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"Theorizing the U" - EXCO class Discussions (10)

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Readings for 7th Meeting - April 27th - South African University Struggles

Here are the readings for this Sunday, April 27th: from Asinmali: University Struggles in Post-Apartheid South Africa ed. by Richard Pith...

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0 Apr. 21, 2008
Eli

Reading for 5th meeting - Bousquet

For this meeting (Sunday, March 30th, 12-1:30pm), we will read the introductory chapter of Marc Bousquet's _How the University Works_. Cl...

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0 Mar. 17, 2008
Eli

Continuing the discussion from our 4th Meeting (on _Academic Capitalism_)

Here are the questions and issues that we thought were important: What are the political stakes/pressure points? --How do the multiple r...

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0 Mar. 17, 2008
Eli

Reading for 4th Meeting - Sunday, March 9th

Download the attached file below for our reading for the 4th meeting - the first chapter of Academic Capitalism and the New Economy, whic...

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0 Mar. 4, 2008
Lucia Pawlowski

you're invited to EXCO's Visioning meeting

We invite you to the Experimental College (EXCO) Visioning Session on Saturday, March 1st, 1-4pm, in Coffman Union Room 202, 300 Washingt...

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0 Feb. 18, 2008
Lucia Pawlowski

Relevant conferences

I hope you all have the U of M's April conference on your calendars. If not, check out the CFP below. It's called "Rethinking the Univers...

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0 Feb. 18, 2008
Lucia Pawlowski

TENTATIVE SYLLABUS HERE

Week 3 (March 2): Managerial Models and Academic Capitalism. 1) Part II, The Managerial Condition, Chapter 1: The Rise of University Man...

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0 Feb. 18, 2008
Eli

Readings for 3rd Meeting, Sunday, March 3rd

The readings for this meeting give some historical background. One is a chapter on the rise of university management from Christopher New...

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0 Feb. 17, 2008
Eli

Readings for 2nd Meeting, Sunday, Feb. 17th

For Feb. 17, there are 3 readings (about 30 pages in total): 1) Jeffrey Nealon, "The Associate Vice-Provost in the Gray Flannel Suit: Ad...

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0 Feb. 16, 2008
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Course description

"Theorizing the University" is a reading and discussion group that aims to construct "the university" as an object of study for research ...

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0 Feb. 16, 2008

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