... Stefanie Gapinski made that atmosphere possible. Particular thanks are due to Mike Budd, who ... more ... Stefanie Gapinski made that atmosphere possible. Particular thanks are due to Mike Budd, who willingly and repeatedly discussed questions of class and community, and to Susan Buck Morss, who suggested that I look into the connections between class and discourse. ...
... The Mystification of Production and the consequences of Technology Fetishism in the Easternco... more ... The Mystification of Production and the consequences of Technology Fetishism in the Easterncongo 71 JAMEs h. sMITh AND JEFFrEy W ... in Bits: coltan and the Digital Divide 72 Global Accounting 78 The Political and cultural Economy of coltan 78 cultural Economies of War ...
Page 1. tO/K" Edited Mike Budd Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. Page 5. Rethi... more Page 1. tO/K" Edited Mike Budd Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. Page 5. Rethinking Disney This One BZPF-YA2-2D5H Page 6. Page 7. RETHINKING Disney PRIVATE CONTROL, PUBLIC D 5 IVl ENSIONS EDITED BY Mike Budd and ...
Despite the longstanding recognition of the impor- tance of the Everglades in the nation's ec... more Despite the longstanding recognition of the impor- tance of the Everglades in the nation's ecosystem, and the poten- tial impact of the Everglades Restoration Project, few social scien- tists have worked in this area, and none have explored the impact of the Restoration project on the region and its communities. This paper seeks to integrate the Everglades on local, national and glo- bal levels, emphasizing the role of politics and community organi- zations on the development of the current multi-billion dollar plan for environmental restoration. The paper explores concerns of sec- tors of the regional population and their experiences in attempts to participate in current processes; establishes levels of integration on which analysis can take place; poses questions about the dis- juncture among various sectors, including industry, development interests and community concerns on the planning process; and situates the role of sugar and the Cuban revolution on the current status of decision making on Florida and national policy develop- ers. The paper argues that current discussions of globalization are inadequate for a careful analysis of local-level interactions with larger social fields, and that these discussions follow a more politi- cized strategy of capital fluidity than a holistic analysis of rapid
Introduction Part I: Positioning Queer Theory Chapter One: Crossroads Chapter Two: Making Queer T... more Introduction Part I: Positioning Queer Theory Chapter One: Crossroads Chapter Two: Making Queer Theory Part II: Evaluating Practice Chapter Three: Considering Sex, Gender and Difference Chapter Four: Capitalism and its Transgressors Chapter Five: Meta-identity, Performativity, and Internalized Homophobia Part III: Moving Ahead Chapter Six: From Culture to Action Conclusion: Theory, Politics and the Community Notes Bibliography
Universities and other institutions of higher education are generally viewed as citadels of benig... more Universities and other institutions of higher education are generally viewed as citadels of benign knowledge generation for the cultural benefit of individuals and the populations of which those individuals are a part. From the philosophies of the enlightenment, knowledge has been produced for the sake of knowledge production, free of wider concerns of ideology and power. This paper will explore these traditional views of university knowledge production with more recent debates about the role of the university in development schemes, the manipulation of power and the growing role of neo-liberal policies in the making of university policies. It will do so with an eye towards the role of disciplines in university settings and the broader community, the funding of research in the more capital-intensive countries, and in the context of the present period of neo-liberal governance. Russell Jacoby (1987) has declared that the institutionalization of knowledge in university settings has resulted in innovative intellectuals and their research being performed predominately outside of the bounds of university campuses. At the same time, global bodies such as the World Bank have developed programmes such as K4D (Knowledge for Development), and KAM (Knowledge Assessment Methodologies), which advise that education is but one of many variables that lead to the successful use of knowledge for (as example) development schemes. Universities in capital-intensive countries are now adopting a more corporatist stance in education, where students have become customers and professors are rated by their production of research papers and student degrees. Job security, once an assumption, is under attack, and the idea of permanent employment is no longer a given. Expensive professors are being replaced with cheaper forms of adjunct and temporary labor; students no longer have access to professors who can act as mentors over their years of educational maturation. Understandably, many argue that this direction for universities is compromising and undermining the very existence of universities, and many fear that the quality of a university education will follow that of the secondary education sector, which has all but deteriorated completely in many urban areas. Indeed, budget cuts and expense inflation has forced the closing of many financially insecure institutions of higher education while classes at public universities have become fewer and larger. Still, there are universities that cater to the elite and the wealthy, and these
... Stefanie Gapinski made that atmosphere possible. Particular thanks are due to Mike Budd, who ... more ... Stefanie Gapinski made that atmosphere possible. Particular thanks are due to Mike Budd, who willingly and repeatedly discussed questions of class and community, and to Susan Buck Morss, who suggested that I look into the connections between class and discourse. ...
