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Zombies in the academy, living death in higher education, edited by Andrew Whelan, Ruth Walker and Christopher Moore

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrationsmaps

index present

non fiction

Zombies in the academy

bibliography

edited by Andrew Whelan, Ruth Walker and Christopher Moore

living death in higher education

The theme of zombies is topical and provocative, with the potential to appeal to a wide range of readers. This book is an engaging call for recognition of the conditions of contemporary humanities research, teaching, and cultural and labour practices. The zombie trope offers an unusual perspective into discussions about the current crises in higher education, and the proposed structure of the book allows for the 3 editors to open up interdisciplinary discussion (with their 3 sections covering corporatisation & zombification, digital media & moribund content distribution, and zombie literacies & pedagogies). "Zombies in the Academy" taps into the current popular fascination with zombies and brings together scholars from a range of fields, including cultural and communications studies, sociology, film studies, and education, to give a critical account of the political, cultural, and pedagogical state of the university through the metaphor of zombiedom