The Roots/Routes of Academic Freedom and the Role of the Intellectual

The author discusses the roots of academic freedom in the American research university. He begins by discussing the Ross case at Stanford University and suggests that the case revolved around what would be seen today as “hate speech.” He then turns to the more current case of Sami Al-Arian, who was...

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Published in:Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies
Main Author: Tierney, William G.
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2004
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spelling crsagepubl:10.1177/1532708603262725 2024-09-30T14:42:27+00:00 The Roots/Routes of Academic Freedom and the Role of the Intellectual Tierney, William G. 2004 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1532708603262725 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1532708603262725 en eng SAGE Publications https://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies volume 4, issue 2, page 250-256 ISSN 1532-7086 1552-356X journal-article 2004 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/1532708603262725 2024-09-17T04:38:54Z The author discusses the roots of academic freedom in the American research university. He begins by discussing the Ross case at Stanford University and suggests that the case revolved around what would be seen today as “hate speech.” He then turns to the more current case of Sami Al-Arian, who was fired from his tenured position at the University of South Florida after he was suspected of being a terrorist. The author argues that the role of the intellectual is being tested today in ways that are new and current, and that however distasteful, it is essential to protect the rights of all academics, even those with whom we disagree. Article in Journal/Newspaper sami SAGE Publications Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies 4 2 250 256
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