Thread by @tressiemcphd

Georgia Southern students burn a Latina professor’s book because...something something racism.

Students burn author's book outside of Eagle Village | News | thegeorgeanne.com thegeorgeanne.com/news/article_2…

Jennine Capó Crucet was invited to Georgia Southern for their First Year Experience lecture. Some students became combative during Q&A because her work takes about race. They close out the night BY BURNING HER BOOKS.

Group burninings in Georgia will always have a racist patina. What a lovely intellectual tradition.

This is, uh, terrifying. Much more so that conservatives who claim that walk outs chill free speech. I would think book burnings are at least five levels above that.

I mean

I don’t know how the Uni should react. I just know that this seems underwhelming:

"While it’s within the students’ First Amendment rights, book burning does not align with Georgia Southern’s values nor does it encourage the civil discourse and debate of ideas."