{"product_id":"the-right-to-learn-jennifer-ruth-9780807045152","title":"The Right to Learn: Resisting the Right-Wing Attack on Academic Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom leaders on the front lines of the battle for academic freedom in higher education, an empowering collection on fighting back against anti-CRT policies, book banning, and more\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning over 40 years of contested history through to today, \u003ci\u003eThe Right to Learn\u003c\/i\u003e speaks out fearlessly against the far right's decades-long war against intellectual freedom. This essential anthology outlines and contextualizes the culture wars' demonization of critical race theory, Ron DeSantis's \"Don't Say Gay\" law, and other hot-button issues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an introduction that places the current crisis within the broader context of the ongoing attacks on American democracy, \u003ci\u003eThe Right to Learn\u003c\/i\u003e features the testimony and analysis of activists, scholars, and attorneys with firsthand experience in the struggle against well-funded conservative groups' assaults on academic freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn impassioned, inspired resource for those fighting on the ground for the right to learn, this anthology is structured in 3 parts designed to equip educators with the necessary tools to understand the battle--and to fight back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 1\u003c\/b\u003e explores educational gag laws, featuring, among others, PEN America staff members \u003cb\u003eJonathan Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJeremy C. Young\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eJames Tager\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 2\u003c\/b\u003e offers perspectives on key issues from those on the front lines: activists, educators, and attorneys like \u003cb\u003eDennis Parker\u003c\/b\u003e, director of the National Center for Law and Economic Justice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 3\u003c\/b\u003e investigates the implications of undermining academic freedom, with insight from experts such as \u003cb\u003eSharon D. Austin\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the professors barred by the University of Florida from testifying against a restrictive voting rights law and a plaintiff in the main legal case against Ron DeSantis's \"Stop WOKE Act.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As they confront today's attack on higher education, \u003ci\u003eThe Right to Learn\u003c\/i\u003e's expert contributors reveal that what's at stake is the pursuit of the real-world and contemporary knowledge a democratic polity requires\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Ruth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807045152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807045152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.91w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/04\/2024","brand":"Jennifer Ruth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756621590783,"sku":"9780807045152","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13b295a0-0d2f-403d-a0fe-d7270f54dd76.jpg?v=1706593441","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-right-to-learn-jennifer-ruth-9780807045152","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}