Zombies in the Academy (Paperback)

Andrew Whelan

ISBN 10: 1841507148 / ISBN 13: 9781841507149

Published by Intellect, Bristol, 2013

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Paperback. Zombies in the Academy taps into the current popular fascination with zombies and brings together scholars from a range of fields, including cultural and communication studies, sociology, film studies, and education, to give a critical account of the political, cultural, and pedagogical state of the university through the metaphor of zombiedom. The contributions to this volume argue that the increasing corporatization of the academyan environment emphasizing publication, narrow research, and the vulnerability of the tenure system is creating a crisis in higher education best understood through the language of zombie culturethe undead, contagion, and plague, among others. Zombies in the Academy presents essays from a variety of scholars and creative writers who present an engaging and entertaining appeal for serious recognition of the conditions of contemporary humanities teaching, culture, and labor practices. Taps into the popular fascination with zombies and brings together scholars from a range of fields, including cultural and communications studies, sociology, film studies, and education, to give a critical account of the political, cultural, and pedagogical state of the university through the metaphor of zombiedom. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Zombies in the Academy (Paperback)
• Publisher: Intellect, Bristol
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841507148
• ISBN 13: 9781841507149
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Zombies in the Academy taps into the current popular fascination with zombies and brings together scholars from a range of fields, including cultural and communication studies, sociology, film studies, and education, to give a critical account of the political, cultural, and pedagogical state of the university through the metaphor of zombiedom. The contributions to this volume argue that the increasing corporatization of the academy—an environment emphasizing publication, narrow research, and the vulnerability of the tenure system— is creating a crisis in higher education best understood through the language of zombie culture—the undead, contagion, and plague, among others. Zombies in the Academy presents essays from a variety of scholars and creative writers who present an engaging and entertaining appeal for serious recognition of the conditions of contemporary humanities teaching, culture, and labor practices.

About the Authors

Ruth Walker teaches academic writing at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

Chris Moore is a lecturer in media communication at Deakin University, Australia.


Andrew Whelan teaches sociology at the University of Wollongong, Australia.