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