In a time of hyper partisanship, talk of cancel culture
and self-censorship and book bans and laws launched to prevent or curtail
speech those in positions of power don’t like, this class is designed to help
students cut through all of the bullshit. Students will challenge, and be
challenged. Students will listen, and students will be heard. Students will
learn the difference between productive dialogue, deliberation and debate, and
the type of discourse that leaves everyone spinning their wheels. This class is
designed to help students better understand where they currently stand in the
mess and build skills that will help them get to a more productive space. It’s
a journalistically-based course and will borrow heavily from that discipline,
as well as the legal world.
- Teacher: Ike Bailey