Steal This University: The Rise of the Corporate University and the Academic Labor Movement

By: Benjamin Johnson and Patrick Kavanagh and Kevin Mattson

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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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781135952013
Related ISBNs:: 9780203465493, 9780415934848, 9780415934848, 9780415934831, 9780415934831
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 05/09/20
Copyrighted By:: Taylor & Francis
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Education, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Benjamin Johnson
Edited by:: Patrick Kavanagh
Edited by:: Kevin Mattson