Drawing on affect theory and research on academic capitalism, this book examines the contemporary crisis of universities. With 11 international and comparative case studies, it offers a unique exploration of the contemporary role of affect in academic labour and the organisation of scholarship and explores diverse features of contemporary academic life, from the coloniality of academic capitalism to performance management and the experience of being performance-managed.

Contributions by: Erika Andersson Cederholm, Carina Siöholm, Dianne Dredoe, Talia Esnard, Silvia Gherardi, Michela Cozza, Magnus Hoppe, Amir Hampel, Demetra Tzanaki, Juhana Venäläinen, Mark Vicars, Lewis Zipin, Marie Brennan, Kenneth Mølbjerg Jørgensen, Paola Valero