On the verge of a nervous breakthrough: Neoliberal subjectivities and precarious resistance in the contemporary South African university

Academics today labour under conditions of neoliberalism, and universities increasingly operate like businesses where value is determined almost solely in terms of profitability and productivity. “This reduction of the human condition to human capital” (Valero, Mølbjerg Jørgensen, & Brunila, 20...

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Main Authors: Desmond Painter, Liezl Dick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2020-12-01
Series:Acta Academica
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Online Access:http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/4282