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Why is it important to have a revolutionary critical pedagogy? What are the new inter/disciplinary engagements possible within the university? What will it be like to live and learn in this university of the future?
Drawing on these essential questions, this volume explores the political future(s) of the university. It does not take a simplistic recourse to the tenets of liberal democracy but seeks a more engaged positioning of the university space within everyday practices of the social. It cross-examines the history of this 'ideal' university's relationship with the banal everyday, the 'apolitical' outside and what exceeds intellectual reason, to finally question if such historicizing of the university is necessary at all.
Along with its companion The Idea of the University: Histories and Contexts, this brave new intervention makes a compelling foray into the political future(s) of the university. It will be of interest to academics, educators and students of the social sciences and humanities, especially education. It will also be of use to policy-makers and education analysts, and be central to the concerns of any citizen.
Contents
Introduction: What 'Use' is the Liberal Ruse? Debating the 'Idea' of the University. Part I: Beyond Nostalgias 1. The Provocations of the Public University in Contemporary India 2. Decolonizing the University 3. The Crisis of the Public University Part II: 'Cultures' of Thinking and Doing 4. The Idea of a University and the Invention of Culture in Colonial/Post-colonial India 5. Scientific Research Productivity in the Indian University Sector 6. In Search of a Scientific Public Sphere Part III: Imagining An 'Other' University 7. What if, the University is a Parrot's Training? 8. Academic Freedom and the Ownership of Knowledge 9. Between Disciplines and Interdisciplines: The University of In-discipline Part IV: Drafting Manifestos for Change 10. The Commoditization of Education 11. Neoliberal Savagery and the Assault on Higher Education as a Democratic Public Sphere 12. The University in Question 13. Revolutionary Critical Pedagogy: Staking a Claim Against the Macrostructural Unconscious
