The erosion of academic tenure in the U.S. and its ties to public neoliberal anti-intellectualism

This essay examines the erosion of tenure in the U.S. academy and its connections to the spread of neoliberal capitalist ideology in U.S. colleges and universities. It also explores how this affects anthropology departments since only a small part of anthropology is ever considered part of the STEM...

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Main Author: Virginia R. Dominguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Cagliari 2017-07-01
Series:Anuac
Online Access:https://ojs.unica.it/index.php/anuac/article/view/2977
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spelling doaj-03c985c8071442fea21f3ab233a1c0262021-03-12T13:01:37ZengUniversità degli Studi di CagliariAnuac2239-625X2017-07-016110.7340/anuac2239-625X-29772101The erosion of academic tenure in the U.S. and its ties to public neoliberal anti-intellectualismVirginia R. Dominguez0University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, United StatesThis essay examines the erosion of tenure in the U.S. academy and its connections to the spread of neoliberal capitalist ideology in U.S. colleges and universities. It also explores how this affects anthropology departments since only a small part of anthropology is ever considered part of the STEM fields.https://ojs.unica.it/index.php/anuac/article/view/2977
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