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Salem on the Thames (e-bog) af Landes, Richard
Landes, Richard

Salem on the Thames e-bog

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This compelling volume focuses on the story of AndrewPessin, a tenured philosophy professor at Connecticut College, who was accusedby students and faculty of having "e;directly condoned the extermination of apeople"e; based on a deliberate misreading of his 2015 Facebook post on the Israeli-Palestinianconi ict. Salem on the Thames captures the events as they unfolded anddiscusses topics …
This compelling volume focuses on the story of AndrewPessin, a tenured philosophy professor at Connecticut College, who was accusedby students and faculty of having "e;directly condoned the extermination of apeople"e; based on a deliberate misreading of his 2015 Facebook post on the Israeli-Palestinianconi ict. Salem on the Thames captures the events as they unfolded anddiscusses topics such as Western sentiments concerning Israeli-Palestinianrelations, academics and free speech, antisemitism and diversity on the collegecampus, and social media and politics. The Pessin affair offers us a case studyin a tendency towards "e;public shaming"e; reminiscent of the Salem witch trialsthat deeply compromises the integrity of academia.
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Forfattere Landes, Richard (forfatter)
Forlag Academic Studies Press
Udgivet 31.03.2020
Længde 218 sider
Genrer 1KBB
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781644691007

This compelling volume focuses on the story of AndrewPessin, a tenured philosophy professor at Connecticut College, who was accusedby students and faculty of having "e;directly condoned the extermination of apeople"e; based on a deliberate misreading of his 2015 Facebook post on the Israeli-Palestinianconi ict. Salem on the Thames captures the events as they unfolded anddiscusses topics such as Western sentiments concerning Israeli-Palestinianrelations, academics and free speech, antisemitism and diversity on the collegecampus, and social media and politics. The Pessin affair offers us a case studyin a tendency towards "e;public shaming"e; reminiscent of the Salem witch trialsthat deeply compromises the integrity of academia.