Affective Capitalism in Academia : Revealing Public Secrets

doi:10.47674/9781447357865

Contributor(s)

Nehring, Daniel (editor)

Brunila, Kristiina (editor)

Language

English

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Abstract

Chapter 9 EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Drawing on affect theory and research on academic capitalism, this book examines the contemporary crisis of universities. With 11 international and comparative case studies, it offers a unique exploration of the contemporary role of affect in academic labour and the organisation of scholarship and explores diverse features of contemporary academic life, from the coloniality of academic capitalism to performance management and the experience of being performance-managed.

URI

https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/95727

Keywords

Academia; Academic labour; Affective capitalism; Counterpolitics; Higher education; Marketisation; Neoliberalism; Power; Social justice; University

DOI

10.47674/9781447357865

ISBN

9781447357865, 9781447357841, 9781447357858

Publisher

Policy Press

Publication date and place

2023

Classification

Sociology: work & labour

Organization & management of education

Higher & further education, tertiary education

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Chapters in this book

Chapter 9 Academy in my flesh

gherardi, silvia; Cozza, Michela; Hoppe, Magnus (2023)

Chapter 9 EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Drawing on affect theory and research on academic capitalism, this book examines the contemporary crisis of universities. With 11 international and comparative ...