Cary Nelson, president of the American Association of University Professors, said on Thursday that academic freedom was infringed by Yale University Press when it removed previously published images depicting the Prophet Muhammad from a forthcoming book, The Cartoons That Shook The World, by a Brandeis University scholar. The press was concerned that the images might incite violence; Mr. Nelson said in a written statement that the action has “the potential to encourage broader censorship of speech by faculty members.”
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3 Responses to AAUP Condemns Action by Yale U. Press
jmulick - August 14, 2009 at 11:27 am
Presumably the book underwent peer review when it included the pictures. What are we to make of this editorial decision with respect to the scholarly reputation of the peer review process at YUP?
johnburningham - August 14, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Censorship is to appease any group is plain wrong and UN-AMERICAN.
bmljenny - August 17, 2009 at 12:58 pm
I bet Yale’s insurance company is breathing a sigh of relief though.