1st Edition
Ratings and Rankings in Higher Education A New-Materialist Exploration of How They Control Society
By Jonas Thiel
Copyright 2022
160 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
160 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
160 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This important work critically investigates the use of rating and ranking systems in higher education to show how they govern the academic population through the creation of competition and antagonism.
From social media to PISA and Rotten Tomatoes, ratings and rankings exist everywhere in our daily lives. Seemingly benign in practice, they can structure and govern important parts of society,... Read more
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2. CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS: KAREN BARAD’S AGENTIAL REALISM
CHAPTER 3. RATINGS AND RANKINGS AS APPARATUSES
CHAPTER 4. THE NSS AS A DISCIPLINARY AND NEOLIBERAL HYBRID
CHAPTER 5. DIVIDE AND RULE: THE NSS AS AN ANTAGONISTIC GOVERNMENTALITY
CHAPTER 6. GOVERNMENTAL APPARATUSES OF BODILY PRODUCTION
CHAPTER 7. CONCLUSION - SOLIDARITY, ACCELERATIONISM AND UTOPIA
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Biography
Jonas Thiel is a senior lecturer in education at Manchester Metropolitan University. His academic interests include competition and cooperation in education and beyond, arts education and democratic education.
