The politics of space in the neoliberal university
The University of Warwick and the Free University, Berlin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21245210 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Carey (University of Warwick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2369-8721 • E-ISSN: 2369-8721 |
| Publisher | Dalhousie Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15273/jue.v7i2.8413 |
| OpenAlex | W2808082001 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
This article provides an auto-ethnographic analysis of my spatial experiences as an undergraduate student at two different universities with contrasting systems of higher education. I compare my experiences at the University of Warwick (Coventry) and the Free University (Berlin) to unpack the effects of current changes to higher education in the United Kingdom. This provides a necessary student voice in the academic literature on the neoliberalization of higher education. It helps unpack how the introduction of tuition fees and related changes has affected the lived experience of the university in the United Kingdom, and especially the idea of learning that underpins the university. In calling for a focus on our own stories of the university, instead of the elusive ‘neoliberal university’, this article argues that it is our real student experiences that will allow us to situate ourselves and protest the changes taking place in higher education
Ethnography · Higher education · Kingdom · Media studies · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · University education · University system · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Higher Education Research Studies · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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