Trauma, Trigger Warnings, and the Rhetoric of Sensitivity
Abstract
This article examines commonplaces in the debate over using trigger warnings in college classes with special attention given to the repudiation of “sensitivity.” Arguments against sensitivity have privileged appeals to academic freedom over course and classroom accessibility, but these values may engender conflicting and even contradictory obligations. A rhetorical theory of sensitivity can equip teachers and scholars of rhetoric to make more...
Paper Details
Title
Trauma, Trigger Warnings, and the Rhetoric of Sensitivity
Published Date
Jun 27, 2018
Journal
Volume
49
Issue
1
Pages
3 - 24
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