Zombies in the academy : living death in higher education /
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Imprint: | Bristol : Intellect, 2013. ©2013 |
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Description: | 1 online resource |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11704698 |
Other authors / contributors: | Whelan, Andrew, editor. Walker, Ruth, 1969- editor. Moore, Christopher (Christopher L.), editor. |
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ISBN: | 9781783200757 1783200758 9781783200764 1783200766 1841507148 9781841507149 1841507148 9781841507149 |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record. |
Summary: | 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 - an environment emphasizing publication, narrow research, and a vulnerable tenure system - is creating a crisis in higher education best understood through the l. |
Other form: | Print version: Zombies in the academy 9781841507149 |
Standard no.: | 9781841507149 |
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