The new treason of the intellectuals : can the university survive? / Thomas Docherty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Docherty, Thomas, 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.

Education, Higher.

Universities and colleges.

College teachers.

Physical Description:

223 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018.

Summary:

This book delivers a damning criticism of the contemporary University system. It argues that the University has become politicised - that its primary purpose has shifted from education to the advancement of market-fundamentalist capital, an ideology that paints society as a war of all against all for individual financial gain. Against this, the book calls for a reconfiguration of the purpose of the University. It evokes the institution's wider ambitions and purposes: extending the range of human possibilities, seeking global justice and promoting democracy. Nothing less than ecological and human survival is at stake. Written by a senior academic and leading opponent of the modern University regime, this book exposes a troubling present while remaining optimistic for the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: DOCHERTY, PROFESSOR THOMAS. NEW TREASON OF THE INTELLECTUALS.

ISBN:

1526132745

9781526132741

OCLC:

1014109169