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by Yarillo
17 Sep 2026, 20:41
Forum: Conference chat
Topic: Academic Freedom Is Not a Magic Word (Since I was asked to make it publicly available)
Replies: 1
Views: 4985

Re: Academic Freedom Is Not a Magic Word (Since I was asked to make it publicly available)

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10. What disappears when the abstraction takes over?

Césaire's method ultimately returns us to a simple question: what disappears when the abstraction takes over? When the controversy becomes simply a story about academic freedom, Cofnas's racial political program and the letter's ...
by Yarillo
17 Sep 2026, 20:39
Forum: Conference chat
Topic: Academic Freedom Is Not a Magic Word (Since I was asked to make it publicly available)
Replies: 1
Views: 4985

Academic Freedom Is Not a Magic Word (Since I was asked to make it publicly available)

How criticism became persecution - and what Aimé Césaire can teach us about reason, civility, and academic freedom

A note on evidence and scope

This essay is not an attempt to diagnose Mike Ryder's character, speculate about his private motives, or establish that he is secretly racist ...
by Yarillo
28 Aug 2026, 15:10
Forum: Conference chat
Topic: On the future of the conference
Replies: 0
Views: 38178

On the future of the conference

I have been struggling to find the right words for this, because the last few days have been disappointing in ways that are difficult to express.

As a non-binary person, learning more about some of the views that have been expressed publicly has been painful and unsettling. I do not think that can ...