Buch, Englisch, Band 70, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
Patriotic Correctness and the Post-9/11 Assault on Academe
Buch, Englisch, Band 70, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
Reihe: Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education
ISBN: 978-94-6091-407-2
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers
In Cold Breezes and Idiot Winds, Scatamburlo-D’Annibale explains why the most recent assault on academe must be understood in relation to the right’s broader offensive against liberalism. For decades, conservatives have worked diligently to construct a network of foundations, think tanks, and campus organizations dedicated to demonizing progressive thought, the legacy of the New Deal era, and the democratic social reforms of the 1960s. The author provides a detailed examination of this ideological infrastructure and how it advanced the agenda of PC post-9/11. She explores how the campaign for PC was aided and abetted by a right-wing media apparatus, how it continues to threaten academic freedom on campuses, and how it is currently infecting the larger body politic and contributing to the increased toxicity of the nation’s public dialogue.
While purveyors of PC often invoke “culture war” rhetoric, Scatamburlo-D’Annibale adroitly reveals that their ultimate aim is to protect corporate power from any form of democratic accountability.