Academic freedom is increasingly being threatened by a stifling culture of conformity in higher education that is restricting individual academics, the freedom of academic thought and the progress of knowledge – the very foundations upon which academia and universities are built.
Once, scholars demanded academic freedom to critique existing knowledge and to pursue new truths. Today, while fondness for the rhetoric of academic freedom remains, it is increasingly criticised as an outdated and elitist concept by students and lecturers alike and called into question by a number of political and intellectual trends such as feminism, critical theory and identity politics.
This provocative and compelling book traces the demise of academic freedom within the context of changing ideas about the purpose of the university and the nature of knowledge. The book argues that a challenge to this culture of conformity and censorship and a defence of academic free speech are needed for critique to be possible and for the intellectual project of evaluating existing knowledge and proposing new knowledge to be meaningful. This book is that challenge and a passionate call to arms for the power of academic thought today.
Once, scholars demanded academic freedom to critique existing knowledge and to pursue new truths. Today, while fondness for the rhetoric of academic freedom remains, it is increasingly criticised as an outdated and elitist concept by students and lecturers alike and called into question by a number of political and intellectual trends such as feminism, critical theory and identity politics.
This provocative and compelling book traces the demise of academic freedom within the context of changing ideas about the purpose of the university and the nature of knowledge. The book argues that a challenge to this culture of conformity and censorship and a defence of academic free speech are needed for critique to be possible and for the intellectual project of evaluating existing knowledge and proposing new knowledge to be meaningful. This book is that challenge and a passionate call to arms for the power of academic thought today.
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Daftar Isi
Introduction: Academic Freedom in an Era of Conformity
1. Free to be Critical
2. Conformity in the Academy
3. Criticality within the Disciplines
4. Disciplines Under Attack
5. Uncritical Theory
6. Impact of Feminism
7. From Academic Freedom to Academic Justice
Conclusions
Tentang Penulis
Joanna Williams is Director of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Kent, UK and Education Editor for Spiked Online. She has previously published Consuming Higher Education: Why Learning Can’t be Bought.Beli ebook ini dan dapatkan 1 lagi GRATIS!
Bahasa Inggris ● Format PDF ● Halaman 217 ● ISBN 9781137514790 ● Ukuran file 0.8 MB ● Penerbit Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Kota London ● Negara GB ● Diterbitkan 2016 ● Diunduh 24 bulan ● Mata uang EUR ● ID 4833278 ● Perlindungan salinan DRM sosial
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