Komporozos-Athanasiou, A;
Haiven, M;
(2022)
An Anxiety Epidemic in the Financialized University: Critical questions and Unexpected Resistance.
Cultural Politics
, 18
(2)
pp. 173-193.
10.1215/17432197-9716239.
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Abstract
Financialization is transforming social subjects and institutions, including the university. This article explores overlooked links between the financialization of public postsecondary education on both sides of the North Atlantic and the ongoing “anxiety epidemic” among students (and, indeed, staff). The article argues that the “anxious university” represents a unique space to study the economic, political, social, and cultural impact of the rise in power and influence of the financial sector. By unraveling the complex sociological dimensions of the anxiety epidemic, we offer a vantage on the emergence of new forms and
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | An Anxiety Epidemic in the Financialized University: Critical questions and Unexpected Resistance |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1215/17432197-9716239 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1215/17432197-9716239 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Financialization, imagination, finance capital, higher/postsecondary/university education, mental health, students, research methods |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10140997 |
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