Materials from the CET 2017 Lunchtime Dialogue presented by Shari Robinson-Lynk (Professor of Practice, School of Social Work):
Trigger and Content Warnings: Balancing Student Mental Health with Course Learning Outcomes and Academic Freedom
DEFINING TW & CW:
NOTE: This is the presenter, Shari Johnson's working definition
Warning (preparing) students through a statement (written or verbal) students for the possibility of content (images, readings/words (i.e. history, case studies/vignettes), sounds, experiences, etc. that may “trigger” (cause) a traumatic (either immediate or delayed) response.
http://plotsmiths.blogspot.com/2016/08/i-oppose-censorship-which-is-why-i.html
https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/11/what-trigger-warnings-are/#.WbqowBL4eYA.email
SHARI’s FAVORITE BOOK on this topic:
Trigger Warnings: History, Theory, Context
2017
Rowman & Littlefield
Ed. Emily J. M. Knox
*Currently available as an e-book in our library
DISCUSSION PROMPTS: