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Ponzi Austerity in The Age of Cultural Abundance

The American Vandal

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Privatization, Corporate Interests, and the Decline of Cultural Study

This chapter explores the negative effects of privatization on public assets, drawing parallels to the corporate influence on higher education. It discusses the defunding and deprofessionalization of humanities research and its impact on literary studies. The hosts also delve into the changing landscape of cultural capital and criticism within universities, as well as the rise of alternative platforms for criticism like podcasts and Patreon.

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