These panels are often either assigned as “work” aka go to one of your choice and write a report, forced if you’re in a related degree field, or used as extra credit by profs. It’s how they can get anyone to go to what is essentially drivel.
I remember when I took a Western religion class and one of the extra credit assignments was attending an event about gender and religion hosted by the gender studies department. Considering what we were discussing in class I get why he assigned it. The thing is that he was classical liberal in his late 50s who had no idea how bad the loony departments are. Like I'd bring it up in class and he'd believe me, but I don't think it ever really sank in. He was a great dude but I think it was beyond his imagination that people on "his side" are so opposed to honest intellectual inquiry.
These panels are often either assigned as “work” aka go to one of your choice and write a report, forced if you’re in a related degree field, or used as extra credit by profs. It’s how they can get anyone to go to what is essentially drivel.
I remember when I took a Western religion class and one of the extra credit assignments was attending an event about gender and religion hosted by the gender studies department. Considering what we were discussing in class I get why he assigned it. The thing is that he was classical liberal in his late 50s who had no idea how bad the loony departments are. Like I'd bring it up in class and he'd believe me, but I don't think it ever really sank in. He was a great dude but I think it was beyond his imagination that people on "his side" are so opposed to honest intellectual inquiry.