Fannie Bialek on teaching Plato and Baldwin Together

Fannie Bialek, Assistant Professor of Religion and Politics and Director of the Knowledge for Freedom Program at Washington University in St. Louis, describes how she teaches Plato's Allegory of the Cave with James Baldwin's 1963 'A Talk to Teachers.'
This session took place on March 10, 2023 as part of a Knowledge for Freedom Touchstone meeting. Knowledge for Freedom programs invite underserved high school students to study enduring works of literature and philosophy that raise deep questions about leading lives of purpose and civic responsibility. Visit the Knowledge for Freedom website for more information: www.teaglefoun...