Berkeley Talks

Ramzi Fawaz on the psychedelic power of the humanities

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In this Berkeley Talks episode, Ramzi Fawaz, a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, explores why the humanities and psychedelics might have more in common than you’d think, and how literature, much like psychedelics, can help open one’s mind to the world.

Fawaz, who spoke at UC Berkeley in September, argues that the humanities classroom functions as a vital space for…