Contents |
PC world: political correctness and the modern zeitgeist -- Loose canons and straw men of the apocalypse: the conservative campaign against PC in the US -- Look right and left before proceeding: the political contours PC debate in the US -- Water buffaloes in Pennsylvania: closing free speech -- The end of civilization in California: illiberal multiculturalism -- A day at the races in Michigan: the victims of reverse discrimination -- Talking about political correctness: American conversations about political correctness and higher education -- Green sheep in London: the loony left and British PC -- PC and the panopticon principle: quangos, surveillance, and scripted communication in the academy -- PC and the attenuated academy: social engineering, widening participation, and professional allegiance -- Talking about political correctness: British conversations about political correctness and post-16 education -- Conclusion: PC as oxymoron. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-272) and index. |
LCCN | 2008014941 |
ISBN | 9780415962582 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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