Enforcing Silence
David Landy
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Enforcing Silence
by David Landy, Ronit Lentin, Conor McCarthy
Published
2020
Publisher
Zed Books, Limited
Pages
288
ISBN-13
9781786996527
Description
Academic freedom is under siege, as our universities become the sites of increasingly fraught battles over freedom of speech. While much of the public debate has focussed on 'no platforming' by students, this overlooks the far graver threat posed by concerted efforts to silence the critical voices of both academics and students, through the use of bureaucracy, legal threats and online harassment. Such tactics have conspicuously been used, with particularly virulent effect, in an attempt to silence academic criticism of Israel. This collection uses the controversies surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a means of exploring the limits placed on academic freedom in a variety of different national contexts. It looks at how the increased neoliberalisation of higher education has shaped the current climate, and considers how academics and their universities should respond to these new threats. Bringing together new and established scholars from Palestine and the wider Middle East as well as the US and Europe, Enforcing Silence shows us how we can and must defend our universities as places for critical thinking and free expression.
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How many pages are in Enforcing Silence?
This edition of Enforcing Silence has approximately 288 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Enforcing Silence?
For most readers, Enforcing Silence typically takes between 6h 0m and 4h 0m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 72,000 words and common reading speeds.
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What is the word count of Enforcing Silence?
The estimated word count for Enforcing Silence is approximately 72,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Enforcing Silence?
Enforcing Silence was written by David Landy, Ronit Lentin, Conor McCarthy.
When was Enforcing Silence published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2020. The original work may have been published on a different date.