Peter Fleming is Professor of Organisation Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is the author of The Mythology of Work (Pluto, 2015) and The Death of Homo Economicus (Pluto, 2017).

'Fleming's books are sparklingly sardonic and hilariously angry'

• Introduction: Infinite Hope … But Not for Us1. Dark Academia 2. La La Land 3. Welcome to the Edu-Factory 4. The Authoritarian Turn in Universities 5. You’re Not a Spreadsheet With Hair 6. The Demise of Homo Academicus 7. High Impact … 8. The Academic Star-Complex 9. Student Hellscapes 10. How Universities Die Conclusion: Are Some Lost Causes Truly Lost? Notes Index

Peter Fleming is Professor of Organisation Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is the author of The Mythology of Work (Pluto, 2015) and The Death of Homo Economicus (Pluto, 2017).

'Fleming's books are sparklingly sardonic and hilariously angry'

• Introduction: Infinite Hope … But Not for Us1. Dark Academia 2. La La Land 3. Welcome to the Edu-Factory 4. The Authoritarian Turn in Universities 5. You’re Not a Spreadsheet With Hair 6. The Demise of Homo Academicus 7. High Impact … 8. The Academic Star-Complex 9. Student Hellscapes 10. How Universities Die Conclusion: Are Some Lost Causes Truly Lost? Notes Index

Peter Fleming is Professor of Organisation Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is the author of The Mythology of Work (Pluto, 2015) and The Death of Homo Economicus (Pluto, 2017).

'Fleming's books are sparklingly sardonic and hilariously angry'

• Introduction: Infinite Hope … But Not for Us1. Dark Academia 2. La La Land 3. Welcome to the Edu-Factory 4. The Authoritarian Turn in Universities 5. You’re Not a Spreadsheet With Hair 6. The Demise of Homo Academicus 7. High Impact … 8. The Academic Star-Complex 9. Student Hellscapes 10. How Universities Die Conclusion: Are Some Lost Causes Truly Lost? Notes Index