Out of Bounds
Academic Freedom and the Question of Palestine
Academic freedom is a key element of the academic enterprise in the U.S. However, it does not seem to exist when scholars seek to advocate on behalf of Palestinian self-determination. This unique work examines how the knowledge-power nexus is shaping the discourse around the Israel-Palestine conflict and restricting academic freedom. Beginning with a discussion of American Zionism, the work proceeds to explain why scholars working on the question of Palestine are often denied standard academic freedom. This is supported by prominent cases, such as Norman G. Finkelstein's denial of tenure, the Middle East Studies Department at Columbia Univers…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4411-9802-0
- EAN: 9781441198020
- Produktnummer: 33581678
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 384 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 525 KB
- Abbildungen: 1 halftone illus
Über den Autor
Matthew Abraham is Associate Professor of English at the University of Arizona, USA. His work on Edward Said has appeared in Cultural Critique, Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association, Journal of Cultural and Religious Theory, College Composition and Communication, South Atlantic Quarterly, and JAC: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Rhetoric, Culture, and Politics. He is the co-editor of The Making of Barack Obama: The Politics of Persuasion.
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