The Emergence of Postfeminist Identities in Higher Education: Neoliberal Dynamics and the Performance of Gendered Subjectivities

ISBN-13: 9780367555160 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 137 str.

Eleftheria Atta

Opis

By drawing on qualitative research conducted in universities in Cyprus, this book presents an account of life in the academy from a feminist perspective. In doing so, the texts uncover new, gendered identities emerging as a result of neoliberal and postfeminist discourses in Higher Education.

Spis treści

Part I: The Context of Neoliberalism, Higher Education and Postfeminist Subjectivity;  1. Introduction;  2. Understanding the Impact of Neoliberalism on the Education Sector;  3. Neoliberal Discourses and their Influence on Academic Subjectivities;  4. Neoliberalism, Postfeminism and Subjectivity;  Part II: Exploring the Neoliberal and Postfeminist Gendered Subjectivities of Academics in Cyprus;  5. Applying a Psychosocial Lens in Research with Academics;  6. Researching with Academics on Gendered Subjectivities;  7. Neoliberal Ideals in Higher Education in Cyprus: The Implications for Gendered Academic Identities and the Emergence of New Identity Spaces;  8. Diversification of Higher Education in Cyprus: The Implications for Gendered Academic Identities and the Emergence of New Identity Spaces;  9. Conclusions

O autorze

Eleftheria Atta is Associate Professor in Higher Education in Cyprus. She completed her doctoral studies at the UCL Institute of Education, University of London, UK.