James L. Turk | The Dark Side of Censorship
Isabel Bader Theatre
Everyone is welcome.
Date: Jan. 24, 2024
Speaker: James L. Turk
Jim is Director of the Centre for Free Expression at Toronto Metropolitan University. He speaks and writes extensively on expressive freedom and its relationship to social justice, human rights, civil liberties, and democracy as well as on academic freedom and university governance.
From 1998 to 2014, Jim was Executive Director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers. Previously he was an associate professor of sociology at the University of Toronto and has held several senior positions in the Canadian trade union movement.
Jim received his B.A. from Harvard University, his M.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, and was a Knox Fellow at the University of Cambridge.
About Vic One Plenary
The Vic One Plenary session is a weekly guest lecture series, exposing students to different areas of investigation. The plenaries are meant to encourage open-minded discussion and ignite intellectual curiosity. Rather than an academic commitment, these sessions present another opportunity for students to gather and reflect.