The Pitfalls of the Scholar Turned Activist

The Pitfalls of the Scholar Turned Activist
Students at the University of Ottawa campus on Oct. 9, 2019. Marc Bruxelle/Shutterstock
Stuart Chambers
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Professors are trained as impartial researchers. In a nutshell, they defend truth claims based on the best available evidence and avoid playing the role of a political advocate. Whenever academics gravitate toward the latter, they begin mirroring the discourses of an emerging cultural narrative instead of dispassionately interrogating its core arguments.

Stuart Chambers
Stuart Chambers
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Stuart Chambers, Ph.D., teaches in the faculties of arts and social sciences at the University of Ottawa. Contact: [email protected]
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