{"product_id":"university-commons-divided-exploring-debate-38-dissent-on-campus-paperback-softback-9781487522827","title":"University Commons Divided; Exploring Debate \u0026#38; Dissent on Campus (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487522827","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUniversity Commons Divided\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExploring Debate \u0026amp; Dissent on Campus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter MacKinnon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487522827\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 January 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.26 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book, [Mackinnon\u0026amp;#x2019;s] second treatise on university governance, rings alarm bells about the direction of Canadian higher education…[it] is a worthwhile contribution, and the author deserves credit for writing frankly and provocatively..\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Paul Axelrod (Albertaviews (online) August 21, 2018) \u003cp\u003e\"Written in easily-digestible prose, \u003ci\u003eUniversity Commons Divided\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent resource for students of higher education, university governance, or Canadian law.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Summer Cowley, University of Toronto (Canadian Journal of Higher Education, vol 48 2 2018)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, a number of controversies have emerged from inside Canadian universities. While some of these controversies reflect debates occurring at a broader societal level, others are unique to the culture of universities and the way in which they are governed. In \u003ci\u003eUniversity Commons Divided\u003c\/i\u003e, Peter MacKinnon provides close readings of a range of recent incidents with a view to exploring new challenges within universities and the extent to which the idea of the university as \u0026amp;#x2018;commons,\u0026amp;#x2019; a site for open and contentious disagreement, may be under threat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmong the incidents addressed in this book are the Jennifer Berdahl case in which a UBC professor alleged a violation of her academic freedom when she was phoned by the university's board chair to discuss her blog on which she speculated about the reasons for the university president's departure from office; the case of Root Gorelick, a Carleton University biologist and member of the university\u0026amp;#x2019;s board of governors who refused to sign a code of conduct preventing public discussion of internal board discussions; the Facebook scandal at Dalhousie University\u0026amp;#x2019;s Faculty of Dentistry in which male students posted misogynistic comments about their female classmates. These and many other examples of turmoil in universities across the country are used to reach new insights on the state of freedom of expression and academic governance in the contemporary university.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccessibly written and perceptively argued, \u003ci\u003eUniversity Commons Divided\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and bold examination of the pressures seeking to transform the culture and governance of universities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eGovernance and Academic Freedom at UBC\u003cbr\u003eThe Jennifer Berdahl Case\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSexual Transgressions at Dalhousie\u003cbr\u003eDentistry Students on Facebook\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSafe Space, Comfort and Freedom of Expression\u003cbr\u003eStories from across Canada\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAcademic Freedom and Governance: A Reprise\u003cbr\u003eCarleton's Blogging Board Member\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFreedom of Religion in the Commons\u003cbr\u003eA Law School for Trinity Western University?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaking the World a Better Place\u003cbr\u003eThe Social Responsibility of Canadian Universities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595499467032,"sku":"9781487522827","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/university-commons-divided-exploring-debate-38-dissent-on-campus-paperback-softback-9781487522827","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}