Knowledge, Power, and Academic Freedom

by Joan Wallach Scott

Book Overview

Academic freedom rests on a shared belief that the production of knowledge advances the common good. In an era of education budget cuts, wealthy donors intervening in university decisions, and right-wing groups threatening dissenters, scholars cannot expect that those in power will value their work. Can academic freedom survive in this environment--and must we rearticulate what academic freedom is in order to defend it?

This book presents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231190468
• ISBN13: 9780231190466
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.6"