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There is a deep-seated anxiety about exposing the university to the imperatives of capitalist accumulation. Theory, it is said, is valuable for its own sake and should remain independent from the business considerations reigning in the capitalist economy. The concern that something priceless will be lost with the corporatisation of the university applies especially in the case of the humanities, as this segment of scholarly production is of relatively little value for capitalist accumulation and thus risks being left out of funding. What, then, is this invaluable something that might disappear? And is it worth fighting for?
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Bembič, B. (2016). Are University Struggles Worth Fighting?. In: Gupta, S., Habjan, J., Tutek, H. (eds) Academic Labour, Unemployment and Global Higher Education. Palgrave Critical University Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-49324-8_11
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