Trigger Warnings: Roundtable Discussion

Activity Type: 
Panel Discussion
Date: 
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 12:00 to 13:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Zoom

Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Program for Film and Media Studies

Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

invite you to an interdisciplinary roundtable and discussion on

Trigger Warnings*

Pitt faculty, PhD students, and alum

(COMM, Film, FRIT, GSWS, HAA, Slavic, etc.)

· Do trigger warnings differ across media?

· Are they “fair warning” or “spoilers”?

· Who is bullying whom? Academic machismo in an era of tolerance?

· Response to a growing awareness of sexual violence?

· Is this a diversity issue?

UCIS Unit: 
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Film and Media Studies Program
Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No