“A strange modernity”: On the contradictions of the neoliberal university

While many commentators see neoliberalism as a monolithic force changing universities into businesses, in reality its shared veneer of rhetorical vocabulary obscures profound and irresolvable practical contradictions – contradictions that make university life impossible, even in “business” terms....

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Main Author: Martin A. Mills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UNICApress 2017-07-01
Series:Anuac
Online Access:https://ojs.unica.it/index.php/anuac/article/view/2980
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Summary:While many commentators see neoliberalism as a monolithic force changing universities into businesses, in reality its shared veneer of rhetorical vocabulary obscures profound and irresolvable practical contradictions – contradictions that make university life impossible, even in “business” terms.
ISSN:2239-625X