Academia, Activism, and Imprisoned Intellectuals
Academia often prides itself on being a site in which love, rage, or their symbiotic relationship do not dare to assert themselves, to proclaim and set a standard for communication, community, intellectual inquiry, or ethical and political action. As academics and activists, authors share a desire f...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2003
|
In: |
Social justice
Year: 2003, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 3-7 |
Online Access: |
Volltext (Verlag) |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
Keywords: |
Summary: | Academia often prides itself on being a site in which love, rage, or their symbiotic relationship do not dare to assert themselves, to proclaim and set a standard for communication, community, intellectual inquiry, or ethical and political action. As academics and activists, authors share a desire for learning, for encounters that lead to greater ethical and political agency, a passion for freedom. Daily, more political resisters and prisoners emerge in opposition to the U.S. wars, mass detentions and deportations and diminished civil liberties. |
---|