Among the Ruins of the University.
In this essay I evaluate the current state of the university in relation to the escalating crises of the past 10 years. I survey critiques that have been made by both the right and the left. Pointing to how the late works of Max Weber and Bruno Latour can be helpful in adjudicating these critiques,...
| Publicado en: | Social Research Vol. 92; no. 2; pp. 477 - 503 |
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Summer2025
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