Free Speech on Campus Teach-Out

Lessons

The following lessons have been archived from the original teach-out event, which concluded on Sept. 1, 2019. While you may browse and skip between units, we recommend completing lessons in the order they’re presented.

• Free Speech on Campus: Background

  0 minutes | 2 lessons

  Title	Type	Length
  Free Speech on Campus Background	Reading	-:--
  The History of the Term "Free Speech"	Reading	-:--

• 20th Century "American" Views on Free Speech

  30 minutes | 3 lessons

  Title	Type	Length
  20th Century "American" Views on Free Speech	Reading	-:--
  Faculty Opinion, Professor Niehoff: Freedom of Speech - History and Legal Theory	Video	21:00
  Student Opinion, Jesse Arm: Free Speech as a Marketplace of Ideas	Video	9:00

• Free Speech in the Classroom: Trigger Warnings

  14 minutes | 5 lessons

  Title	Type	Length
  Free Speech in the Classroom: Trigger Warnings	Reading	-:--
  Faculty Opinion, Professor Torres: Trigger Warnings, Historical Context	Video	7:00
  Student Opinion, Jacob Thorne: Trigger Warnings	Video	4:00
  University of Chicago Welcome Letter	Reading	-:--
  External Video: Van Jones on Trigger Warnings	Video	3:00

• Campus Views on Free Speech

  25 minutes | 4 lessons

  Title	Type	Length
  Campus Views on Free Speech	Reading	-:--
  Interview of U of M President Mark Schlissel	Video	21:00
  U of M Student Voice on Free Speech		4:00
  Student Response: What does "Free Speech" Mean to You?	Reading	-:--

• Questioning 20th Century Views of Free Speech

  47 minutes | 4 lessons

  Title	Type	Length
  Faculty Opinion, Professor Berg: Limitations on Free Speech	Video	16:00
  Faculty Opionion, Professor Chavous: The Social Environment and Individual Outcomes	Video	18:00
  Questioning 20th Century Views of Free Speech	Reading	-:--
  Student Opinion, Hoai An Pham: "Hate Speech" on Campus	Video	13:00