American universities and the rise of Trump through the eyes of professors | Interview with Jimena Perry

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https://doi.org/10.12957/revmar.2026.96138

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Interview, Jimena Perry, North American Universities

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In this interview, historian Jimena Perry analyzes state intervention in American universities, characterizing the Trump administration's actions as expressions of a "new fascism." From a historical-anthropological perspective, Perry discusses the symbolic impact of the budget freeze at Harvard and tactics of linguistic silencing, such as the censorship of terms like "social justice" and "human rights" in smaller institutions. The text underscores the conflict between institutional pragmatism and the ethical resistance of the faculty, demonstrating how teaching topics such as racism and white supremacy has become an act of political resistance.

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Jimena Perry, Iona University

Assistant Professor at the University of Iona, New York, Department of History. Doctorate and Masters in History from the University of Texas in Austin; Masters in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; Degree in Anthropology from the University of Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. Coordinator of the Project “Explorers of the International Federation of Public History”.

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2026-04-30

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PERRY, Jimena. American universities and the rise of Trump through the eyes of professors | Interview with Jimena Perry. Revista Maracanan, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, n. 41, p. 1–8, 2026. DOI: 10.12957/revmar.2026.96138. Disponível em: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/maracanan/article/view/96138. Acesso em: 14 jun. 2026.

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No. 41 (2026): Free Theme

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