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WHAT IS ACADEMIC FREEDOM? a century of debate, 1915 - present.

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This book explores the history of the debate, from 1915 to the present, about the meaning of academic freedom, particularly as concerns political activism on the college campus. The book introduces readers to the origins of the modern research university in the United States, the professionalization...

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Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Main Author: GORDON, DANIEL
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : ROUTLEDGE, 2022.
Subjects:
Academic freedom > United States.
College teaching > Political aspects > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States > History.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Academic freedom
College teaching > Political aspects
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives
Universities and colleges
United States
History
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1 The Firing of Angela Davis; 2 Absolute Meiklejohn; 3 Indoctrination: From Lovejoy to Foucault by Way of Black Studies; 4 Eminent Conversions: 1990s-Present; 5 Israel, BDS, and Academic Freedom; 6 In Lieu of a Conclusion: An Unpublished Speech on Academic Freedom by Edward W. Said

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