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…
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."
"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."
