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Trigger warnings: Are distressing content alerts for Scottish students an act of compassion or another erosion of free speech?

by Dr Stuart Waiton and Louise Henrard April 8, 2021, 6:30 pm © Shutterstock / YanLev Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Students at Aberdeen University have voted to have trigger warnings included in lectures to alert them to topics that might cause them distress or upset. Ivana Drdáková, the association’s vice-president elect with responsibility for student welfare, said fellow students should be shielded from unwanted references to issues such as animal abuse, racism and transphobia. But the move has sparked accusations of snowflake students and concerns that free speech is being stifled.

Students at Aberdeen University vote for trigger warnings in lectures

Students at Aberdeen University vote for trigger warnings in lectures © DC Thomson Students at Aberdeen University have voted to have warnings included in lectures to protect them from distressing or upsetting feelings. According to the Times, the student council supported a motion to call for the introduction of “content warnings on all subjects that may cause harm to students.” These will be included in lectures, reading lists, and seminars. Ivana Drdáková, the association’s vice-president elect with responsibility for student welfare, proposed the motion. Aberdeen university She argued that her fellow students should be shielded from unwanted references to a number of subjects:

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