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The Resource The victims' revolution : the rise of identity studies and the closing of the liberal mind, Bruce Bawer

The victims' revolution : the rise of identity studies and the closing of the liberal mind, Bruce Bawer

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The 1960s and 1970s were a time of dramatic upheaval in American universities as a new generation of scholar-activists rejected traditional humanism in favor of a radical ideology that denied objective truth. In The Victims' Revolution, critic and scholar Bruce Bawer provides the first history of this radical movement and a sweeping assessment of its intellectual and cultural fruits. Once, Bawer argues, the purpose of higher education had been to introduce students to the legacy of Western civilization. The new generation of radical educators sought instead to unmask the West as the perpetrator of global injustice. Age-old values were mere weapons in the struggle of the powerful against the powerless. Shifting the focus to the purported victims of imperialism gave rise to a series of identity-based programs. Bawer concludes that the influence of these programs has impoverished our thought, confused our politics, and filled the minds of their impressionable students with politically-correct mush.--From publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvi, 378 pages
Contents
  • The victims' revolution
  • Gilligan's Island : women's studies
  • The ebony tower : Black studies
  • Visit to a queer planet : queer studies
  • The dream of Aztlan : Chicano studies
  • Studies, studies everywhere
  • Is there hope?
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9780061807374
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The victims' revolution : the rise of identity studies and the closing of the liberal mind
Title
The victims' revolution
Title remainder
the rise of identity studies and the closing of the liberal mind
Statement of responsibility
Bruce Bawer
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
The 1960s and 1970s were a time of dramatic upheaval in American universities as a new generation of scholar-activists rejected traditional humanism in favor of a radical ideology that denied objective truth. In The Victims' Revolution, critic and scholar Bruce Bawer provides the first history of this radical movement and a sweeping assessment of its intellectual and cultural fruits. Once, Bawer argues, the purpose of higher education had been to introduce students to the legacy of Western civilization. The new generation of radical educators sought instead to unmask the West as the perpetrator of global injustice. Age-old values were mere weapons in the struggle of the powerful against the powerless. Shifting the focus to the purported victims of imperialism gave rise to a series of identity-based programs. Bawer concludes that the influence of these programs has impoverished our thought, confused our politics, and filled the minds of their impressionable students with politically-correct mush.--From publisher description
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1956-
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Bawer, Bruce
Dewey number
320.97308
Index
index present
LC call number
JK1764
LC item number
.B39 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Identity politics
  • Group identity
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The victims' revolution : the rise of identity studies and the closing of the liberal mind, Bruce Bawer
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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rdacarrier.
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text
Content type code
  • txt
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Contents
The victims' revolution -- Gilligan's Island : women's studies -- The ebony tower : Black studies -- Visit to a queer planet : queer studies -- The dream of Aztlan : Chicano studies -- Studies, studies everywhere -- Is there hope?
Control code
777622867
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvi, 378 pages
Isbn
9780061807374
Lccn
2012032311
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
Label
The victims' revolution : the rise of identity studies and the closing of the liberal mind, Bruce Bawer
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
The victims' revolution -- Gilligan's Island : women's studies -- The ebony tower : Black studies -- Visit to a queer planet : queer studies -- The dream of Aztlan : Chicano studies -- Studies, studies everywhere -- Is there hope?
Control code
777622867
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvi, 378 pages
Isbn
9780061807374
Lccn
2012032311
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n

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