Saturday, March 20, 2010

Jeff Schmidt - Author of "Disciplined Minds" critiques academic freedom

"Disciplined Minds - A critical look at salaried professionals and the soul-battering system that shapes their lives" by Jeff Schmidt is the most important book written which does a social analysis of the professional worker and of professional training at graduate and professional schools.

Among other things, the book is a brilliant survival guide.

In these three videos (below) its author speaks at an academic freedom conference held at New York University on April 3, 2009. (Speaker introduction of Jeff Schmidt HERE.)










RELATED INFORMATION:
-A document discussing the legal status of academic freedom in Canada HERE.

-Denis Rancourt talk in the same panel HERE.

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