So to Speak podcast: Words, violence, and censorship at Williams College

On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by Williams College Professor of Biology Luana Maroja.

Professor Maroja’s experience growing up under a dictatorship in Brazil led her to become an outspoken advocate for free speech at Williams College and a skeptic of the idea that words are violence.

Show notes:

• Podcast transcript
• Relevant writings from Professor Maroja:
  • “Freedom of speech at Williams College: Are the walls closing in?”
  • “Standing with the free exchange of ideas: Understanding the Faculty Petition and the Chicago Statement”
  • “In support of free speech: What we can learn from exposure to multiple ideas”
  • “Refuting claims of institutional violence: Analyzing evidence of racism at the College”

• Student petition in response to faculty Chicago Statement petition
• Chicago Statement: University and faculty body support
• “Students, faculty spar over free speech, speaker invitations”
• “Why it’s a bad idea to tell students words are violence”
• So to Speak podcast: “Uncensored” with Zachary Wood

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