Toxic Speech and Damaged Bodies - Effects on Social Climate and Individual Health

Explore the impact of toxic speech on social and individual bodies in this thought-provoking lecture by Lynne Tirrell, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut. Delve into the power of language to shape social interactions, license violence, and inflict physical harm. Examine how everyday speech practices can create detrimental social climates and negatively affect individual health. Learn how tools from epidemiology and philosophy of language can be applied to better understand the far-reaching consequences of harmful discourse. Gain insights into Tirrell's research on linguistic practices and their influence on social justice, injustice, and human rights. Discover the concept of discursive toxicity and its role in genocidal development and execution. Part of the Composite Bodies series, this lecture addresses critical questions about technology, surveillance, embodiment, and power from an intersectional feminist perspective.