... The Mystification of Production and the consequences of Technology Fetishism in the Easternco... more ... The Mystification of Production and the consequences of Technology Fetishism in the Easterncongo 71 JAMEs h. sMITh AND JEFFrEy W ... in Bits: coltan and the Digital Divide 72 Global Accounting 78 The Political and cultural Economy of coltan 78 cultural Economies of War ...
Page 1. tO/K" Edited Mike Budd Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. Page 5. Rethi... more Page 1. tO/K" Edited Mike Budd Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. Page 5. Rethinking Disney This One BZPF-YA2-2D5H Page 6. Page 7. RETHINKING Disney PRIVATE CONTROL, PUBLIC D 5 IVl ENSIONS EDITED BY Mike Budd and ...
Despite the longstanding recognition of the impor- tance of the Everglades in the nation's ec... more Despite the longstanding recognition of the impor- tance of the Everglades in the nation's ecosystem, and the poten- tial impact of the Everglades Restoration Project, few social scien- tists have worked in this area, and none have explored the impact of the Restoration project on the region and its communities. This paper seeks to integrate the Everglades on local, national and glo- bal levels, emphasizing the role of politics and community organi- zations on the development of the current multi-billion dollar plan for environmental restoration. The paper explores concerns of sec- tors of the regional population and their experiences in attempts to participate in current processes; establishes levels of integration on which analysis can take place; poses questions about the dis- juncture among various sectors, including industry, development interests and community concerns on the planning process; and situates the role of sugar and the Cuban revolution on the current status of decision making on Florida and national policy develop- ers. The paper argues that current discussions of globalization are inadequate for a careful analysis of local-level interactions with larger social fields, and that these discussions follow a more politi- cized strategy of capital fluidity than a holistic analysis of rapid
Introduction Part I: Positioning Queer Theory Chapter One: Crossroads Chapter Two: Making Queer T... more Introduction Part I: Positioning Queer Theory Chapter One: Crossroads Chapter Two: Making Queer Theory Part II: Evaluating Practice Chapter Three: Considering Sex, Gender and Difference Chapter Four: Capitalism and its Transgressors Chapter Five: Meta-identity, Performativity, and Internalized Homophobia Part III: Moving Ahead Chapter Six: From Culture to Action Conclusion: Theory, Politics and the Community Notes Bibliography
Universities and other institutions of higher education are generally viewed as citadels of benig... more Universities and other institutions of higher education are generally viewed as citadels of benign knowledge generation for the cultural benefit of individuals and the populations of which those individuals are a part. From the philosophies of the enlightenment, knowledge has been produced for the sake of knowledge production, free of wider concerns of ideology and power. This paper will explore these traditional views of university knowledge production with more recent debates about the role of the university in development schemes, the manipulation of power and the growing role of neo-liberal policies in the making of university policies. It will do so with an eye towards the role of disciplines in university settings and the broader community, the funding of research in the more capital-intensive countries, and in the context of the present period of neo-liberal governance. Russell Jacoby (1987) has declared that the institutionalization of knowledge in university settings has resulted in innovative intellectuals and their research being performed predominately outside of the bounds of university campuses. At the same time, global bodies such as the World Bank have developed programmes such as K4D (Knowledge for Development), and KAM (Knowledge Assessment Methodologies), which advise that education is but one of many variables that lead to the successful use of knowledge for (as example) development schemes. Universities in capital-intensive countries are now adopting a more corporatist stance in education, where students have become customers and professors are rated by their production of research papers and student degrees. Job security, once an assumption, is under attack, and the idea of permanent employment is no longer a given. Expensive professors are being replaced with cheaper forms of adjunct and temporary labor; students no longer have access to professors who can act as mentors over their years of educational maturation. Understandably, many argue that this direction for universities is compromising and undermining the very existence of universities, and many fear that the quality of a university education will follow that of the secondary education sector, which has all but deteriorated completely in many urban areas. Indeed, budget cuts and expense inflation has forced the closing of many financially insecure institutions of higher education while classes at public universities have become fewer and larger. Still, there are universities that cater to the elite and the wealthy, and these
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