Teach-in
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Teach-in is a noun meaning An extended session of lectures, debates or discussions on a matter of public interest, usually social or political, as a form of protest.
Meaning
An extended session of lectures, debates or discussions on a matter of public interest, usually social or political, as a form of protest.
Example Sentences
Bomb threats and pickets disrupted an all-night "teach-in" tonight at Michigan State University.
He was a cohost of our Johannesburg teach-in and helped orchestrate a conclusion to the teach-in that was even more memorable than its beginning.
A more direct example of linkages between elite dissent and mass protest is the "Teach-In" movement which began in March 1965 at the University of Michigan (Menashe and Radosh, 1967).
Word Forms
- teach-ins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include doctrination, instructivism, dialecticalization, counterdiscourse, counterintervention, kritik.
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