From student government initiatives to place trigger warnings on syllabi to #fergusonsyllabus to disagreement about the proper relationship between politics and education, the topic of how educators should use (or not use) their classrooms has become an increasingly visible debate. This discussion series will address these varied demands from the perspective of educators.
Intersections Special Topic: What is our ethical responsibility as educators?
Thursday, October 9
7PM, Sarah Doyle Women’s Center, 26 Benevolent St
Debates over trigger warnings and student accounts of being triggered in class have forced many of us who teach to reflect on the ethics of being in the classroom, especially when we teach course content that is considered “troubling” or “traumatic.” Join us for a a special session of Intersections, a discussion group for graduate students, dedicated to this topic.
We want to hear from you! What do you think of your role as an educator? Does it have an ethical component, regardless of the content you teach? How do you encourage students to explore rather than avoid histories, novels, media, theories, and arguments that illuminate difficult truths and realities?
Other events in the series include "The Trigger Warned Syllabus," "When Course Content Brings up Emotions," and "#_____ Syllabus". Further details are forthcoming.
Sponsored by the LGBTQ Center and the Sarah Doyle Women's Center.
