Presented By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)
CANCELED: Whose Freedom of Speech?: Reflections on Power and Voice on the American College Campus
Elizabeth Cole
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED.
In this talk, Elizabeth Cole considers how a psychological understanding of power and voice are missing from current national conversations on free speech. Cole argues this omission constitutes a "missing discourse" (Fine, 1988). Cole will discuss the ways that research on social norms, gendered self-silencing, stigma, and activism complicate questions of whether to speak, who gets the floor to speak, and whose speech is considered legitimate by listeners. Intergroup dialogue pedagogy will be proposed as a remedy that holds promise, but also entails important caveats. Cole concludes with a discussion of the implications of power and voice for debates about diversity, inclusion, and free speech on college campuses. After Cole's lecture, she will open discussion for Q&A.
Elizabeth Cole is a Professor of Women’s Studies, Psychology, and Afroamerican & African Studies at the University of Michigan. She earned her doctorate at the University of Michigan in Personality Psychology and taught at Northeastern University before joining UM in 2000.
Light refreshments will be served during the event.
Please RSVP at this link https://myumi.ch/yKrwN
In this talk, Elizabeth Cole considers how a psychological understanding of power and voice are missing from current national conversations on free speech. Cole argues this omission constitutes a "missing discourse" (Fine, 1988). Cole will discuss the ways that research on social norms, gendered self-silencing, stigma, and activism complicate questions of whether to speak, who gets the floor to speak, and whose speech is considered legitimate by listeners. Intergroup dialogue pedagogy will be proposed as a remedy that holds promise, but also entails important caveats. Cole concludes with a discussion of the implications of power and voice for debates about diversity, inclusion, and free speech on college campuses. After Cole's lecture, she will open discussion for Q&A.
Elizabeth Cole is a Professor of Women’s Studies, Psychology, and Afroamerican & African Studies at the University of Michigan. She earned her doctorate at the University of Michigan in Personality Psychology and taught at Northeastern University before joining UM in 2000.
Light refreshments will be served during the event.
Please RSVP at this link https://myumi.ch/yKrwN
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