Jane Fenton, social work lecturer at the University of Dundee, joins us for a lovely conversation about free speech in the classroom. During the Q&A after the talk, there are some interruptions because the microphone could not capture audio com

The other side: Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Oct 26th, 2021

The second lecture of "The other side" is presented by André, the president of the society, and focuses on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We hope you will find this a complete, comprehensible and (mostly) unbiased account of the events that

Neil Thin on moral curiosity and the campus social climate

Oct 26th, 2021

Neil Thin, the Edinburgh social anthropology lecturer towards which there was a cancellation attempt earlier this year, joins us for a conversation about the current sentiment of academia towards moral curiosity. For more information about the

The other side: vaccines

Oct 26th, 2021

Introducing "The other side", a series of lectures focused on tackling the divide between the different sides of pretty much every issue.Today's world is filled with self-entitlement, very obvious on how defenders of different sides of controve

David Booth on academic freedom

Apr 9th, 2021

David Booth, lecturer at the School of Life Sciences, joins us for a conversation about academic freedom and free speech in science. For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram

Jade Kouletakis on Scotland's Hate Crime Bill

Apr 2nd, 2021

Jade Kouletakis, lecturer of Law at the University of Abertay, joins us for a conversation about Scotland's new, and controversial, Hate Crime Bill. For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Faceb

Stephen Hicks on postmodernism

Mar 30th, 2021

The widely acclaimed philosopher Stephen Hicks joins us for a conversation about postmodernism! For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email uodfreespeechso

William Lane Craig on the Kalam Cosmological Argument

Mar 27th, 2021

William Lane Craig, the renowned religious scholar, joins us for a conversation about the Kalam Cosmological Argument for the existence of God! For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or

Alex "CosmicSkeptic" O'Connor on scepticism and religion

Mar 21st, 2021

Alex O'Connor, the man behind the YouTube channel CosmicSkeptic, joins us for a conversation about scepticism and religion! For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To cont

Q&A with Richard Dawkins

Mar 21st, 2021

The great evolutionary biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins joins us for a Q&A about his books! For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email uodfreespeech

Conor Philip on free speech in comedy

Mar 9th, 2021

Conor Philip, amateur comedian and president of the University of Dundee's Comedy Society, joins us for an informal conversation about free speech and its relevance in comedy. For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Fr

Joey Siu on the threat of China to Hong Kong's democracy

Mar 7th, 2021

Joey Siu, of the Hong Kong Watch , talks to the Dundee Students' Free Speech Society about China's threat to Hong Kong and its autonomy. For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instag

Peter Hitchens on government handling of the pandemic

Feb 21st, 2021

This is the recording of the second event of the Dundee University Free Speech Society, in which we hosted Peter Hitchens for a conversation about the way the British government has handled the pandemic. For more information about the society,

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