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Find more info., search and price compare for How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation (Cultural Front) by Marc Bousquet Binding: Paperback, illustrated edition edition, 281 pages Publisher: NYU Press Weight: 0.3 pound Dimension: H: 0.8 x L: 9 x W: 6.1 inches ISBN 10: 0814799752 ISBN 13: 9780814799758 Click here to search for this book and compare price at 40+ bookstores with AddALL.com! If you cannot find this book in our new and in print search, be sure to try our used and out of print search too! |
Book Description: As much as we think we know about the modern university, very little has been said about what it's like to work there. Instead of the high-wage, high-profit world of knowledge work, most campus employees—including the vast majority of faculty—really work in the low-wage, low-profit sphere of the service economy. Tenure-track positions are at an all-time low, with adjuncts and graduate students teaching the majority of courses. This super-exploited corps of disposable workers commonly earn fewer than $16,000 annually, without benefits, teaching as many as eight classes per year. Even undergraduates are being exploited as a low-cost, disposable workforce. Marc Bousquet, a major figure in the academic labor movement, exposes the seamy underbelly of higher education—a world where faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates work long hours for fast-food wages. Assessing the costs of higher educationÂ’s corporatization on faculty and students at every level, How the University Works is urgent reading for anyone interested in the fate of the university. |
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