Academic Freedom in a Democratic South Africa: Essays and Interviews on Higher Education and the Humanities - Paperback

by John Higgins (Author), J. M. Coetzee (Foreword by)

This book argues that the core content of academic freedom--the principle of supporting and
extending open intellectual enquiry--is essential to realizing the full public value of higher
education. John Higgins emphasizes the central role that the humanities, and the particular forms of
argument and analysis they embody, bring to this task.

Author Biography

John Higgins is Arderne Chair of Literature at the University of Cape Town and a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa.