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In: | Canadian Journal of Communication, 42, 2017, 1, S. 49-66 |
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 49-66 |
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0705-3657
1499-6642 |
DOI: | 10.22230/cjc.2017v42n1a3100 |
veröffentlicht in: | Canadian Journal of Communication |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> This article argues that Maurizio Lazzarato’s (2014) book Signs and Machines: Capitalism and the Production of Subjectivity is useful for apprehending the employment of contract faculty. After setting the scene of the university, I examine the mixed semiotics of the York University budget. I then look inside CUPE Local 3903’s history and politics, and focus on the video This Is Contract Faculty Time: York Faculty in Support of Contract Faculty. In the next section I describe how mixed semiotics operates at the bargaining table. Finally, I review the outcome of collective bargaining with respect to job security, political action, and truth-telling. This case of academic labour struggle shows that semiotization and subjectivation need to be better understood. I conclude with some remarks on challenges, academic freedom, and ways of reforming the faculty employment system. </jats:p> |