“Academic War” over Geography? Death of Human Geography at the Australian National University
“Academic War” over Geography? Death of Human Geography at the Australian National University
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地理学的“学术战争”？澳大利亚国立大学人文地理学的死亡
DOI：
10.1111/anti.12496
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发表时间：
2018
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影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
Kuntala Lahiri
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作者：
Kuntala Lahiri
本文分析了新自由主义经济政策如何决定知识的哪些特定方面是有价值的，哪些是没有价值的，以及谁可能是高等教育系统中知识的真正保持器。这种评估导致一些学科被视为对系统不太有价值。它认为，最近的“学术战争”在地理学是在大学的概念和它在当代社会中的作用，什么是有用的知识，谁构成的权威人物在生产和分配的知识。因此，地理学家的性别成为决定地理知识生产“权威”的关键因素。为了证实这一论点，本文承担了分析澳大利亚国立大学（ANU），该部门逐渐减少，最终导致其不幸的关闭在2009年内的地理复杂的职业轨迹的重要任务。
This article analyses how neoliberal economic policies decide what particular aspects of knowledge are valuable and what are not, and who might be the true holder of that knowledge within the tertiary education system. This assessment leads to some disciplines being seen as less valuable to the system. It argues that the more recent “academic wars” in geography are over the very concept of the university and its role in the contemporary society, what comprises useful knowledge, and who comprises the authoritative figure in the production and distribution of that knowledge. Gender of the geographer therefore becomes a crucial element that determines “authority” in the production of geographical knowledge. To substantiate this argument, the paper takes up the important task of analysing the complex career trajectory of geography within the Australian National University (ANU), the department that was gradually reduced leading eventually to its unfortunate closure in 2009.