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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ilana Redstone (Associate Professor of Sociology, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) , John Villasenor (Professor of Electrical Engineering, Public Policy, and Management, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Public Policy, and Management, University of California, Los Angeles)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780190078065ISBN 10: 0190078065 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 03 November 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 2 The Three Beliefs 3 Campus Culture and The Three Beliefs 4 Social Media 5 Academic Freedom, With an Asterisk 6 The New Landscape of Tenure 7 Social Media and The Publication Process 8 Challenges to Open Inquiry 9 Classroom Consequences 10 The Key Role of Adjuncts 11 Counterarguments 12 Beyond Academia 13 Solutions 14 Conclusion References IndexReviewsIs free speech under threat on our campuses? As this smart little book reminds us, that's the wrong question. The real danger to higher education isn't a cabal of jack-booted censors, but the much subtler forces that discourage us from critiquing our dominant assumptions about multiculturalism, discrimination, and identity. A truly liberal campus would engage in a full-throated argument about these principles, instead of trying to place them beyond debate. Let's hope that this book sparks precisely the dialogue that our colleges and universities have suppressed. -Jonathan Zimmerman, Professor of Education and History, University of Pennsylvania Anyone under the impression that all that happened on college campuses in the mid-2010s was a few student protests getting a little out of hand should read this brisk, penetrating book. The issue is a nearly medieval ideology that has taken hold of academic culture over the past 25 years, and we ignore it at the peril of young American minds. -John H. McWhorter, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University Redstone and Villasenor use an interesting and important lens to view timely, challenging issues facing American higher education. Their synthesis of how social media and certain sets of beliefs can stifle discourse is worthy of serious consideration. -Michelle Deutchman, Executive Director, University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement In Unassailable Ideas, Redstone and Villasenor identify several assumptions that have come to act as dogmas in academia, and they show what happens when faculty and others run afoul of the new dogmas. Outrage and censorship cause problems not just for the faculty involved, but also for those watching, who must be careful to avoid running afoul of the dogmas themselves, and for everyone who has a stake in health of universities and the quality of the scholarship they produce. For anyone trying to get a better understanding of what's been happening at American colleges and universities and wondering how serious the threats to free speech and academic freedom actually are, this book is a must-read. -Bradley Campbell, Professor of Sociology, California State University, Los Angeles Author InformationIlana Redstone is a professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She holds a joint PhD in sociology and demography from the University of Pennsylvania. Ilana is also the founder of Diverse Perspectives Consulting. She leads workshops and consults inside and outside of academia, helping organizations build a climate where open communication and innovation thrive. More information about her work is available at diverseperspectivesconsulting.com. John Villasenor is a professor of electrical engineering, law, public policy, and management at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also the director of the UCLA Institute for Technology, Law, and Policy; a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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