Publication Date
2019
Publication Details
Yoo, J. (2019). Creating a positive casual academic identity through change and loss [accepted manuscript]. C. Manathunga, D. Bottrell. Resisting neoliberalism in higher education volume II: Prising open the cracks 89-107. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95834-7_5
Abstract
Neoliberalism has significantly impacted higher education institutes across the globe by increasing the number of casual and non-continuing academic positions. Insecure employments conditions have not only affected the well-being of contingent staff, but it has also weakened the democratic, intellectual and moral standing of academic institutions. This chapter provides one practitioner’s account of the challenges of casual work, but rather than dwelling on the negativities, it outlines the potential richness of an identity based on insecurity and uncertainty. This exploration draws on the literature of retired academics and identity theory to illustrate the potential generative spaces within an undefined and incoherent identity.
School/Institute
School of Education
Document Type
Open Access Book Chapter
Access Rights
Open Access