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Lecture: "American Taboos: Teaching the Unspeakable in Higher Education"
WHAT: Lecture on "American Taboos: Speaking the Unspeakable in Higher Education"
Free Lunch & Parking Available!
WHEN: Thursday, November 13, 12-1 PM
WHERE: University of Toledo College of Law
1825 W Rocket Dr., Toledo, OH 43606
In American life, certain subjects are treated as untouchable. This talk examines how these taboos enter the classroom, what is lost when we avoid them, and what might be gained when higher education dares to engage the unspeakable. Drawing on his background in anthropology and civic education at institutions like Columbia, Princeton, and Duke, Nasser Hussain (now at New College of Florida) challenges us to rethink the university as a space for genuine inquiry and principled disagreement.