are also young adults floundering about with these new ideas. Presumably there's always been kids who complained about the professor in one way or another. Is the 'too hard' criticism of the modern ratemyprofessor.com any different than another young person complaining about a useless perceived microaggression? They're both probably going to be ignored in the greater context of things. I'm not trying to stop them complaining. I am trying to stop them having their professors sacked and having speakers no-platformed.