Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity: Confronting the Fear of Knowledge

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

Author: Joanna Williams
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 01/06/2016
Pages: 217
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9781137514783

About the Author
Joanna Williams is Director of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Kent, UK and Education Editor for Spiked Online. She has previously published Consuming Higher Education: Why Learning Can't be Bought.