Zombies in the Academy
Living Death in Higher Education
Andrew Whelan, Ruth Walker, Christopher Moore
- 398 pages
- English
- ePUB (adapté aux mobiles)
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Zombies in the Academy
Living Death in Higher Education
Andrew Whelan, Ruth Walker, Christopher Moore
Ă propos de ce livre
Zombies in the Academy taps into the current popular fascination with zombies and brings together scholars from a range of fields, including cultural and communications studies, sociology, film studies and education, to give a critical account of the political, cultural and pedagogical state of the university through the metaphor of zombiedom. The contributions to this volume argue that the increasing corporatization of the academy â an environment emphasizing publication, narrow research, and a vulnerable tenure system â is creating a crisis in higher education best understood through the language of zombie culture: the undead, contagion and plague, among others. Zombies in the Academy presents essays from a variety of scholars and creative writers who present an engaging and entertaining appeal for serious recognition of the conditions of contemporary humanities teaching, culture and labour practices.