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Appointment denied : the inquisition of Bertrand Russell / Thom Weidlich.
Van Pelt Library B1649.R94 W45 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weidlich, Thom.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970.
- Russell, Bertrand.
- City University of New York. City College.
- College teachers--Selection and appointment--New York (State)--History--20th century.
- College teachers.
- College teachers--Selection and appointment.
- History.
- New York (State).
- City University of New York. City College--History--20th century.
- City University of New York.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 233 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2000.
- Summary:
- In the spring of 1940 the board of the City College of New York appointed the renowned philosopher Bertrand Russell to teach. With the appointment of this most celebrated of scholars, the board had intended to boost the school's image. Instead it found itself suddenly embroiled in a controversy involving the city's conservative Episcopal bishop and charges that it was encouraging radical and communist views at the college. Journalist Thom Weidlich masterfully reconstructs this major political imbroglio, which not only captured the attention of New Yorkers but very quickly received national coverage as a cause celebre. This 1940s' clash between an independent thinker and the self-appointed guardians of public morality retains its relevance in light of today's cultural debates and arguments over standards of decency and political correctness.
- Contents:
- 1. The Scoop 9
- 2. Two Preachers 19
- 3. The Adversaries Maneuver 29
- 4. New York City, 1940 37
- 5. Rallying 45
- 6. The Students Protest 51
- 7. The Politicians Enter the Fray 61
- 8. La Guardia's Board 67
- 9. Reconsidering 75
- 10. Catholics 81
- 11. Mrs. Kay 89
- 12. Bertrand Russell's Sexual Revolution 99
- 13. The Hearing 109
- 14. A Chair of Indecency 119
- 15. The Organization Judge 125
- 16. What Is Academic Freedom? 135
- 17. Intervening 143
- 18. Artful Dodging 151
- 19. Copycats 161
- 20. Autumn 167
- 21. Rebels 175.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1573927880
- OCLC:
- 42960683
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