After reading this week’s reading “The Imperial University”, it reminded me of the concept of corporatization and these controversial lawsuits that we discussed in class. Both events had a very strong connection between truth and authority. It really opens my eyes and somehow changes my view of the world and country after several weeks of studying ASA. The society that George Orwell drew in his book “1984” is never far away from us. Manipulation, lie and government controls were under the table of the university. Fortunately, we have so many great social activists who are willing to sacrifice their own time, money and reputation to exchange for rights and truth. The pepper spraying events and any other protests happened in the UC campus were a barely start and it is inspiring to see our students start to concern about social issues and injustice. I believe that is how we are going to create a better future together. On the other hand, it is discouraging to see universities repeatedly making a poor decision when it comes to deal with disagreement. For example, the author of The Imperial University discussed how UC Riverside used a SWAT team to arrest local protestors. From my first impression, sending out a SWAT team means to fight with terrorists and gangsters held with arms, but not innocent protestors.
Questions: Does whistleblower all end up in a bad ending? Are there any positive examples of being a whistleblower?
References:
Chatterjee, P., & Maira, S. (2014). Introduction: The Imperial University: Race, war, and the nation-state. The Imperial University: Academic Repression and Scholarly Dissent, 1-50.
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