>> These texts, wrought with histories and narratives of exclusion and oppression, can be difficult to read and discuss as a survivor, a person of color, or a student from a low-income background.

> Is it really like this in American universities these days? I'm stunned.

Please remain stunned. Yes, there are actually teachers out there who care about how their students/audiences feel and experience as a result of choices made in the syllabus.

Please remain stunned for confusing, intentionally, a trigger warning with book burning.