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Out of the ivory tower: Academia thrust into 21st century

Out of the ivory tower: Academia thrust into 21st century

FromTel Aviv Review


Out of the ivory tower: Academia thrust into 21st century

FromTel Aviv Review

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
May 30, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Host Gilad Halpern speaks to Prof. Gili Drori, head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and co-chair of the international conference "Internationalization, Globalization and Governance of Academia," which was recently held at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute. They discuss how universities have adapted to market forces and global capitalism with a mixture of accommodation and resistance. Song: Eatliz - Attractive This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.
Released:
May 30, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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Showcasing the latest developments in the realm of academic and professional research and literature, about the Middle East and global affairs. We discuss Israeli, Arab and Palestinian society, the Jewish world, the Middle East and its conflicts, and issues of global and public affairs with scholars, writers and deep-thinkers.