Trigger warnings, the organic classroom, and civil discourse. Issue 2 (2nd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Thorpe, M. Elizabeth
• Is Part Of: First amendment studies. Volume 50:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 83
• Page End: 94
• Publication Date: 2016-07-02
• Subjects: Trigger warnings -- microaggressions -- pedagogy -- civil discourse; Freedom of speech -- United States -- Periodicals; Freedom of speech -- Periodicals; 323.44
• DOI: 10.1080/21689725.2016.1219270
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2168-1430

Abstract

Abstract: In this article I respond to my fellow contributors' thoughts on trigger warnings, and expand the conversation in terms of trigger warnings' effect on pedagogy and practice in the classroom. I parse out some definitions that make the debate difficult to negotiate, separate TWs from microaggressions, and apply this analysis to the dialogic classroom. I call for a civil discussion on this controversial topic, and challenge colleagues from all reaches of the ideological spectrum to approach the topic with respect for each other.