Hmm. I'm heavy on examples of campus censorship from the UK & US but low on everywhere else. Tweeps?
-
-
-
Probably a consequence of conditions in non-western countries/societies. Take Muslim Majority Asian countries like Myanmar for example.
-
It is western countries I want to hear from but not only US and UK.
-
Look towards France, Germany and Sweden, those countries seem to be hotbeds.
-
Yes, many of my respondents come from there.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Interesting project. I've often wondered how often it's happening, as reports on social media just don't match my experiences on campuses.
-
They don't? They match mine. I was in trouble for saying sexual selection was real & suggesting that racism best overcome by shared goals
-
Have your written about it where we can access it, or will be featured in coming piece? tks
-
This was the essay that went down very badly. Areo reprinted it.https://areomagazine.com/2017/01/19/evolutionary-psychology-in-the-humanities-shakespeares-othello/ …
-
Thanks, will read. colleagues came to you with criticism or whisper campaign?
-
Professor said it was highly problematic, that I destined women to an awful beauty myth & what would black communities in the US say.
-
Then he gave it the lowest grade I've ever got & I had to be totally orthodox to get it back up & still missed distinction by 1 point
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Not sure if it's exactly what you mean, but LSE student union throwing a hissy fit over a Jesus and Mo cartoon was a doozy.
-
That's great, actually. I'm too heavy on US examples when a majority of my respondents are Brits.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
In the UK the no platforming of Germaine Greer and
@bindelj -
Ah! Thank you. Don't believe I forgot Julie Bindel! Remembered GG.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
This one is hard to beat: lesbian director (Boys Don’t Cry) Kimberly Peirce protested for, wait for it, transphobiahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/13/kimberly-peirce-boys-dont-cry-filmmaker-accused-of/ …
-
Only one of the very 1st groundbreaking films about trans people, 20 years later, she got this: http://reason.com/blog/2016/12/09/leftist-students-shouted-fck-you-bitch-a …
-
So awful.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
The current Google scandal is a good example
-
I will be mentioning it as an example of it not being restricted to universities.
-
Yes - guess I was stretching the definition of 'campus' a little bit there, but tech firms do often refer to their premises that way...
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.