We tend to view silence as the opposite of speech, but silence too can speak volumes.
There is considerable interest in free speech, what about the ability to remain silent? Does silence have a particular value, and how can we achieve it in our busy, noisy world? Examining perspectives from across philosophy, religion, and political thought, we challenge our assumptions about silence, questioning its relation to thinking, and asking whether it might serve as a form of political resistance.
Meet our speakers and chair
Monica Vieira is Professor of Politics at the University of York.
Rachel Muers (@RachelMuers) is Professor of Theology at the University of Leeds.
Naomi Waltham-Smith (@auralflaneur) is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, University of Warwick.
Danielle Sands (@DanielleCSands) is a Fellow of the Forum for Philosophy and Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Thought at RHUL.
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