Yassin Nacer's guest appearances

Yassin Nacer

Think About It

Eugene Volokh

Jane Eyre

Emily Dickinson

Henry David Thoreau

Toni Morrison

Paul Mendes-Flohr

Martin Buber

James Joyce

David Cole

John Collins

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Jason Stanley

James Baldwin

Manthia Diawara

Susan Neiman

OwlTail

The battles over free speech are also battles for the hearts and minds of students. Why else would people with little interest in the university want to address college students? Because the next generation will ultimately rule the world. I spoke with Yassin Nacer, a rising senior at UC Berkeley, about his understanding of the so-called free speech controversies. He explained how people who deny that language changes over time (and refuse to learn new terms) are, as he put it, simply immature. Uli Baer teaches literature and photography as University Professor at New York University. A recipient of Guggenheim, Getty and Humboldt awards, in addition to hosting "Speaking of…” he hosts (with Caroline Weber) the podcast "The Proust Questionnaire” and is Editorial Director at Warbler Press. Email ucb1@nyu.edu; Twitter @UliBaer.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The battles over free speech are also battles for the hearts and minds of students. Why else would people with little interest in the university want to address college students? Because the next generation will ultimately rule the world. I spoke with Yassin Nacer, a rising senior at UC Berkeley, about his understanding of the so-called free speech controversies. He explained how people who deny that language changes over time (and refuse to learn new terms) are, as he put it, simply immature. <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ulrichbaer.com_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&amp;r=drMmJTS8VuY9GhQ89rLkEg&amp;m=BU5IQvtPQiF51wYZDcs-NTsaOqJ7w0U54jTA7dv9WI8&amp;s=emAsnRwNLGKjvl8KNqwxxeRhprQ6_fvVTA9RFIy_xOQ&amp;e=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uli Baer</a> teaches literature and photography as University Professor at New York University. A recipient of Guggenheim, Getty and Humboldt awards, in addition to hosting "Speaking of…” he hosts (with <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__barnard.edu_profiles_caroline-2Dweber&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&amp;r=drMmJTS8VuY9GhQ89rLkEg&amp;m=BU5IQvtPQiF51wYZDcs-NTsaOqJ7w0U54jTA7dv9WI8&amp;s=ZF4i5g4-aa7L4rpB3A2Jbd-bUOr2OmS2ek8MS8eVREw&amp;e=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Caroline Weber</a>) the podcast "<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.proustquestionnaire.net_about&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&amp;r=drMmJTS8VuY9GhQ89rLkEg&amp;m=BU5IQvtPQiF51wYZDcs-NTsaOqJ7w0U54jTA7dv9WI8&amp;s=53abEgER8Kl-Y6QK_zbsifYAMHRcPX4E98a_WvqdEMA&amp;e=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Proust Questionnaire</a>” and is Editorial Director at <a href="https://warblerpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Warbler Press</a>. Email <a href="mailto:ucb1@nyu.edu">ucb1@nyu.edu</a>; Twitter @UliBaer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Free Speech 60: Yassin Nacer--Language Changes Over Time, and Students Know That