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Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity: Confronting the Fear of Knowledge
Joanna Williams
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Description for Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity: Confronting the Fear of Knowledge
Paperback. Universities, once at the forefront of campaigns for intellectual liberty, are now bastions of conformity. This provocative book traces the demise of academic freedom within the context of changing ideas about the purpose of the university and the nature of knowledge and is a passionate call to arms for the power of academic thought today. Series: Palgrave Critical University Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
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 Today, while fondness for the rhetoric of academic freedom remains, it is increasingly criticised as an outdated and elitist concept by students and lecturers alike and called into question by a number of political and intellectual trends such as feminism, critical ... Read more
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 Today, while fondness for the rhetoric of academic freedom remains, it is increasingly criticised as an outdated and elitist concept by students and lecturers alike and called into question by a number of political and intellectual trends such as feminism, critical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Palgrave Critical University Studies
Condition
New
Weight
292g
Number of Pages
217
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137514783
SKU
V9781137514783
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About Joanna Williams
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.
Reviews for Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity: Confronting the Fear of Knowledge
Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity is tightly written and is clearly referenced ... . Williams takes us on a journey through the history of the academy and the parallel history of academic freedom. ... Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity is a must-read for every thoughtful person. (Edward Dutton, The Quarterly Review. quarterly-review.org, May, 2017) ... Read more