Chapter 9 Academy in my flesh Affective athleticism and performative writing

• Main Author: gherardi, silvia (auth)
• Other Authors: Cozza, Michela (auth), Hoppe, Magnus (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol Policy Press 2023
• Subjects: Sociology: work & labour; Organization & management of education; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Academia; Academic labour; Affective capitalism; Counterpolitics; Higher education; Marketisation; Neoliberalism; Power; Social justice; University
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Summary

Chapter 9 EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Drawing on affect theory and research on academic capitalism, this book examines the contemporary crisis of universities. With 11 international and comparative case studies, it offers a unique exploration of the contemporary role of affect in academic labour and the organisation of scholarship and explores diverse features of contemporary academic life, from the coloniality of academic capitalism to performance management and the experience of being performance-managed.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (32 p.)

ISBN

9781447357865
9781447357841

Access

Open Access