Salem on the Thames: Moral Panic, Anti-Zionism, and the Triumph of Hate Speech at Connecticut College (Antisemitism in America)
This compelling volume focuses on the story of Andrew Pessin, a tenured philosophy professor at Connecticut College, who was accused by students and faculty of having “directly condoned the extermination of a people” based on a deliberate misreading of his 2015 Facebook post on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Salem on the Thames captures the events as they unfolded and discusses topics such as Western sentiments concerning Israeli-Palestinian relations, academics and free speech, antisemitism and diversity on the college campus, and social media and politics. The Pessin affair offers us a case study in a tendency towards “public shaming” reminiscent of the Salem witch trials that deeply compromises the integrity of academia.
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| Title | Salem on the Thames: Moral Panic, Anti-Zionism, and the Triumph of Hate Speech at Connecticut College (Antisemitism in America) |
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| ISBN | 1644693704 |
| ISBN 10 | 1644693704 |
| ISBN 13 | 9781644693704 |
| Date published | 2020 |
| Edition | Annotated |
| MRSP | 109 |
| Pages | 267 |
| Author | Richard Landes |
| Binding | Kindle Edition |
| Language | en |
| Publisher | Academic Studies Press |
| Tags | American History History Jewish Studies Judaism Race/Class/Gender Religion Social Sciences Sociology Special Topics |
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