Thought-time, money-time, and the temporal conditions of academic freedom

The paper argues that free academic work depends upon a unique structure of time which universities have historically preserved. This unique structure of time (“thought-time”) is essential to both the research and teaching vocations of academic work. Both are threatened by the growing trend away fro...

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Published inTime & society Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 109 - 128
Main Author Noonan, Jeff
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.03.2015
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Academic freedom
Academic profession
Capitalism
Colleges & universities
Funding
Higher education
Money
Teaching
Tertiary education
Time
Universities
Unpaid work
money-time
life-value
academic freedom
thought-time
Universities
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Summary:The paper argues that free academic work depends upon a unique structure of time which universities have historically preserved. This unique structure of time (“thought-time”) is essential to both the research and teaching vocations of academic work. Both are threatened by the growing trend away from public funding toward private funding of universities. Changes in funding models are leading to the imposition on academic work of the time-structure typical of capitalist industry (“money-time”). Money-time is fatal to free work activity, and especially free academic work activity. The social life-value of academic work is threatened in consequence of loss of thought-time.
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ISSN:0961-463X
1461-7463
DOI:10.1177/0961463X14539579