‘World-class’ fantasies: A neocolonial analysis of international branch campuses:
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The authors explored how the "world-class" discourse as an ideology and a fantasy structures neocolonial relations in intern... and built on postcolonial studies and discourse analytical research exploring how the 'worldclass' discourse as ideology and fantasy structure neocolony relations in the US.Abstract:
In this article, we build on postcolonial studies and discourse analytical research exploring how the ‘world-class’ discourse as an ideology and a fantasy structures neocolonial relations in intern...read more
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The archaeology of knowledge ; and, The discourse on language
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The sublime object of ideology
TL;DR: The Sublime Object of Ideology as mentioned in this paper explores the political significance of these fantasies of control, linking key psychoanalytical and philosophical concepts to social phenomena such as totalitarianism and racism.
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The Darker Side of Western Modernity: Global Futures, Decolonial Options
TL;DR: Mignolo argues that coloniality is the darker side of Western modernity, a complex matrix of power that has been created and controlled by Western men and institutions from the Renaissance, when it was driven by Christian theology, through the late twentieth century and the dictates of neoliberalism as discussed by the authors.
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The challenge of establishing world-class universities
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors outline possible strategies and pathways for establishing globally competitive universities and explore the challenges, costs, and risks involved, as well as the challenges and costs involved.