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Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces: Diversity and Free Expression in Education (The MIT Press) Hardcover – October 6, 2017

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How the essential democratic values of diversity and free expression can coexist on campus.

Safe spaces, trigger warnings, microaggressions, the disinvitation of speakers, demands to rename campus landmarks―debate over these issues began in lecture halls and on college quads but ended up on op-ed pages in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, on cable news, and on social media. Some of these critiques had merit, but others took a series of cheap shots at “crybullies” who needed to be coddled and protected from the real world. Few questioned the assumption that colleges must choose between free expression and diversity. In Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces, John Palfrey argues that the essential democratic values of diversity and free expression can, and should, coexist on campus.

Palfrey, currently Head of School at Phillips Academy, Andover, and formerly Professor and Vice Dean at Harvard Law School, writes that free expression and diversity are more compatible than opposed. Free expression can serve everyone―even if it has at times been dominated by white, male, Christian, heterosexual, able-bodied citizens. Diversity is about self-expression, learning from one another, and working together across differences; it can encompass academic freedom without condoning hate speech.

Palfrey proposes an innovative way to support both diversity and free expression on campus: creating safe spaces and brave spaces. In safe spaces, students can explore ideas and express themselves with without feeling marginalized. In brave spaces―classrooms, lecture halls, public forums―the search for knowledge is paramount, even if some discussions may make certain students uncomfortable. The strength of our democracy, says Palfrey, depends on a commitment to upholding both diversity and free expression, especially when it is hardest to do so.

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9780262037143
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Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces is a useful, balanced summary of some of the most contentious issues on college campuses in the United States today. Recognizing the opportunity and the responsibility that learning communities have to educate about the value of diversity, inclusion, equity, and freedom of expression, the author takes on the challenge of this topic with courage, empathy, and a call to action for all of us to understand what is really at stake for how we educate citizens for democracy. I recommend it to leaders and scholars both in and outside of the academy who genuinely want to honor both sides of the debate and who want to be part of the urgent change needed for a more just society.

―Marilyn Sanders Mobley, Vice President, Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, Case Western Reserve University

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John Palfrey is Head of School at Phillips Academy, Andover, coauthor of Born Digital: How Children Grow Up in a Digital Age, and author of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge volume Intellectual Property Strategy.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0262037149
Publisher ‏ : ‎ The MIT Press; 1st edition (October 6, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780262037143
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0262037143
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches

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I am president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

My research and writing focus primarily on new technologies and how they affect society. I write about young people and how they are growing up in this digital era; the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion; and the development of the law with respect to new technologies.

Previously, I served as head of school at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA. I served as chairman of the Board of Trustees at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Digital Public Library of America. Prior to Andover, I was Henry N. Ess III Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Library and Information Resources at Harvard Law School. I have also been a faculty co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.

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RevJDay

A Helpful and Intelligent Response

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 28, 2018

The polarization in our world today must be turned around and what better place for that to begin than on our educational campuses. This book helps to sort out the issues involved in making that happen and offers wise words regarding the limits of tolerance in our goal of free speech.

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Ravi Mynampaty

Striking a balance

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 24, 2017

This is a book about the search for truth, and very timely given the tension between free speech and diversity that has been becoming more apparent over the past several years. Palfrey attempts—successfully in my opinion—to strike the fine balance between these two ideals in the context of the higher education environment. As such he makes the case for both safe and brave spaces to coexist, offering facts and evidence to buttress his arguments. I especially enjoyed Chapter 4 “The Case for Free Expression,” and understood why--in the words of Frederick Douglass--curbing free speech is a “double wrong.” Also of interest are the trends described in this book, e.g., that support for the 1st amendment has been increasing among students over time, and how this can be leveraged in a positive way. I have no doubt this book will cause many to question some of their assumptions and thus move these important discussions forward.

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Cheryl

A terrible read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 25, 2017

Book for snowflakes. Very convoluted.

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