The ontology of mention: contexts, contests, and constructs of academic identity among the University of Zambia faculty. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 4, (3), 102-116. ISSN: 2326-3873.

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Title
en The ontology of mention: contexts, contests, and constructs of academic identity among the University of Zambia faculty. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 4, (3), 102-116. ISSN: 2326-3873.
Creator
Chipindi, Ferdinand
Date
2020-12-22T08:03:31Z
Date Available
2020-12-22T08:03:31Z
Date Issued
2018-10
Abstract
en This paper examines the implications of the neoliberal reforms of higher education in Zambia for the professional lives faculty at the University of Zambia (UNZA). It draws on interviews with junior faculty—in their positions for less than 10 years—to argue that their conception of academic identity illustrates the problem of the “ontology of mention” (Broudy, 1986; Lungwangwa, 2000), which contends that faculty do not ‘exist’ in academia unless they publish and are recognized in the publications of other scholars. We also discuss the context under which these academics negotiate their positions in the academy, including material and managerial forces. We argue that junior faculty members in Zambia find themselves torn between the expectation to produce knowledge and the inability of the state to fund their research.
Identifier
en Chipindi, F.M. & Vavrus, F. (2018). The Ontology of Mention: Contexts, Contests, and Constructs of Academic Identity among the University of Zambia Faculty. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 4, (3), 102-116. ISSN: 2326-3873.
2326-3873.
uri
http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/6741
Language
en en
Publisher
en Forum for International Research in Education
Subject
en Accountability.
Audit Cultures.
Higher Education.
Ontology.
Type
en Article
Item sets
The University of Zambia Collections