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About the Webinars
Academic freedom is under attack. It has been under threat by governments which accuse universities of indoctrinating students. It has been under attack by a managerial class which is hostile to critical thinking – especially when it questions the current state of academia itself – and transforms universities into a place of compliance and alignment…
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Webinar 3 | Academic Freedom Under Attack: The Silencing of Palestine and Palestinian Voices
Speakers: Samer Abdelnour, Marwa Fatafta, and Muhannad Ayyash Convenors: Carlos Azevedo and Ronald Hartz Collaborator: Yousaf Nishat-Botero 23rd November 2023, 14:00-15:30 United Kingdom Time In this third webinar, we will debate specifically the silencing of Palestine and Palestinian voices. Though attempts to silence speech on Palestine and Palestinian voices is not new, there has been an intensification…
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Webinar 2 | Academic Freedom under Attack: The Leicester Case
Speakers: David Harvie, Deborah Toner, Gibson Burrell Convenors: Carlos Azevedo and Ronald Hartz 25th October 2023, 14:00-15:30 United Kingdom Time In this second webinar, we will debate specifically the Leicester case. In October 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Leicester announced ‘Shaping for Excellence’,…
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Webinar 1 | Academic Freedom under Attack: The Dutch Case
Speakers: Susanne Täuber, Natalie Scholtz, and Verena Kämpken Convenors: Carlos Azevedo and Ronald Hartz 28th September 2023, 15:00-16:30 CET In the first webinar, we will debate specifically the Dutch case. In the Netherlands, Susanne Täuber was recently fired by the University of Groningen for ‘long-term damaged working relationship’ due to the publication of an essay…
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