Affective Capitalism in Academia: Revealing Public Secrets

by Erika Andersson Cederholm (Contribution by), Carina Siöholm (Contribution by), Dianne Dredoe (Contribution by), Talia Esnard (Contribution by), Silvia Gherardi (Contribution by)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447357858
Publisher:	Policy Press
Publication date:	01/16/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Daniel Nehring is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Swansea University. Kristiina Brunila is Professor of Social Justice and Equality in Education at the University of Helsinki, where she directs the research centre AGORA for the Study of Social Justice and Equality in Education.
Daniel Nehring is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Swansea University. Kristiina Brunila is Professor of Social Justice and Equality in Education at the University of Helsinki, where she directs the research centre AGORA for the Study of Social Justice and Equality in Education.
Daniel Nehring is Associate Professor of Sociology at East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai.
Kristiina Brunila is Director of the AGORA for the study of social justice and equality in the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Academic capitalism and the affective organisation of academic labour - Kristiina Brunila and Daniel Nehring Part I: Structures 2. The Labour Pains of Academic Capitalism in Crisis - Lew Zipin and Marie Brennan 3. Deepened Coloniality, Heightened structuralism: Implications for Intellectual thought and praxis in the Caribbean - Talia Esnard 4. Academic patriarchal (post)liberal capitalism - Demetra Tzanaki Part II: Relationships 5. The storytelling and storyselling of neoliberal academic work - Kenneth Mølbjerg Jørgensen and Paola Valero 6. Exploring the Academic and Affective Leadership in Academia - Kristiina Brunila 7. Friendship in academia: the moral economy of academic work - Erika Andersson Cederholm, Carina Sjöholm and Dianne Dredge 8. What doesn’t kill you makes you weaker: An uncanny story of contemporary academic life - Mark Vicars Part III: Performance 9. Academy in my flesh: Affective athleticism and performative writing - Silvia Gherardi, Michela Cozza and Magnus Hoppe 10. Getting Texts Done: Affective Rhythms of Reading in Quantified Academia - Juhana Venäläinen 11. Performance Management: Western Universities, Chinese Entrepreneurs, and Students on Stage - Amir Hampel 12. What’s the point? A few thoughts instead of a conclusion - Daniel Nehring and Kristiina Brunila

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From the Publisher

“This timely book takes the pulse of the current university and showcases, warts and all, its emotional underpinnings. Essential reading for those who care about the future of the university as a critical and independent voice in society.” Mats Benner, Lund University