Conflict in the Academy
A Study in the Sociology of Intellectuals
Marcus Morgan and Patrick Baert
Palgrave Pivot
2015
Présentation de l'éditeur
Examining an intramural conflict that erupted within the English Faculty
at the University of Cambridge in the early 1980s, this book develops a
theoretical analysis of disputes as they unfold within the academy. It
shows how broad structural changes taking place within the English
higher education system at the time reverberated through to local
contexts, investigates the reception of theories originating in other
countries and other disciplines upon English Studies in the United
Kingdom, as well as demonstrating the significance of local
institutional factors in structuring the form and content of the
dispute. Capturing a key moment in the development of modern English
Studies it reveals the social performance lying at the heart of public
controversy and develops a new theory for analysing the workings and
tribulations of intellectual life.
Marcus Morgan is a Fellow and College Lecturer at Murray Edwards
College, Cambridge, and a Research Associate in the Sociology Department
at the University of Cambridge, UK.
Patrick Baert is Professor of Social Theory in the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge, UK.
Patrick Baert is Professor of Social Theory in the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge, UK.
