‘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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