Emancipatory imaginations: Advancing critical university studies

The study of higher education presupposes the ‘goodness’ of the university and the academy, and the scholars who study them. Yet the social justice intent of both have long been questioned and may be emptied out. In this CGHE webinar,  Jenny Du Preez introduces “Emancipatory Imaginations”, a collectively written book that explores generative developments of ‘other’ ways to study, more critically and productively, the university across disciplines. While framed affirmatively, this endeavour is a space of refusal. Refusal of the status quo, of the taken-for-granted and of hegemonic powers and violences that continue within and outside higher education institutions. You can read more about, and purchase, the book here.

This discussion is chaired and facilitated by Krystal Wang, a senior doctoral student and member of CGHE.