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- ISBN 9781841507149
- Weight: 635g
- Dimensions: 178 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Jul 2013
- Publisher: Intellect
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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 language of zombie culture: the undead, contagion and plague, among others. Zombies in the Academy presents essays from a variety of scholars and creative writers who present an engaging and entertaining appeal for serious recognition of the conditions of contemporary humanities teaching, culture and labour practices.
Andrew Whelan teaches sociology at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
Ruth Walker teaches academic writing at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
Christopher Moore is a lecturer in media communication at Deakin University, Australia.
