Scholars as craftsmen and intensification of work in university

This paper aims to study the precariousness of labor among professors in Brazilian universities. To do so, it will emphasize a particular aspect of precariousness: the precariousness of the time of labor. Besides, the analysis encompasses Richard Sennett's theory about craftsman and craftsmansh...

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Published in:Canadian journal of Latin American and Caribbean studies Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 124 - 139
Main Authors: Soria, Sidartha, Gomes, Darcilene Claudio
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kingston Routledge 02.01.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Artisanat
Artisans
Brazil
Brésil
College faculty
Colleges & universities
Conditions de Travail
Consciousness
craftmanship
Curiosity
education
Labor
Motivation
precariousness
productivism
Professeur
professor
Teaching
university
Université
work
ISSN:0826-3663, 2333-1461
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Summary:This paper aims to study the precariousness of labor among professors in Brazilian universities. To do so, it will emphasize a particular aspect of precariousness: the precariousness of the time of labor. Besides, the analysis encompasses Richard Sennett's theory about craftsman and craftsmanship. In this regard, it suggests the consideration of teaching as a job and, as such, exhibiting typical features thereof, such as methodical curiosity, material consciousness of the activity and permanent self-involvement in its improvement. Given the nature of teaching, it suggests the hypothesis that the phenomenon of precariousness of labor affects teaching, distorting its original nature (the search for academic excellence as fundamental motivation of the professor) and using it even to enhance the very movement of precariousness of university work.
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ISSN:0826-3663
2333-1461
DOI:10.1080/08263663.2022.1996736