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We Demand: The University and Student Protests
Roderick A. Ferguson
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Description for We Demand: The University and Student Protests
Paperback. In the post World War II period, student movements rebelled against the archaic university. This book shows how the university, particularly the public university, is moving away from "the people," in all their diversity. As more resources are put towards STEM education, humanities and interdisciplinary programs are being cut and shuttered. Series: American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present. Num Pages: 152 pages, no illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNB; JNF; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
This title is part of American Studies Now and available as an e-book first. Visit ucpress.edu/go/americanstudiesnow to learn more. In the post-World War II period, students rebelled against the university establishment. In student-led movements, women, minorities, immigrants, and indigenous people demanded that universities adapt to better serve the increasingly heterogeneous public and student bodies. The success of these movements had a profound impact on the intellectual landscape of the twentieth century: out of these efforts were born ethnic studies, women's studies, and American studies. In We Demand, Roderick A. Ferguson demonstrates that less than fifty years since this pivotal shift ... Read more
This title is part of American Studies Now and available as an e-book first. Visit ucpress.edu/go/americanstudiesnow to learn more. In the post-World War II period, students rebelled against the university establishment. In student-led movements, women, minorities, immigrants, and indigenous people demanded that universities adapt to better serve the increasingly heterogeneous public and student bodies. The success of these movements had a profound impact on the intellectual landscape of the twentieth century: out of these efforts were born ethnic studies, women's studies, and American studies. In We Demand, Roderick A. Ferguson demonstrates that less than fifty years since this pivotal shift ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present
Condition
New
Weight
28 g
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520293007
SKU
V9780520293007
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About Roderick A. Ferguson
Roderick A. Ferguson is Professor of American Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and African American Studies at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He was Associate Editor of American Quarterly from 2007 to 2010.
Reviews for We Demand: The University and Student Protests
We Demand is not an easy book to read, but it conveys how shallow most concerns about free speech on campus tend to be.
New York Review of Books (06/28/2018)
New York Review of Books (06/28/2018)