Zombies in the Academy
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'The mindless focus on centres of learning as corporate entities, in which publication for its own sake, tenuous tenure and narrow research is the order of the day, is producing an intellectually dead environment in which bureaucratic zombies are sucking the life out of teaching and learning'
» Social Science Space, David Canter
Taps into the 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. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Intellect Books
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781841507149
- Utgivelsesår
- 2013
- Format
- 23 x 18 cm
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'The mindless focus on centres of learning as corporate entities, in which publication for its own sake, tenuous tenure and narrow research is the order of the day, is producing an intellectually dead environment in which bureaucratic zombies are sucking the life out of teaching and learning'
» Social Science Space, David Canter
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'This volume utilizes the metaphor of the zombie to explore what it means to learn and teach within a system bereft of genuine animation, vitality and free will.'
» Canadian Association of University Teachers bulletin