Spaces and Places of Cultural Studies

Spaces and Places of Cultural Studies

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As cultural studies has sought for a foothold in universities, it has faced pressures of modern disciplinarity it aims at to challenge and alter. In the conjuncture of neo-liberal university policies new weight is given to multidisciplinarity as an instrument for reshaping universities in favour of...

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Main Author: Mikko Lehtonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Linköping University Electronic Press 2009-06-01
Series:Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research
Subjects:
Cultural studies
universities
disciplines
neoliberalism
diversity
Online Access:https://cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/article/view/1888
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spelling doaj-a1a9a7c58e084a2ebf65bb534fdf93f12020-11-25T04:11:43ZengLinköping University Electronic PressCulture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research2000-15252009-06-011110.3384/cu.2000.1525.091667Spaces and Places of Cultural StudiesMikko Lehtonen0Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Tampere, Finland As cultural studies has sought for a foothold in universities, it has faced pressures of modern disciplinarity it aims at to challenge and alter. In the conjuncture of neo-liberal university policies new weight is given to multidisciplinarity as an instrument for reshaping universities in favour of cost-effectiveness and quick-fix applications. In this new situation cultural studies has to defend purposeful and enduring diversity in and of universities. In order to be able to do this it has to think of itself not only as a critical space but also as such place where universities could critically reflect themselves and their place in the world. https://cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/article/view/1888Cultural studiesuniversitiesdisciplinesneoliberalismdiversity
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Spaces and Places of Cultural Studies
Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research
Cultural studies
universities
disciplines
neoliberalism
diversity
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publisher Linköping University Electronic Press
series Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research
issn 2000-1525
publishDate 2009-06-01
description As cultural studies has sought for a foothold in universities, it has faced pressures of modern disciplinarity it aims at to challenge and alter. In the conjuncture of neo-liberal university policies new weight is given to multidisciplinarity as an instrument for reshaping universities in favour of cost-effectiveness and quick-fix applications. In this new situation cultural studies has to defend purposeful and enduring diversity in and of universities. In order to be able to do this it has to think of itself not only as a critical space but also as such place where universities could critically reflect themselves and their place in the world.
topic Cultural studies
universities
disciplines
neoliberalism
diversity
url https://cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/article/view/1888
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