Feminist Responses to the Neoliberalization of the University: From Surviving to Thriving - Paperback

by Abby Palko (Editor), Sonalini Sapra (Editor), Jamie Wagman (Editor)

This book argues that neoliberal discourses prevalent in higher education seek to undermine, commodify, and co-opt the radical, transformative work that many gender and women's studies departments, programs, and centers are doing. The contributors to the collection discuss their responses to these challenges in and out of the classrooms, from mentorship and activism to active allyship and experimental pedagogies. They aim to inspire a new wave of feminist consciousness raising that will encourage transformative ways of engaging with the university and serve as doorways to new understandings of productivity and creativity.

Author Biography

Abby Palko is director of the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women's Center at the University of Virginia.

Sonalini Sapra is assistant director of the Center for Principled Problem Solving and Excellence in Teaching at Guilford College and adjunct assistant professor of political science.

Jamie Wagman is associate professor and chair of gender and women's studies and history at Saint Mary's College.