Political Correctness and Higher Education : British and American Perspectives.

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 nature of the controversies in US college campuses this book offers a comprehensive assessment of the key themes, including who and what was b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lea, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2008.
Temas:
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.
Education, Higher.
Enseignement supérieur > Aspect politique > Grande-Bretagne.
Enseignement supérieur > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Liberté de l'enseignement > Grande-Bretagne.
Liberté de l'enseignement > États-Unis.
Politiquement correct (Mouvement) > Grande-Bretagne.
Politiquement correct (Mouvement) > États-Unis.
Academic freedom
Education, Higher > Political aspects
Political correctness
Great Britain
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 Conclu.

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