Free Kiwis!
A podcast focussing on freedom and free speech in a New Zealand context, hosted by two Wellington-based academics, Drs. Michael Johnston (VUW Education) and James Kierstead (VUW Classics).
Free Kiwis!
The Coddling of the Kiwi Mind? (FKs Reviews #1)
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Season 4
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Episode 2
On many American university campuses over the last few years speakers have been shouted down, students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and are afraid to speak honestly, and rates of anxiety and depression are rising. 'Deplatforming' is also not unknown at New Zealand universities.
In this episode we review Haidt and Lukianoff's book The Coddling of the American Mind and ask to what extent similar tendencies are present on Kiwi campuses.
https://www.thenile.co.nz/books/jonat...