Academe Degree Zero - Reconsidering the Politics of Higher Education (Hardcover)

Demythologizing contemporary higher education has become a priority for committed twenty-first century academics. Today, the economic and political dimensions of universities are among the most hotly and highly contested topics in higher education--particularly among humanities scholars. It is currently not uncommon to find standing-room-only sessions at MLA (Modern Language Association) or ACLA (American Comparative Literature Association) meetings for presentations on the corporate university or the fate of tenure, while sessions on traditional literary topics see sparse attendance. Indeed, one of the major ramifications of the rise of cultural studies in the humanities is the normalization of meta-professional scholarship among committed scholars. Literary theorist and philosopher Jeffrey R. Di Leo has for many years been one of leading voices in the burgeoning and pioneering field of meta-professional humanities scholarship.