If the liberal subject is coded in the way Young (1990) suggests, then attempts to apply liberal norms of equality will risk demanding that the marginalized conform to the identities of their oppressors.
This article analyzes ex-Scientologist Jenna Miscavige Hill's 2013 memoir in terms of the genre of "Scientology escape narrative". It argues that this memoir adheres to what Grace Hong calls the "narrative of development," which shows how a white protagonist can overcome social expectations to realize the power of individuality, allowing them to become a fully self-possessed white liberal subject.
The study used liberal subjects from Boulder and conservative subjects from Colorado Springs.
Facetious writing also flagged their self-awareness as liberal subjects challenging more orthodox tradition.
Both sectors provide all levels of degree, with the pure specialising in the arts and liberal subjects, leading to the doctoral qualification of PhD, while the applied specialise in vocational and professional qualifications, leading to professional doctorates such as the Doctorate in Business Administration (the DBA) or the Doctorate in Education (the EdD).
There are telling affinities here with the liberal/neo-liberal subject, the individual best fitted for performance under the conditions of an advanced global capitalism, a subject that is endlessly adaptable, flexible and rootless.
This margin seems to be too conservative for subjects with low PSS and too liberal for subjects with high PSS.
This was partly a reaction to the "intellectual barbarism of post-modernism" that was sweeping through all liberal arts subjects in the 60s and 70s.
But those who majored in English, philosophy, history and other liberal arts subjects are far less likely to be offered an interview, much less a job.
Luther now lives in Götene, a town about 200 miles west of Stockholm, where he studied economics, history and other liberal arts subjects and has had several jobs, including as a caregiver for the elderly, he said.
A new national corps of "master teachers" trained in the humanities and social sciences and increased support for research in "endangered" liberal arts subjects are among the recommendations of a major report to be delivered on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
