03803nam 2200709Ia 450 991081936150332120240418094553.01-135-89588-01-281-83815-297866118381570-203-88862-6(CKB)1000000000555666(EBL)366308(OCoLC)437233704(SSID)ssj0000223412(PQKBManifestationID)11187185(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000223412(PQKBWorkID)10182088(PQKB)11571273(MiAaPQ)EBC366308(Au-PeEL)EBL366308(CaPaEBR)ebr10258422(CaONFJC)MIL183815(EXLCZ)99100000000055566620080407d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitical correctness and higher education British and American perspectives /John Lea ; foreword by Jonathan Zimmerman1st ed.New York Routledge20091 online resource (292 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-96259-5 0-415-96258-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-272) and index.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 discrimination7 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; IndexHow 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 naEducation, HigherPolitical aspectsGreat BritainEducation, HigherPolitical aspectsUnited StatesAcademic freedomGreat BritainAcademic freedomUnited StatesPolitical correctnessGreat BritainPolitical correctnessUnited StatesEducation, HigherPolitical aspectsEducation, HigherPolitical aspectsAcademic freedomAcademic freedomPolitical correctnessPolitical correctness378.73Lea John128718MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819361503321Political correctness and higher education3960034UNINA