Book Event hosted by Partner Organization: Jewish Identity and Antisemitism Collective (JIAAC)
Sun, Jan 26
|Virtual Event
Join us in celebrating Professor Cary Nelson’s groundbreaking book, Hate Speech and Academic Freedom: The Antisemitic Assault on Basic Principles (Academic Studies Press, 2024), that addresses one of the most urgent challenges facing academia today.
Time & Location
Jan 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
Virtual Event
About the event
This timely work is the first to examine what impact antisemitism has had on the fundamental principles the academy relies on for its identity —academic freedom, free speech rights, standards for hiring or firing faculty members and administrators, and the ethics of academic conduct and debate.
Antisemitic hatred is spreading through academic campuses and communities alike at a fever pitch. The worsening environment shows little evidence of disappearing. What are its roots and what can we do to combat it? What steps can counter it? What damage to students is done when departments embrace anti-Zionism? Should faculty members face consequences for promoting antisemitism on social media? Should universities make a new push to adopt the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism?
Professor Nelson’s book was awarded the 2024 Bernard Lewis prize from ASMEA, the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa.
Dr. Nelson’s book is available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/dwkNEDC