Higher Education under Late Capitalism: Identity, Conduct, and the Neoliberal Condition (New Frontiers in Education, Culture, and Politics)

This Book Explores Questions Concerning Personal Identity And Individual Conduct Within Neoliberal Academe. The Author Suggests That Neoliberal Academe Is Normal Academe In The New Millennium Though Well Aware Of Its Contested Nature And Destructive Capacities. Examining Higher Education Through A Number Of Ideals, Such As Austerity And Transparency, Brings Readers On A Journey Into Its Present As Well As Its Past. If Some Of These Ideals Can Be Identified And Critiqued, There Is A Chance That The Foundations Of Neoliberal Academe Can Be Weakened. This Book Actively Pursues Pathways Out Of The Neoliberal Abyss--and Offers That Demanding A Role For Pleasure In Higher Education May Be One Of Them. Jeffrey R. Di Leo. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "This book explores questions concerning personal identity and individual conduct within neoliberal academe. The author suggests that neoliberal academe is normal academe in the new millennium though well aware of its contested nature and destructive capacities. Examining higher education through a number of ideals, such as austerity and transparency, brings readers on a journey into its present as well as its past. If some of these ideals can be identified and critiqued, there is a chance that the foundations of neoliberal academe can be weakened. This book actively pursues pathways out of the neoliberal abyss--and offers that demanding a role for pleasure in higher education may be one of them."-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii The Two Austerities....Pages 1-21 Unlit Classrooms....Pages 23-48 Higher Hedonism....Pages 49-62 Homo Habitus....Pages 63-75 Google U....Pages 77-91 Against Debt....Pages 93-108 Punch the Clock....Pages 109-122 The Dark Side....Pages 123-138 Breaking Bad....Pages 139-163 Back Matter....Pages 165-193