Transforming the Ivory Tower - Challenging Racism, Sexism, and Homophobia in the Academy

Klappentext This builds on the rich legacy of historical struggles to open universities to dissenting voices and oppressed groups. Each chapter is guided by a commitment to praxis - the idea that theoretical understandings of inequality must be applied to concrete strategies for change. It will be required reading for all students, faculty, and administrators seeking to understand bias and discrimination in higher education and to engage in social justice work on and off college campuses. Zusammenfassung This book builds on the rich legacy of historical struggles to open universities to dissenting voices and oppressed groups

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• Authors: Brett Stockdill, Brett C./ Danico Stockdill
• Assisted by: Mary Yu Danico (Editor), Brett Stockdill (Editor), Brett C Stockdill (Editor), Brett C. Stockdill (Editor)
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2012
• EAN: 9780824835262
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3526-2
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Intersections; Intersections: Asian and Pacif
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries