Political correctness and higher education [[electronic resource] ] : British and American perspectives / / John Lea ; foreword by Jonathan Zimmerman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782590303321
• Autore: Lea John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Routledge, 2009
• ISBN: 1-135-89588-0; 1-281-83815-2; 9786611838157; 0-203-88862-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.73
• Soggetti: Education, Higher - Political aspects - Great Britain; Education, Higher - Political aspects - United States; Academic freedom - Great Britain; Academic freedom - United States; Political correctness - Great Britain; Political correctness - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-272) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 PC world: Political correctness and the modern zeitgeist; 2 Loose canons and straw men of the Apocalypse: The conservative campaign against PC in the US; 3 Look right and left before proceeding: The political contours of PC debate in the US; 4 Water buffaloes in Pennsylvania: Closing free speech; 5 The end of civilization in California: Illiberal multiculturalism; 6 A day at the races in Michigan: The victims of reverse discrimination; 7 Talking about political correctness: American conversations about political correctness and higher education8 Green sheep in London: The Loony Left and British PC; 9 PC and the panopticon principle: Quangos, surveillance, and scripted communication in the academy; 10 PC and the attenuated academy: Social engineering, widening participation, and professional allegiance; 11 Talking about political ; correctness: British conversations about political correctness and post-16 education; 12 Conclusion: PC as oxymoron; References; Note on the author; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: How many times have you heard the phrase: `it's all political correctness gone mad!'Do you ever wonder whether colleges and universities are really awash with trivial concerns about the use of language or whether they are actually trying to address serious concerns about discrimination and harassment?Have you ever wanted to get to the bottom of what all the fuss is about?This book is the first major study of political correctness in post compulsory education to be published in the UK. For readers in the UK unfamiliar with the na