{"product_id":"power-despite-precarity-strategies-for-the-contingent-faculty-movement-in-higher-education-paperback","title":"Power Despite Precarity: Strategies for the Contingent Faculty Movement in Higher Education - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Berry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHelena Worthen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigher education is the site of an ongoing conflict. At the heart of this struggle are the precariously employed faculty 'contingents' who work without basic job security, living wages or benefits. Yet they have the incentive and, if organized, the power to shape the future of higher education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePower Despite Precarity\u003c\/i\u003e is part history, part handbook and a wholly indispensable resource in this fight. Joe Berry and Helena Worthen outline the four historical periods that led to major transitions in the worklives of faculty of this sector. They then take a deep dive into the 30-year-long struggle by California State University lecturers to negotiate what is recognized as the best contract for contingents in the US. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors ask: what is the role of universities in society? Whose interests should they serve? What are the necessary conditions for the exercise of academic freedom? Providing strategic insight for activists at every organizing level, they also tackle 'troublesome questions' around legality, union politics, academic freedom and how to recognize friends (and foes) in the struggle.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Berry is a founder of the Chicago Coalition of Academic Labor and a long-time leader of the international COCAL and New Faculty Majority. He has served on many national contingent faculty committees. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eReclaiming the Ivory Tower: Organizing Adjuncts to Change Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e (Monthly Review Press, 2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelena Worthen is a novelist, union activist and retired contingent faculty worker. Her book, \u003ci\u003eWhat Did You Learn at Work Today?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Forbidden Lessons of Labor Education\u003c\/i\u003e (Hardball, 2013) won the 2014 Best Book award from the United Association for Labor Education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42160485630087,"sku":"9780745345529","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6ba8fb549fa2e43b10849bfd4bbbbec5.webp?v=1733274464","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/power-despite-precarity-strategies-for-the-contingent-faculty-movement-in-higher-education-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}