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TY - JOUR
T1 - Being an English academic
T2 - a social domains account
AU - Sealey, Alison
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Language and Intercultural Communication on 22/08/2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14708477.2018.1501848
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This paper considers the differential placements of social actors in the contemporary English university, as practices consistent with neoliberal ideologies become increasingly influential. It uses Layder's theory of ‘social domains’ and the first-hand experiences of the author to explore how the options available–to students, those on precarious conditions of employment, and those occupying more influential roles in the institution–change in relation to alterations in structured social relations. Examples are provided of interventions by people opposed to both the rhetoric and the reality of developments in the sector, and reasons for their limited effectiveness are also discussed.
AB - This paper considers the differential placements of social actors in the contemporary English university, as practices consistent with neoliberal ideologies become increasingly influential. It uses Layder's theory of ‘social domains’ and the first-hand experiences of the author to explore how the options available–to students, those on precarious conditions of employment, and those occupying more influential roles in the institution–change in relation to alterations in structured social relations. Examples are provided of interventions by people opposed to both the rhetoric and the reality of developments in the sector, and reasons for their limited effectiveness are also discussed.
KW - academic resistance
KW - British higher education
KW - discourse analysis
KW - social domains
U2 - 10.1080/14708477.2018.1501848
DO - 10.1080/14708477.2018.1501848
M3 - Journal article
VL - 18
SP - 549
EP - 561
JO - Language and Intercultural Communication
JF - Language and Intercultural Communication
SN - 1470-8477
IS - 5
ER -