Uncivil Rites Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom
| Author/creator | Salaita, Steven Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chicago : Haymarket Books Minneapolis : Consortium Book Sales & Distribution [Distributor] |
| Description | 248 p. ill 08.370 x 05.930 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Annotation In the summer of 2014, renowned American Indian studies professor Steven Salaita had his appointment to a tenured professorship revoked by the board of trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Salaita's employment was terminated in response to his public tweets criticizing the Israeli government's summer assault on Gaza. Salaita's firing generated a huge public outcry, with thousands petitioning for his reinstatement, and more than 5000 scholars pledging to boycott UIUC. His case raises important questions about academic freedom, free speech on campus, and the movement for justice in Palestine. In this book, Salaita combines personal reflection and political critique to shed new light on his controversial termination. He situates his case at the intersection of important issues that affect both higher education and social justice activism. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781608465774 |
| ISBN | 1608465772 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781608465774 |
| Stock number | 00720099 |