Steal This University

Johnson, Benjamin

ISBN 10: 0415934842 / ISBN 13: 9780415934848

Published by Routledge (edition 1), 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Steal This University
• Publisher: Routledge (edition 1)
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415934842
• ISBN 13: 9780415934848
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Benjamin Johnson is Assistant Professor of History at Southern Methodist University. Patrick Kavanagh is a Staff Representative for the Communication Workers of America in Newark, NJ. Kevin Mattson is Associate Professor of History at Ohio University.