Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Part 1 (RP4 Outline)

I am doing my pecha kucha presentation about free speech rights on liberal college campuses with a specific emphasis on UW-Madison past and current free speech issues.
Slide 1: A Pile of Letters
For this slide I will introduce my presentation's thesis, talking about the some of the general free speech-type issues on campuses and in Wisconsin. I'll emphasize the themes of religion and politics as big issues for free speech conflicts.

Slide 2: The Blackface
This slide will introduce the specific event of a fraternity racist party as the portal for UW-Madison's current free speech debates (which are predominantly about politically correct speech). After this event the school has gone back and forth between free speech and speech codes, making laws and going to court but never resolving the issue.

Slide 3: (not pictured)
An old picture of two college students wearing baby diapers and bonnets protesting Act Up! which opposes a daycare that would not watch a child whose mother had HIV. This fun picture will introduce the history of free speech at Wisconsin--civil rights, policy, war, etc.
Slide 4: Teaching about Vietnam
Continuing with slide 3, this slide will go into some of the political history of free speech at Wisconsin. Professors gave public lectures about the war.

Slide 5: Mario Salvo
The man in this picture is credited with the Free Speech Movement in Berkeley, CA. He started sit-ins and peaceful protests at the university which led to administrative policy changes about free speech of students, their treatment as citizens, and civil rights liberty.

Slide 6: (not pictured) Columbus Protest
This slide will bring the idea of political speech back to Madison with the native American protest of Columbus's discovery. I will move on past this description and talk about the greater argument of having your voice heard on campus.

Slide 7: Piccolo Pete
For example, even Piccolo Pete is spreading a message freely on campus, though his message is music. There are no policies against free speech on campus, right? Probably will need a better argument here, but I want to talk about the genres of free speech.

Slide 8: Grafiti
For example, even just grafiti is a message in the public realm, in the campus space.

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