Steal This University

The Rise of the Corporate University and the Academic Labor Movement

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Higher Education, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: ISBN: 9781135952013
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 16, 2003
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781135952013
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 16, 2003
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Steal This University explores the paradox of academic labor. Universities do not exist to generate a profit from capital investment, yet contemporary universities are increasingly using corporations as their model for internal organization. While the media, politicians, business leaders and the general public all seem to share a remarkable consensus that higher education is indispensable to the future of nations and individuals alike, within academia bitter conflicts brew over the shape of tomorrow's universities. Contributors to the volume range from the star academic to the disgruntled adjunct and each bring a unique perspective to the discussion on the academy's over-reliance on adjuncts and teaching assistants, the debate over tenure and to the valiant efforts to organize unions and win rights.

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Steal This University explores the paradox of academic labor. Universities do not exist to generate a profit from capital investment, yet contemporary universities are increasingly using corporations as their model for internal organization. While the media, politicians, business leaders and the general public all seem to share a remarkable consensus that higher education is indispensable to the future of nations and individuals alike, within academia bitter conflicts brew over the shape of tomorrow's universities. Contributors to the volume range from the star academic to the disgruntled adjunct and each bring a unique perspective to the discussion on the academy's over-reliance on adjuncts and teaching assistants, the debate over tenure and to the valiant efforts to organize unions and win rights.

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