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| Autor/in | Prystowsky, Richard J. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Can You Hear Me Now? The Challenges and Promise of Viewpoint Diversity |
| Quelle | In: Liberal Education, 107 (2021) 1
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0024-1822 |
| Schlagwörter | World Views; Beliefs; Diversity; College Students; College Faculty; Higher Education; Consciousness Raising; Racial Bias; Role of Education; Discussion; Listening; Social Bias |
| Abstract | Decades ago, on the first day of a freshman composition class with readings centered on the theme of war, the author asked students to respond to the following writing prompt: "Define an enemy." More than half of the students defined an enemy as "someone who doesn't agree with you" (or closely related wording). Having expected to read about enemy soldiers or longtime personal conflicts, the author realized that the next class session should start by discussing the value of exploring different viewpoints and the dangers of seeing viewpoint disagreements as personal attacks. Rather than embracing viewpoint diversity by exploring views that deeply challenge our own, many people are closed off to different views and those who hold them. In extreme cases on college campuses, students try to silence speakers whose views they find offensive. These actions do not bring us closer to understanding and relating well to one another. In fact, they escalate rather than resolve conflicts and divide rather than unite us. This article shares the example of Derek Black, the son and godson, of longtime white supremacist leaders Don Black and David Duke, who was being groomed as a leader in the white nationalist movement. In time, after conversations with other students while enrolled at New College of Florida, Black began to see that his assumptions and evidence were faulty and that his radio talks profoundly harmed the kinds of people with whom he had now become friends. Now doubting his previous ideas and feeling remorse for his actions, Black abandoned his former views and, at great personal risk, left the white supremacist movement. He now speaks to audiences about the dangers of white nationalism. Ultimately, whatever cost might be incurred to one's feelings of comfort when a viewpoint of diversity is embraced, surely, as Derek Black's story demonstrates, the cost of censoring viewpoints and silencing dialogue is far greater. (ERIC). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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