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ABOUT Profs & Pints:
Do you love to learn? Would you enjoy hearing scholars discuss fascinating topics in a setting where you can ask questions and be around people who share your interests? Profs and Pints is here for you!
Profs and Pints brings college faculty members into bars, cafés, company offices, and other off-campus venues to share their knowledge. They speak on subjects of broad interest, including local history, their region’s environment, emerging trends in business or politics, and the ideas and innovations transforming our society and culture. In addition, Profs and Pints instructors offer practical instruction that improves lives. They can teach skills such as how to write persuasively, plant a garden, tend to mind and body, or plan for retirement. Profs and Pints offers you all of this without asking that
you apply for admission, pay steep tuition, or worry about quizzes or grades. At most, you might need to buy a modestly priced ticket to get in the door. Depending on where the event is staged, you may be able to order tasty beers, delicious meals, or hot espresso to go with all of
that knowledge you’ll take in. You won’t earn college credits but you’ll leave knowing more. Learning with Profs and Pints: It’s a bright idea.
ABOUT the talk:
Doors open at 6 pm. Talk starts at 7.
Profs and Pints Nashville presents: “An Essential Talk on Free Speech,” a look at the past, present, and future of the right to speak out, with Jacob Mchangama, research professor at Vanderbilt University, founder and executive director of the think tank The Future of Free Speech, and author of Free Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media.
Free speech is not just one among many rights. It is the very foundation of democracy. Gain a deep understanding of this freedom’s importance and its evolution over time with Jacob Mchangama, award-winning scholar of free-speech and human-rights law, frequent writer and media commentator on speech issues, and producer and narrator of the podcast “Clear and Present” Danger: A History of Free Speech.
His thought-provoking discussion will trace the enduring power—and fragility—of freedom of speech from the trial of Socrates to social media bans, from medieval heretics to modern whistleblowers. Along the way, he’ll tackle key questions such as: Why has free speech so often been the first casualty of fear and power? What lessons can history offer us in navigating today’s digital controversies? And how can we defend free expression without abandoning responsibility in an age of Artificial Intelligence? Drawing on his acclaimed global history of free speech, Mchangama will explain why societies that protect expression tend to thrive, while those that silence dissent often descend into repression. He’ll make the case that the freedom to speak, write, and dissent is what allows all other rights to flourish. A compelling advocate for liberal democracy, he’ll show why free speech remains our best defense against tyranny and a vital tool for progress, even when it's messy, uncomfortable, or unpopular. You’ll emerge from your evening with him with plenty to talk about.
LOCATION:
Fait la Force Brewing
1414 3rd Ave S St 101
Nashville, TN 37210