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So to Speak podcast: Words, violence, and censorship at Williams College

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Nico Perrino

May 30, 2019

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On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by Williams College Professor of Biology .

Professor Maroja’s experience growing up under a dictatorship in Brazil led her to become an outspoken advocate for free speech at Williams College and a skeptic of the idea that words are violence.

Show notes:

Podcast transcript
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