Fite, Abigail
(2024)
Rethinking the University as a Context for Activism.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
In the progressive U.S. imaginary, the university is a bastion of activism. Through a case study of one university’s actions regarding campus activism, this dissertation re-examines this conception to suggest that certain university practices function instead to frustrate campus activism. In some circumstances, “best practices” like leadership development, administrative dialogue, and multicultural programming may reduce campus activism. Because administrators generally govern toward equilibrium, activism, as an upset, can be an effective lever for essential changes. When activism is diverted, so too are certain transformative potentialities. This dissertation grapples with these losses and suggests alternative pathways for university changemaking.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
| Creators/Authors: |
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| ETD Committee: |
| Title | Member | Email Address | Pitt Username | ORCID |
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| Committee Chair | Gunzenhauser, Mike | | | | | Committee Member | Patel, Leigh | | | | | Committee Member | Bermingham, Kate | | | |
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| Date: |
17 May 2024 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
5 February 2024 |
| Approval Date: |
17 May 2024 |
| Submission Date: |
26 April 2024 |
| Access Restriction: |
2 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 2 years. |
| Number of Pages: |
296 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Education > Administrative and Policy Studies |
| Degree: |
EdD - Doctor of Education |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
higher education, university, campus, activism, organizing, change, counterinsurgency, repression, capitalism, revolution, administration |
| Date Deposited: |
17 May 2024 13:16 |
| Last Modified: |
17 May 2024 13:16 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/46342 |
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