An Anxiety Epidemic in the Financialized University: Critical questions and Unexpected Resistance

• Main Authors: Komporozos-Athanasiou, A, Haiven, M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Duke University Press 2022
• Subjects: Financialization; imagination; finance capital; higher/postsecondary/university education; mental health; students; research methods; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10140997/1/Komporozos-Athanasiou_An%20anxiety%20epidemic%20in%20the%20financialized%20university-%20critical%20questions%20and%20unexpected%20resistance.pdf; https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10140997/

Financialization is transforming social subjects and institutions, including the university. This article explores overlooked links between the financialization of public postsecondary education on both sides of the North Atlantic and the ongoing “anxiety epidemic” among students (and, indeed, staff). The article argues that the “anxious university” represents a unique space to study the economic, political, social, and cultural impact of the rise in power and influence of the financial sector. By unraveling the complex sociological dimensions of the anxiety epidemic, we offer a vantage on the emergence of new forms and