Steal This University: The Rise of the Corporate University and the Academic Labor Movement
Language: English
Published by Routledge, 2003
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This work documents the rise of corporate practices within the modern university. It uses first-hand narratives to discuss the challenges and costs of working within this new system and explains why a labour movement has arisen to restore power and independence to university teachers. Editor(s): Johnson, Benjamin; Kavanagh, Patrick; Mattson, Kevin. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKG; JNMN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431. . 2003. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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- Title
- Steal This University: The Rise of the Corporate University and the Academic Labor Movement
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0415934842
- ISBN 13
- 9780415934848
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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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.
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