Knowledge, Power, and Academic Freedom / / Joan Wallach Scott.
Academic freedom rests on a shared belief that the production of knowledge advances the common good. In an era of education budget cuts, wealthy donors intervening in university decisions, and right-wing groups threatening dissenters, scholars cannot expect that those in power will value their work....
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Wellek Library Lectures
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Introduction: On the Future of Academic Freedom
- 1. Academic Freedom as an Ethical Practice
- 2. Knowledge, Power, and Academic Freedom
- 3. Civility, Affect, and Academic Freedom
- 4. Academic Freedom and the State
- 5. On Free Speech and Academic Freedom
- Epilogue: In the Age of Trump, a Chilling Atmosphere - An Interview with Joan Wallach Scott
- NOTES
- INDEX