Are we postmodern yet? The cultural politics of Australian intellectual workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6234468 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Connell (0000-0001-8001-2375, The University of Sydney), R W Connell, June Crawford (UNSW Sydney) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-15 |
| Publication date | 2005-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10361140500049107 |
| OpenAlex | W1993131103 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 13 |
Intellectuals are often thought strategic in social change, but theories of postmodernity and globalisation call traditional accounts of the intelligentsia into question. A survey of 500 intellectual workers in Australia explored these questions. Two dimensions in cultural politics were identified, and indices of 'Support of Market' and 'Cultural Optimism' constructed. Bivariate and multivariate relations with demographic background, labour process issues, globalisation and cultural orientation were examined. The findings argued against 'convergence' between academic and corporate sectors, and in favour of recognising material and industrial forces in the shaping of consciousness. Disenchantment is not a general condition but is associated with specific experience, and the intellectual workforce shows definable contours of difference rather than either postmodern fluidity or positioning for social change
Convergence (economics · Disenchantment · Economic growth · Economics · Epistemology · Globalization · Intelligentsia · Modernity · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Post-industrial society · Postmodernism · Postmodernity · Social science · Sociology · Workforce · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Governance and Development · Law · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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The Future of Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class
Legislators and interpreters
Economic Rationalism in Canberra
The Future of Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Postmodern Condition
Australian Labour Intellectuals
Power, Profit and Protest
Globalization and scientific labour
The Global Connections of Intellectual Workers
Science, capitalism, and the rise of the 'knowledge worker
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2013 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |