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Universities and the occult rituals of the corporate world : higher education and metaphorical parrallels with myth and magic / Felicity Wood.

Van Pelt Library LC1085 .W66 2018
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Wood, Felicity, author.
Series:
Routledge research in higher education
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Business and education.
Occultism.
Corporate culture.
Capitalism and education.
Corporations--Sociological aspects.
Corporations.
Universities and colleges--Sociological aspects.
Universities and colleges.
Physical Description:
219 pages ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Summary:
"Universities and the Occult Rituals of the Corporate World explores the metaphorical parallels between corporatised, market-oriented universities and aspects of the occult. In the process, the book shows that the forms of mystery, mythmaking and ritual now common in restructured institutions of higher education stem from their new power structures and procedures, and the economic and sociopolitical factors that have generated them" -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The magic of the market
Setting the scene
Corporate simulacra
A climate of fear
Rituals, talismans and templates
Performance and ritual
Kinship, collegiality and witchcraft
Secrecy, publicity, confusion and power
The zombies of corporate academia
Sacrifices and suffering
Smoke and mirrors and wind money.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Wood, Felicity, author. Universities and the occult rituals of the corporate world
ISBN:
9781138307117
1138307114
OCLC:
1035821442

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