04618nam 22007575 450 991025497580332120200703103617.01-137-51479-510.1057/9781137514790(CKB)4340000000001622(EBL)4427330(DE-He213)978-1-137-51479-0(MiAaPQ)EBC4427330(EXLCZ)99434000000000162220160212d2016 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAcademic Freedom in an Age of Conformity[electronic resource] Confronting the Fear of Knowledge /by Joanna Williams1st ed. 2016.London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2016.1 online resource (219 p.)Palgrave Critical University Studies,2662-7329Description based upon print version of record.1-137-51478-7 1-137-51477-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Academic Freedom Then and Now; 1 Free to Be Critical; 2 Conformity in the Academy; Part II: Knowledge in the Disciplines; 3 Criticality within the Disciplines; 4 Disciplines under Attack; Part III: Beyond Criticism; 5 Uncritical Theory; 6 The Impact of Feminism; 7 From Academic Freedom to Academic Justice; Conclusions; Bibliography; IndexAcademic 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 Today, while fondness for the rhetoric of academic freedom remains, it is increasingly criticised as an outdated and elitist concept by students and lecturers alike and called into question by a number of political and intellectual trends such as feminism, critical theory and identity politics. This provocative and compelling book traces the demise of academic freedom within the context of changing ideas about the purpose of the university and the nature of knowledge. The book argues that a challenge to this culture of conformity and censorship and a defence of academic free speech are needed for critique to be possible and for the intellectual project of evaluating existing knowledge and proposing new knowledge to be meaningful. This book is that challenge and a passionate call to arms for the power of academic thought today.Palgrave Critical University Studies,2662-7329Higher educationEducation and stateEducational sociologyEducational sociology Education and sociologySchool management and organizationSchool administrationPolitical scienceHigher Educationhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/O36000Education Policyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X33030Sociology of Educationhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/O29000Sociology of Educationhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X22070Administration, Organization and Leadershiphttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/O17000Political Sciencehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911000Higher education.Education and state.Educational sociology.Educational sociology .Education and sociology.School management and organization.School administration.Political science.Higher Education.Education Policy.Sociology of Education.Sociology of Education.Administration, Organization and Leadership.Political Science.340Williams Joannaauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut640514BOOK9910254975803321Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity2511989UNINA