CSCT 1CS3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Governmentality, Commodification, Neoliberalism
1 Feb 2017
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Commodification of knowledge production- neoliberalism and the university. Commodification of creativity- neoliberalism, individuality, and the arts. (cid:862)neoli(cid:271)e(cid:396)al go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)talit(cid:455) is (cid:396)ooted i(cid:374) e(cid:374)t(cid:396)ep(cid:396)e(cid:374)eu(cid:396)ial (cid:448)alues su(cid:272)h as competitiveness, self-i(cid:374)te(cid:396)est, a(cid:374)d de(cid:272)e(cid:374)t(cid:396)alizatio(cid:374) (cid:396)edefi(cid:374)ed (cid:272)itize(cid:374)s as (cid:858)(cid:272)usto(cid:373)e(cid:396)s(cid:859)(cid:863) (cid:894) tege(cid:396) a(cid:374)d o(cid:455) (cid:1005)(cid:1006)-13) (cid:862)what is at stake he(cid:396)e a(cid:396)e the (cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455) p(cid:396)ag(cid:373)ati(cid:272) (cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374)s i(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)tio(cid:374) of knowledge is organized in contemporary society, and the place of our kind of (cid:449)o(cid:396)k (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) it (cid:863) (cid:894)a(cid:374)g (cid:1008)(cid:1011)(cid:1011)-8) Deepening of cultural divisions, cultural crisis- what will change is how we are able to do intellectual work, teach classes, write papers, etc as a result of the increased commercialization of the university. Emphasis on getting results quickly, trying to find a solution to make more money, not to do good research- instead of asking why, exploring the problem, etc. Impact on the kind of knowledge we can produce. Roar collective- (cid:862)i(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)alized k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge-production has become a financial e(cid:374)te(cid:396)p(cid:396)ise(cid:863) Prioritization of fis(cid:272)al (cid:396)espo(cid:374)si(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) (cid:862)ofte(cid:374) at the e(cid:454)pe(cid:374)se of edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374)al (cid:395)ualit(cid:455)(cid:863)
