It's Not Free Speech: Race, Democracy, and the Future of Academic Freedom

by Jennifer Ruth and Michael Bérubé

How far does the idea of academic freedom extend to professors in an era of racial reckoning?

The protests of summer 2020, which were ignited by the murder of George Floyd, led to long-overdue reassessments of the legacy of racism and white supremacy in both American academe and cultural life more generally. But while universities have been willing to rename some buildings and schools or grapple with their role in the slave trade,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421443872
• ISBN13: 9781421443874
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 8.6"