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Dark Academia: How Universities Die - Couverture souple

Fleming, Peter

 
9780745341064: Dark Academia: How Universities Die
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0745341063 ISBN 13 : 9780745341064
Editeur : Pluto Press, 2021

Synopsis

There is a strong link between the neoliberalisation of higher education over the last 20 years and the psychological hell now endured by its staff and students. While academia was once thought of as the best job in the world - one that fosters autonomy, craft, intrinsic job satisfaction and vocational zeal - you would be hard-pressed to find a lecturer who believes that now. Peter Fleming delves into this new metrics-obsessed, overly hierarchical world to bring out the hidden underbelly of the neoliberal university. He examines commercialisation, mental illness and self-harm, the rise of managerialism, students as consumers and evaluators, and the competitive individualism which casts a dark sheen of alienation over departments. Arguing that time has almost run out to reverse this decline, this book shows how academics and students need to act now if they are to begin to fix this broken system.

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À propos de l'auteur

Peter Fleming is Professor of Organisation Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is the author of The Mythology of Work (Pluto, 2015) and The Death of Homo Economicus (Pluto, 2017).

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Éditeur
Pluto Press
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0745341063
ISBN 13 
9780745341064
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
216
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Personne responsable
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