Published on 20 Jun 2017
Sociologist Frank Fruedi and Reason’s Nick Gillespie discuss the decline of free speech on campus and his new book, What Happened to the University: a Sociological Exploration of its Infantilisation.
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“For the first time, a growing number of young people actually think freedom isn’t a big deal,” says sociologist Frank Furedi, who’s an emeritus professor at the University of Kent and author of the new book, What Happened to the University: a sociological exploration of its infantilisation.The university was once a place where students valued free speech and risk taking, but today “a very illiberal ethos has become institutionalized,” says Furedi. “In many respects, it’s easier to speak about controversial subjects outside the university…It’s a historic role reversal.”
Furedi sat down with Reason‘s Nick Gillespie to talk about the roots of this intellectual shift on campus — and how to fix it.
Edited by Mark McDaniel. Cameras by Jim Epstein and Kevin Alexander. Music by Bensound.
June 21, 2017
College Students ‘Think Freedom is Not a Big Deal’
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ls the time when students valued freedom and risk-taking a part of real historical time or is it a nostalgic reconstruction?
Comment by Steve Muhlbergerg — June 21, 2017 @ 11:10
I can’t speak to that, never having been a university student. I suspect you’re far better equipped to answer that question yourself.
Comment by Nicholas — June 21, 2017 @ 11:48