In the summer of 2014, renowned American Indian Studies professor Steven Salaita had his offer of a tenured professorship revoked by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Salaita's employment was terminated in response to his public tweets criticizing the Israeli government's summer assault on Gaza. Salaita's firing generated a huge public outcry, with thousands petitioning for his reinstatement, and more than five thousand scholars pledging to boycott the University of Illinois. His case raises important questions about academic freedom, free speech on campus, and the movement for justice in Palestine. In this book, Salaita combines personal reflection and political critique to provide a thorough analysis of his controversial termination. He situates his case at the intersection of important issues that affect both higher education and social justice activism.

Tweet tweet -- Palestine, (un)naturally -- Entry not approved -- Uncivil rites -- Survival of the fitness -- Imaginary students -- The pro-Israel activist handbook, unabridged -- On being Palestinian and other things -- Spies (don't) like us -- PeP talk -- Palestine in the American imagination -- Shame on me -- The evolution of "anti-Semitism" -- Puffery -- The lovely, timeless noise of innocence -- The chief features of civility -- The disappearance of print -- Injustice : a bull(shit) market -- Civilized Twitter -- The darling that can no longer be defended -- Consumption -- An incivility manifesto -- A politics of the child -- Speaking in times of repression.