The victims' revolution : the rise of identity studies and the closing of the liberal mind

Respected author, critic, and essayist Bruce Bawer—whose previous book, __While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam Is Destroying the West from Within__, was a __New York Times__ bestseller and a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist—now offers a trenchant and sweeping critique of the sorry state of higher education since the campus revolutions of the late ’60s and early ’70s. In __The Victims’ Revolution__, Bawer incisively contends that the rise of identity-based college courses and disciplines (Women’s Studies, Black Studies, Gay Studies, etc.) forty years ago has resulted in an impoverishment of thought and widespread political confusion, while filling the brains of students with politically correct mush. Timely, controversial, and brilliantly argued, Bawer’s __The Victims’ Revolution__ is necessary reading for students, educators, and anyone concerned about the contemporary crisis in academia—a serious and important work that stands with other essential books on the subject, like __The Shadow University__ by Alan Kors, __Illiberal Education__ by Dinesh D’Souza, and Allan Bloom’s __The Closing of the American Mind__. The 1960s And 1970s Were A Time Of Dramatic Upheaval In American Universities As A New Generation Of Scholar-activists Rejected Traditional Humanism In Favor Of A Radical Ideology That Denied Objective Truth. In The Victims' Revolution, Critic And Scholar Bruce Bawer Provides The First History Of This Radical Movement And A Sweeping Assessment Of Its Intellectual And Cultural Fruits. Once, Bawer Argues, The Purpose Of Higher Education Had Been To Introduce Students To The Legacy Of Western Civilization. The New Generation Of Radical Educators Sought Instead To Unmask The West As The Perpetrator Of Global Injustice. Age-old Values Were Mere Weapons In The Struggle Of The Powerful Against The Powerless. Shifting The Focus To The Purported Victims Of Imperialism Gave Rise To A Series Of Identity-based Programs. Bawer Concludes That The Influence Of These Programs Has Impoverished Our Thought, Confused Our Politics, And Filled The Minds Of Their Impressionable Students With Politically-correct Mush.--from Publisher Description. The Victims' Revolution -- Gilligan's Island : Women's Studies -- The Ebony Tower : Black Studies -- Visit To A Queer Planet : Queer Studies -- The Dream Of Aztlan : Chicano Studies -- Studies, Studies Everywhere -- Is There Hope? Bruce Bawer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Respected author, critic, and essayist Bruce Bawer—whose previous book, While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam Is Destroying the West from Within , was a New York Times bestseller and a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist—now offers a trenchant and sweeping critique of the sorry state of higher education since the campus revolutions of the late ’60s and early ’70s. In The Victims’ Revolution , Bawer incisively contends that the rise of identity-based college courses and disciplines (Women’s Studies, Black Studies, Gay Studies, etc.) forty years ago has resulted in an impoverishment of thought and widespread political confusion, while filling the brains of students with politically correct mush. Timely, controversial, and brilliantly argued, Bawer’s The Victims’ Revolution is necessary reading for students, educators, and anyone concerned about the contemporary crisis in academia—a serious and important work that stands with other essential books on the subject, like The Shadow University by Alan Kors, Illiberal Education by Dinesh D’Souza, and Allan Bloom’s The Closing of the American Mind .
A critique of the identity-based revolution in America's universities during the 1960s and 1970s, which impacted modern politics and society, explores how radical philosophies that denied aesthetic merit and objective truth came into being