http://dagblog.com/link/does-asa-boycott-violate-academic-freedom-roundtable-17980 Comments for "Does the ASA Boycott Violate Academic Freedom? A Roundtable" en http://dagblog.com/comment/187618#comment-187618 <a id="comment-187618"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/does-asa-boycott-violate-academic-freedom-roundtable-17980">Does the ASA Boycott Violate Academic Freedom? A Roundtable</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Corey Robin:</p> <blockquote> <p>Does the American Studies Association (ASA) boycott of Israeli academic institutions violate academic freedom?</p> <p>According to the presidents of <a href="http://thefutureofamericanstudies.wordpress.com/2013/12/22/harvard-denounces-asa-boycott/">Harvard</a>, <a href="http://thefutureofamericanstudies.wordpress.com/2013/12/22/yale-university-supports-academic-freedom/">Yale</a>, <a href="http://news.indiana.edu/releases/iu/2013/12/israeli-academic-boycott-statement.shtml">Indiana University</a> (see my comment on that university at the end of this post), and <a href="https://www.aau.edu/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=14859">numerous other universities</a> across the United States, the answer is yes. The question is: Why?</p> <p>I asked my Facebook friends that question. A bunch of people—some in favor of the ASA boycott, others opposed, others undecided—answered. I thought the discussion was worth reprinting here.</p> </blockquote> <p> </p> </div></div></div> Tue, 24 Dec 2013 16:46:06 +0000 A Guy Called LULU comment 187618 at http://dagblog.com