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Talkin’ ’bout a revolution? From quiescence to resistance in the contemporary university
Management Learning ( IF 3.738 ) Pub Date : 2020-06-10 , DOI: 10.1177/1350507620925633
Helen Bowes-Catton 1 , Jo Brewis 1 , Caroline Clarke 1 , Deborah H Drake 1 , Alison Gilmour 1 , Alison Penn 1
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In discussing the events leading up to the resignation of the former Open University Vice Chancellor in April 2018, we focus on the enactment of a form of resistance against proposals for the university through a WhatsApp group, enabling rapid information exchange, discussion of tactics and concrete planning for action. We suggest our group – ‘the Hive’ – was unusual because, first, it countered the politically quiescent trend in academia to comply (at least outwardly) with neoliberalisation, and/or only to write about it, as opposed to mounting challenges. Second, the Hive was virtual, comprising various staff categories, including people based off-campus; it operated almost entirely online and many members had never met face-to-face. This for us evokes notions of the multitude. Third, the group exemplifies alternative forms of solidarity and resistance in other ways, being non-hierarchical, highly pluralist and non-exclusionary. Finally, our Hive provided a supportive, caring space for resisters, which we suggest emerged partly through members’ love for the distinctive social mission of The Open University – although our story also provides hope for harnessing similar emotions within other academic institutions.

中文翻译:

在谈论一场革命?当代大学从静止到反抗

在讨论导致前开放大学副校长于 2018 年 4 月辞职的事件时,我们的重点是通过 WhatsApp 小组制定一种反对大学提案的形式,从而实现快速信息交流、讨论策略和具体行动计划。我们认为我们的小组——“蜂巢”——是不寻常的,因为首先,它对抗了学术界的政治静默趋势,以遵守(至少从表面上)新自由主义化,和/或只写它,而不是不断增加的挑战。其次,Hive 是虚拟的,包括各种人员类别,包括校外人员;它几乎完全在网上运作,许多成员从未见过面。这对我们来说唤起了大众的观念。第三,该团体以其他方式体现了其他形式的团结和抵抗,不分等级、高度多元化和非排他性。最后,我们的 Hive 为抵抗者提供了一个支持、关怀的空间,我们认为这部分源于成员对开放大学独特的社会使命的热爱——尽管我们的故事也为利用其他学术机构内的类似情绪提供了希望。
更新日期:2020-06-10
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