Critics have accused the University of Exeter of 'losing the plot' after it issued a trigger warning for undergraduates studying the Ancient Greek poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
The main conceptual idea of the article is the controversy surrounding the University of Exeter issuing trigger warnings for a module on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
The university warns students they may find content "uncomfortable and challenging" due to its depictions of violence, rape, and infant mortality. Many critics, including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, argue this is absurd and infantilizes students, removing them from exposure to challenging historical texts that are central to Western culture.
They believe universities should not shy away from difficult material and should instead equip students to critically engage with it. The article highlights the debate between protecting student well-being and fostering intellectual rigor in academia.
The main conceptual idea of the article is the controversy surrounding the University of Exeter issuing trigger warnings for a module on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. The university warns students they may find content "uncomfortable and challenging" due to its depictions of violence, rape, and infant mortality. Many critics, including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, argue this is absurd and infantilizes students, removing them from exposure to challenging historical texts that are central to Western culture. They believe universities should not shy away from difficult material and should instead equip students to critically engage with it. The article highlights the debate between protecting student well-being and fostering intellectual rigor in academia.
