Universities and Academic Labour in Times of Digitalisation and Precarisation

This book provides a critical perspective on the digitalisation of universities and precarisation of academic labour.

Sommario

Introduction; PART I: British Academic Labour; 1. British Academic Labour, Digital Media and Capitalism; 2. Precarious, Always-on and Flexible: How Temporarily Employed Staff Experience the Working Conditions at UK Universities; PART II: German Academic Labour; 3. German Universities and Academic Labour between Neofeudalism and Neoliberalism; 4. Interview with Kerem Schamberger about Occupational Bans, Left-Wing Communication Studies and Critique of German Academia; Conclusion

Info autore

Thomas Allmer is a research associate in the Department of Media Studies at Paderborn University in Germany. He is also the coordinator of Research Network 18 – Sociology of Communications and Media Research of the European Sociological Association and a co-editor of the open-access journal tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. His research and teaching are grounded in critical social theory and the political economy of media and communication, with a special focus on digital media and digital labour. His publications include Towards a Critical Theory of Surveillance in Informational Capitalism (2012), Critical Theory and Social Media: Between Emancipation and Commodification (2015) and Academic Labour, Digital Media and Capitalism (co-edited with Ergin Bulut, 2018). Website: http:// thomasallmer.net/

Riassunto

This book provides a critical perspective on the digitalisation of universities and precarisation of academic labour.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thomas Allmer, Allmer Thomas
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.09.2024
• EAN: 9780367672164
• ISBN: 978-0-367-67216-4
• Pagine: 136
• Peso: 240 g
• Illustrazioni: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Sociology
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Labour / income economics, Moral and social purpose of education, Sociology: work & labour, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Sociology: work and labour, Moral & social purpose of education, Employment & Unemployment