Illiberal Trends in Humanities and Social Sciences

Name: Illiberal Trends in Humanities and Social Sciences
Uploaded: 2026-08-04
Duration: 3 min 30 s
Channel: Quillette
Description: Rubin and her co-authors warn that illiberal trends are increasingly dominating the humanities and social sciences, exemplified by the American Sociological Association's focus on 'intersectional solidarity' for its 2024 meeting, which reflects a shift towards explicitly ideological standards in research evaluation.

Rubin and her co-authors warn that illiberal trends are increasingly dominating the humanities and social sciences, exemplified by the American Sociological Association's focus on 'intersectional solidarity' for its 2024 meeting, which reflects a shift towards explicitly ideological standards in research evaluation.

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