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Harvey Mansfield on Free Speech and Higher Education Today

Harvey Mansfield on Free Speech and Higher Education Today

FromConversations with Bill Kristol


Harvey Mansfield on Free Speech and Higher Education Today

FromConversations with Bill Kristol

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Aug 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What is the status of freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and liberal education on university campuses today? How has modern feminism shaped the modern university? In this Conversation, Harvey Mansfield considers some of the central issues and tensions in higher education today. Describing his own recent “disinvitation” from giving a commencement address at Concordia University in Montreal, Mansfield argues that the incident has much to teach us about current attitudes toward freedom of speech—and the importance of modern feminism in shaping these attitudes. Kristol and Mansfield also discuss the state of liberal education and free speech on campus and in America as a whole.
Released:
Aug 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Conversations with Bill Kristol features in-depth, thought-provoking discussions with leading figures in American public life.