EDUCATION Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity Confronting the Fear of Knowledge Joanna Williams, University of Kent, UK
“This is a must read for anyone concerned about the future of freedom inside and outside the university. Joanna Williams provides a compelling account of why academic freedom is in trouble. A powerful but nuanced study of the conformist campus.” - Frank Furedi, author, commentator and Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Kent, UK Universities, once at the forefront of campaigns for intellectual liberty, are now bastions of conformity. This provocative book traces the demise of academic freedom within the context of changing ideas about the purpose of the university and the nature of knowledge and is a passionate call to arms for the power of academic thought today. Contents: Introduction: Academic Freedom in an Era of Conformity / 1. Free to be Critical / 2. Conformity in the Academy / 3. Criticality within the Disciplines / 4. Disciplines Under Attack / 5. Uncritical Theory / 6. Impact of Feminism / 7. From Academic Freedom to Academic Justice / Conclusions January 2016 Hardback Paperback
224pp £65.00 £19.99
216x138mm 9781137514776 9781137514783
Palgrave Critical University Studies Series Edited by: John Smyth www.palgrave.com/page/detail/?k=9781137514776 www.palgrave.com/page/detail/?k=9781137514783
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Critical Race, Feminism, and Education
US Public Schools and the Politics of Queer Erasure
A Social Justice Model
Catherine A. Lugg, Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, USA
Menah A.E. Pratt-Clarke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
“Menah Pratt-Clarke’s study represents one of the most thorough integrations of the law, feminism, sociology and African American Studies; her approach is a roadmap for implementing more equitable educational and public policy. Let’s hope those who institute such policies are savvy enough to pick up this book, read it, and go about the urgent business of reshaping America’s future.” - Denean Sharpley-Whiting, Distinguished Professor, Vanderbilt University, USA, and author of Pimps Up, Ho’s Down Critical Race, Feminism, and Education: A Social Justice Model provides a transformative next step in the evolution of critical race and Black feminist scholarship. Focusing on praxis, the relationship between the construction of race, class, and gender categories and social justice outcomes is analyzed. Contents: PART I: TRANSDISCIPLINARITY / 1. Academic Disciplines / 2. A Social Justice Model / 3. A Case Study / PART II: THE PROBLEM DEFINED / 4. The Urban Male / 5. Education Civil Rights Law / 6. Patriarchy and Black Masculinity / PART III: THE CAUSE ATTRIBUTED / 7. Females / 8. Matriarchy and Feminism / 9. Racism and Class Privilege / PART IV: THE SOLUTION PROPOSED / 10. The Settlement agreement / 11. ‘For Black Boys Only’ / 12. Black Nationalism January 2016 Paperback
216pp £23.00
235x152mm 9781137575678
Postcolonial Studies in Education Series Edited by: Antonia Darder, Anne HicklingHudson, Peter Mayo www.palgrave.com/page/detail/?k=9781137575678
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US Public Schools and the Politics of Queer Erasure presents a history of queer erasure in the US public school system, from the 1920s up until today. By focusing on specific events as well as the context in which they occurred, Lugg presents a way forward in improving school policies for both queer youth and queer adults. Contents: 1.Before APA / 2.Liberation and ReStigmatization / 3.The Turbulent 1990s and 2000s / 4.Coming out into a Hostile World: The Politics of Adult Queer Visibility and Power / 5.Does it get Better? The On-Going Political War against Queer Youth / 6.Life after Obergefell: Will Queers finally become Visible within Public Schools? October 2015 Hardback
144pp £45.00
216x138mm 9781137535252
The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education Series Edited by: A. G. Rud www.palgrave.com/page/detail/?k=9781137535252