Foucault uses Euripides to describe what the Greeks meant by “fearless speech.” Such speech is important is standing up to authoritarians today.
Tag Archives: free speech
Philosophy Discusses Fearless Speech
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Bacchae, Electra, Euripides, Fearless speech, Michel Foucault, Phoenician Women Comments closed
Rightwing Book Bans On the Rise
Banning books is set of accelerate and English teachers and librarians will find themselves as targets, just like medical professionals before them.
Should We Cancel This Children’s Classic?
Should we cancel “Little Black Sambo,” which I loved as a child. I wrestle with the question here.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged cancel culture, Fascism, Helen Bannerman, Little Black Sambo Comments closed
Milton on Cancel Culture
Yale professor Bromwich applies Milton to the cancel culture debate.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Areopagitica, cancel culture, censorship, David Bromwich, John Milton, Paradise Lost Comments closed
Religion in Class? Teach It, Don’t Preach It
Is academe biased against religion? Maybe to a degree, but religious background is essential for understanding most of the literature we teach.
Free Speech on College Campuses
Pew says that millennials are more in favor of policing offensive speech than other groups, which helps explain some of the commotion on college campuses. I seek to understand why and how to use literature to address it.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Alan Bloom, Closing of American Mind, first amendment, Jeff Sessions, respect, tolerance Comments closed
