@article{Crew_2010, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={Warning: Contents of this Course May Be Offensive}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/warning-contents-of-this-course-may-be-offensive}, abstractNote={How much "fair warning" should students receive regarding the possibly objectionable contents of some courses? How far should requirements that faculty warn students be taken, before they become unwarranted censorship and incursions on academic freedom? These questions are particularly relevant to those of us who teach deviance and related courses. Recently, a vocal minority of students has been effective in making an issue of allegedly obscene materials presented in class. Some universities have responded under pressure by adopting policies requiring faculty to warn students of possibly objectionable content. This has triggered some useful discussion about issues of academic freedom and fairness. However, some of the implications are worrisome, if not frightening.}, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Crew, B.}, year={2010}, month={Apr.} }