Joy and Guilt, Passion and Anxiety. Exploring Emotions in the Neoliberal Academia
In this introduction to the Symposium on Emotions in Academic Work, we explore key reflections on emotion work, emotional labour, and feeling rules within contemporary academia, in light of the transformations brought about by the neoliberal reconfiguration of academic labour. Topics such as academi...
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| description | In this introduction to the Symposium on Emotions in Academic Work, we explore key reflections on emotion work, emotional labour, and feeling rules within contemporary academia, in light of the transformations brought about by the neoliberal reconfiguration of academic labour. Topics such as academic guilt, stress, time management, as well as joy and satisfaction, are examined through a gendered and intersectional lens. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-97817a25f37f452eb11bace0b65757412025-07-14T13:40:19ZengUniversity of BolognaSociologica1971-88532025-07-0119210912210.6092/issn.1971-8853/2182320208Joy and Guilt, Passion and Anxiety. Exploring Emotions in the Neoliberal AcademiaCamilla Gaiaschi0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-9529Rossella Ghigi1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4893-7815Valeria Quaglia2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8068-729XDepartment of Human and Social Sciences, University of SalentoDepartment of Education Studies "Giovanni Maria Bertin", University of BolognaDepartment of Education Studies "Giovanni Maria Bertin", University of BolognaIn this introduction to the Symposium on Emotions in Academic Work, we explore key reflections on emotion work, emotional labour, and feeling rules within contemporary academia, in light of the transformations brought about by the neoliberal reconfiguration of academic labour. Topics such as academic guilt, stress, time management, as well as joy and satisfaction, are examined through a gendered and intersectional lens.https://sociologica.unibo.it/article/view/21823emotionsacademianeoliberalismgenderwork |
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| title | Joy and Guilt, Passion and Anxiety. Exploring Emotions in the Neoliberal Academia |
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| title_short | Joy and Guilt, Passion and Anxiety. Exploring Emotions in the Neoliberal Academia |
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