Political correctness and higher education
Subtitle: British and American perspectives
By: John Lea.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415962582; 9780415962599
Subjects: 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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: PC world: political correctness and the modern zeitgeist; title: Loose canons and straw men of the apocalypse: the conservative campaign against PC in the US; title: Look right and left before proceeding: the political contours PC debate in the US; title: Water buffaloes in Pennsylvania: closing free speech; title: The end of civilisation in California: illiberal multiculturalism; title: A day at the races in Michigan: the victims of reverse discrimination; title: Talking about political correctness: American conversations about political correctness and higher education; title: Green sheep in London: the loony left and British PC; title: PC and the panopticon principle: quangos, surveillance, and scripted communication in the academy; title: PC and the attenuated academy: social engineering, widening participation, and professional allegiance; title: Talking about political correctness: British conversations about political correctness and post-16 education; title: Conclusion: PC as oxymoron.