From Infantilizing to World Making: Safe Spaces and Trigger Warnings on Campus

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Byron
Keyword(s):  
Safe Spaces ◽  
Trigger Warnings

Deutungskämpfe auf dem Campus: Der Wunsch nach safe spaces und trigger warnings

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-387
Author(s):  
Margrit Seckelmann
Keyword(s):  
American University ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Speech Codes ◽  
Safe Spaces ◽  
New Form ◽  
Trigger Warnings

The article starts from the observation that in German and US-American university campuses a tendency towards neo-corporatism is gaining in importance. This new form of corporatism is characterized by the fact that the lines are no longer following those of “status groups”, but can be associated with the term “identities”. The article undertakes an analysis where students' wishes for safe spaces and trigger warnings come from (in the context of a sentimental turn) and how speech codes (that should ensure such safe spaces) could be described in legal terms.

Expecting the worst: Investigating the effects of trigger warnings on reactions to ambiguously themed photos.

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 602-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria M. E. Bridgland ◽  
Deanne M. Green ◽  
Jacinta M. Oulton ◽  
Melanie K. T. Takarangi
Keyword(s):  
Trigger Warnings

Safe Spaces: Gay-Straight Alliances in High School

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Fetner ◽  
Athena Elafros ◽  
Sandra Bortolin ◽  
Coralee Drechsler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Safe Spaces ◽  
Complex Concept ◽  
The People

In activists' circles as in sociology, the concept "safe space" has beenapplied to all sorts of programs, organizations, and practices. However,few studies have specified clearly what safe spaces are and how theysupport the people who occupy them. In this paper, we examine one sociallocation typically understood to be a safe space: gay-straight alliancegroups in high schools. Using qualitative interviews with young adults inthe United States and Canada who have participated in gay-straightalliances, we examine the experiences of safe spaces in these groups. Weunpack this complex concept to consider some of the dimensions along whichsafe spaces might vary. Participants identified several types of safespace, and from their observations we derive three inter-related dimensionsof safe space: social context, membership and activity.

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