Knowledge As Currency
David Graeber
Jonathan
Jul 19, 202625 March 2012
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Currencies are telling of our current time. Debt, labor, commodification, ownership, and consumerism structure and characterize contemporary life and academia. From the monetization and protection of intellectual property to the debts that students accrue, from the exploitation of adjunct labor to t
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The discussion centers on the corporatization of universities, academic labor precarity, and how knowledge, teaching, and publication are valued and compensated. Speakers debate market framing, public scholarship, unionization, and the relationship between universities, communities, and broader political-economic structures.
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