The University Goes to Market: The Infiltration of Neoliberalism

Abstract

In this first chapter we explore some of the foundational concepts for this book. We start by outlining the impacts of the neoliberalization of the academy and advance our central argument: that such impacts go beyond the interpersonal or the administrative to determine the very generation and dissemination of knowledge itself. Drawing on our own work that addresses the intersection of species, gender and class, we articulate how the power/knowledge paradigm of neoliberalism has begun to dismantle the idea of a public intellectual. We consider what the costs of this are to research located within, and seeking to highlight issues pertinent to, marginalized communities and issues. We conclude with a brief overview of the book and its main themes.