Dangerous Ideas on Campus Sex, Conspiracy, and Academic Freedom in the Age of JFK |
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| Author:
| Ehrlich, Matthew C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-08624-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2021 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1960, University of Illinois professor Leo Koch wrote a public letter condoning premarital sex. He was fired. Four years later, a professor named Revilo Oliver made white supremacist remarks and claimed there was a massive communist conspiracy. He kept his job. Matthew Ehrlich revisits the Koch and Oliver cases to look at free speech, the ......
In 1960, University of Illinois professor Leo Koch wrote a public letter condoning premarital sex. He was fired. Four years later, a professor named Revilo Oliver made white supremacist remarks and claimed there was a massive communist conspiracy. He kept his job. Matthew Ehrlich revisits the Koch and Oliver cases to look at free speech, the ......