Open AccessThe Antinomies of Academic Freedom
Author(s) -
Sam Popowich
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
canadian journal of academic librarianship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2369-937X
DOI - 10.33137/cjal-rcbu.v6.33980
Subject(s) - academic freedom , perspective (graphical) , intellectual freedom , sociology , power (physics) , transphobia , political science , epistemology , higher education , law , gender studies , philosophy , censorship , computer science , transgender , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
This article challenges the dominant conception of academic freedom by critiquing the liberal philosophy that underpins it. The article uses recent issues around trans rights in both public and academic librarianship to show how the dominant liberal conception of academic freedom supports transphobia. It then uses Antonio Negri's theory of consituent power to offer an alternative perspective on academic freedom and how this alternative conception might better support trans rights in universities and libraries.