Assault on Universities

A Manifesto for Resistance

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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With funding cuts well under way and many institutions already promising to charge the maximum 9,000 pounds yearly tuition fee, university education for the majority is under threat. This book exposes the true motives behind the government's programme and provides the analytical tools to fight it.Widespread student protests and occupations, often supported by staff, unions and society at large, show the public's opposition to funding cuts and fee increases. The contributors to this sharp, well-written collection, many of whom are active participants in the anti-cuts movement, outline what's at stake and why it matters. They argue that university education is becoming increasingly skewed towards vocational degrees, which devalues the arts and social sciences - subjects that allow creativity and political inquiry to flourish.Released at the beginning of the new academic year, this book will be at the heart of debates around the future of higher education in the UK and beyond, inspiring both new and seasoned activists in the fight for the soul of our universities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-08-04
Mått:129 x 198 x 12 mm
Vikt:212 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745331911

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Michael Bailey is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Essex. He is the co-editor of The Assault on Universities (Pluto, 2011), Mediating Faiths (Routledge, 2011) and Narrating Media History (Routledge, 2008). He has held visiting fellowships at Goldsmiths, the LSE and the University of Cambridge.Des Freedman is Professor of Media and Communication Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London and an editor of the journal Global Media and Communication. He is the co-editor of The Assault on Universities (Pluto, 2011), and author of The Politics of Media Policy (Polity, 2008), Television Policies of the Labour Party (Routledge, 2003) and War and the Media (Sage, 2003).

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'The corporatising of universal education is one of the most insidious and dangerous attacks on the very notion of human rights. This book calls us to arms. Every student, every educator who cares should read it'

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INTRODUCTION1. An Introduction to Education Reform and Resistance by Des FreedmanPart 1: THE CHANGING IDEA OF THE UNIVERSITY2. The Idea of the University by John K. Walton3. What is a University Education For? by Neil Faulkner4. Fighting for the University’s Life by Nick CouldryPart II: CURRENT CHALLENGES AND FUTURE VISIONS5. Economic Alternatives in the Current Crisis by Aeron Davis6. Re-Imagining the Public Good by Jon Nixon7. The War Against Democracy and Education by Nick StevensonPart III: CRITICAL PEDAGOGY8. The University as a Political Space by Alberto Toscano9. The Academic as Truth-Teller by Michael Bailey10. Impoverished Pedagogy, Privatised Practice by Natalie FentonPart IV: STUDENT POLITICS11. Students Revolts Then and Now by John Rees12. The Politics of Occupation by Feyzi Ismail13. Achievements and Limitations of the UK Student Movement by Ashok KumarPart V: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES14. Beyond the Swindle of the Corporate University by Henry A. Giroux15. Education Reforms in a European Context by Marion von Osten16. International Students and the Globalisation of Higher Education by Kirsten ForkertPART VI THE MANIFESTO Demands on GovernmentDemands on UniversitiesSignatories to the ManifestoNotes on contributorsIndex