The Resource Romance in the ivory tower : the rights and liberty of conscience, Paul R. Abramson
Romance in the ivory tower : the rights and liberty of conscience, Paul R. Abramson
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- Summary
- Should the choice to engage in a faculty-student romance be protected or precluded? An argument that the right to choose a romantic partner is a fundamental right of conscience, protected by the U.S Constitution. Allen Ginsberg once declared that "the best teaching is done in bed," but most university administrators would presumably disagree. Many universities prohibit romantic relationships between faculty members and students, and professors who transgress are usually out of a job. In Romance in the Ivory Tower, Paul Abramson takes aim at university policies that forbid relationships between faculty members and students. He argues provocatively that the issue of faculty-student romances transcends the seemingly trivial matter of who sleeps with whom and engages our fundamental constitutional rights. By what authority, Abramson asks, did the university become the arbiter of romantic etiquette among consenting adults? Do we, as consenting adults, have a constitutional right to make intimate choices as long as they do not cause harm? Abramson contends that we do, and bases this claim on two arguments. He suggests that the Ninth Amendment (which states that the Constitution's enumeration of certain rights should not be construed to deny others) protects the "right to romance." And, more provocatively, he argues that the "right to romance" is a fundamental right of conscience--as are freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Campus romances happen. The important question is not whether they should be encouraged or prohibited but whether the choice to engage in such a relationship should be protected or precluded. Abramson argues ringingly that our freedom to make choices--to worship, make a political speech, or fall in love--is fundamental. Rules forbidding faculty-student romances are not only unconstitutional but set dangerous precedents for further intrusion into rights of privacy and conscience
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (172 pages)
- Contents
-
- The romantic conscience
- Liberty of conscience
- Liberty of conscience and the U.S. constitutional archives
- Isbn
- 9786612099120
- Label
- Romance in the ivory tower : the rights and liberty of conscience
- Title
- Romance in the ivory tower
- Title remainder
- the rights and liberty of conscience
- Statement of responsibility
- Paul R. Abramson
- Subject
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- EDUCATION -- Higher
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom of expression -- United States
- LAW -- Constitutional
- LAW -- Public
- Liberty of conscience -- United States
- Meinungsfreiheit
- Redefreiheit
- SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/Public Policy & Law
- USA
- United States
- Liberty of conscience
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Should the choice to engage in a faculty-student romance be protected or precluded? An argument that the right to choose a romantic partner is a fundamental right of conscience, protected by the U.S Constitution. Allen Ginsberg once declared that "the best teaching is done in bed," but most university administrators would presumably disagree. Many universities prohibit romantic relationships between faculty members and students, and professors who transgress are usually out of a job. In Romance in the Ivory Tower, Paul Abramson takes aim at university policies that forbid relationships between faculty members and students. He argues provocatively that the issue of faculty-student romances transcends the seemingly trivial matter of who sleeps with whom and engages our fundamental constitutional rights. By what authority, Abramson asks, did the university become the arbiter of romantic etiquette among consenting adults? Do we, as consenting adults, have a constitutional right to make intimate choices as long as they do not cause harm? Abramson contends that we do, and bases this claim on two arguments. He suggests that the Ninth Amendment (which states that the Constitution's enumeration of certain rights should not be construed to deny others) protects the "right to romance." And, more provocatively, he argues that the "right to romance" is a fundamental right of conscience--as are freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Campus romances happen. The important question is not whether they should be encouraged or prohibited but whether the choice to engage in such a relationship should be protected or precluded. Abramson argues ringingly that our freedom to make choices--to worship, make a political speech, or fall in love--is fundamental. Rules forbidding faculty-student romances are not only unconstitutional but set dangerous precedents for further intrusion into rights of privacy and conscience
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- digitized
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1949-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Abramson, Paul R.
- Dewey number
- 342.7308/58
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- KF4770
- LC item number
- .A93 2007eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Freedom of expression
- Liberty of conscience
- LAW
- LAW
- EDUCATION
- Freedom of expression
- Liberty of conscience
- United States
- Redefreiheit
- Meinungsfreiheit
- USA
- Label
- Romance in the ivory tower : the rights and liberty of conscience, Paul R. Abramson
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-166) and index
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- online resource
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The romantic conscience -- Liberty of conscience -- Liberty of conscience and the U.S. constitutional archives
- Control code
- 181027482
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (172 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9786612099120
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
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- 22573/ctt5p98hs
- 7509
- 9780262266734
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- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)181027482
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- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- Romance in the ivory tower : the rights and liberty of conscience, Paul R. Abramson
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-166) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The romantic conscience -- Liberty of conscience -- Liberty of conscience and the U.S. constitutional archives
- Control code
- 181027482
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (172 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9786612099120
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 22573/ctt5p98hs
- 7509
- 9780262266734
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)181027482
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Subject
- EDUCATION -- Higher
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom of expression -- United States
- LAW -- Constitutional
- LAW -- Public
- Liberty of conscience -- United States
- Meinungsfreiheit
- Redefreiheit
- SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/Public Policy & Law
- USA
- United States
- Liberty of conscience
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