Accelerating Academia

The Changing Structure of Academic Time
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-47359-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 4238 g

Filip Vostal examines the changing nature of academic time, and analyzes the 'will to accelerate' that has emerged as a significant cultural and structural force in knowledge production.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vostal, F.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. The Pulse of Modern Academia
1. Thematizing Acceleration
2. Continuity and Change in the Temporal Dynamics of Capitalism
3. Vehicularity: The Idea of the Knowledge Economy
4. Performativity: Competitiveness and Excellence
5. Acceleration in the Academic Life-World
6. Fast Sites: Igniting and Catapulting Knowledge
7. Sociology, Fast and Slow
Conclusion. For a Temporal Autonomy of Academia

Über Autor(innen)

Filip Vostal is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Science, Technology, and Society Studies at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic.