Are the humanities threatened by the increasing commercialisation of universities?
Sheehan, Helena
(2006)
Are the humanities threatened by the increasing commercialisation of universities?
In: Humanities Festival, 11 May 2006, Dublin City University, Ireland.
As part of the Humanities Festival organised by the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at Dublin City University in May 2006, a debate took place on the question of whether the humanities are threatened by the increasing commercialisation of universities. This paper is the opening statement by Professor Helena Sheehan. The opposing position was defended by Professor Ferdinand von Prondzyndski, the president of the university.
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Item Type:
Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Event Type:
Conference
Refereed:
No
Additional Information:
This paper was the opening presentation in a DCU debate on the increasing commercialisation of universities.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
commodification; higher education studies; ideology; sociology of knowledge; epistemology; metrics; market forces; privatisation; public sector;