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'''Christopher Richard Brand''' (born in Preston, England, 1 June 1943) is a British psychological and psychometric researcher. He was a lecturer of psychology at Edinburgh University when he made controversial claims that black people were less intelligent than whites and that some forms of child sex were not harmful.<ref>Julia Hinde, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=103189§ioncode=26 Branded an outcast], ''The Times Education Supplement'', 15 August 1997</ref> | '''Christopher Richard Brand''' (born in Preston, England, 1 June 1943) is a British psychological and psychometric researcher. He was a lecturer of psychology at Edinburgh University when he made controversial claims that black people were less intelligent than whites and that some forms of child sex were not harmful.<ref>Julia Hinde, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=103189§ioncode=26 Branded an outcast], ''The Times Education Supplement'', 15 August 1997</ref> | ||
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| + | [[File:Student_sack_him.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The front page of ''Student'', Edinburgh University's independent student newspaper, calling for the sacking of Chris Brand on 18th April 1996.]] | ||
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| + | [[File:Brand-Record-8-Nov-1996-p7_small.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Chris Brand comes under fire from the press after his controversial comments regarding child sex are published. This article appeared in ''The Daily Record'', p. 7 on 8 November 1996.]] | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 29 July 2011
Christopher Richard Brand (born in Preston, England, 1 June 1943) is a British psychological and psychometric researcher. He was a lecturer of psychology at Edinburgh University when he made controversial claims that black people were less intelligent than whites and that some forms of child sex were not harmful.[1]
Resources
Articles and reports on the case
- Hugh Peto & Fiona McEwan 'Academic freedom "being undermined"', letter The Scotsman, 5 June 1996
- Hugh Peto 'All Brand (again)' Student 31 October 1996, p 10.
Notes
- ↑ Julia Hinde, Branded an outcast, The Times Education Supplement, 15 August 1997
