Unthinkable thoughts : academic freedom and the one-state model for Israel and Palestine / Susan G. Drummond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drummond, Susan G. (Susan Gay), 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic freedom--Canada--Case studies.

Academic freedom.

Arab-Israeli conflict--Peace--Case studies.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : UBC Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2009, an international conference exploring models of statehood for Israel and Palestine was held at Toronto's York University. The conference became a cause c�l�bre in Canada and Israel when extraordinary pressures were exerted on the conference organizers, their academic departments, and university administrators by pro-Israel lobby groups, private university donors, members of the academic community, and even the federal government. Although the conference itself was uneventful, the lead-up roiled Canadian academia and society, provoking a controversy that raised major issues regarding academic freedom. Unthinkable Thoughts covers the history of the events from the perspective of Susan Drummond, one of the conference organizers. First, she methodically examines the idea of constitutional bi-nationalism in Israel/Palestine, and explores why it is such a fraught, contentious notion. Drawing from copious documentation, including confidential communications accessed under Freedom of Information legislation, she then lays out the behind-the-scenes minutiae of statements made and decisions taken before and after the conference took place. This book serves as a cautionary tale of the ease with which matters of fundamental principle can become compromised in the face of intense social and political pressure.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

An Unintended Ethnography

Outside Academia

The Forbidden Question

Mixing Jurisdictions

Inside Academia

Making Sense

Accountability and Validity

Academic Freedom and the Worthiness of Ideas

Conclusion

Appendices

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 28, 2013).

ISBN:

0-7748-2210-4

OCLC:

854936653