1st Edition
The University in Dissent Scholarship in the corporate university
By Gary Rolfe
Copyright 2013
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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The rise of corporatism in the North American University was charted by Bill Readings in the mid nineteen-nineties in his book The University in Ruins . The intervening years have seen the corporate university grow and extend to the point where its evolution into a large business corporation is seemingly complete. Rolfe’s book examines the factors contributing to the transformation of the... Read more
Part One: The Ruined University 1. The Academy in Peril 2. Thinking as a Subversive Activity Part Two: Building the Paraversity 3. The Philosophy of Dissensus 4. Being Subsersive 5. The Fourth Mission Part Three: Adventures in the Paraversity 6. On the Essay 7. On the Seminar 8. On the Book
Biography
Gary Rolfe is Professor of Nursing in the School of Health Science, University of Swansea, UK.
