Research Symposium
“ Public Engagement and the Politics of Evidence in an Age of Neoliberalism and Audit Culture " July 23-25 , 2015 Faculty of Education , University of Regina
This symposium will examine accelerating trends in higher education : neoliberalism , the politics of evidence , and the audit culture . In an age in which value is often equated with accountancy , we will examine the place in the academy for public intellectualism , community-engagement , Indigenous epistemologies , and how the impact of our scholarship is , and ought to be , justly assessed . Invited presenters will provoke lively discussion , but going beyond discussion , and blurring the lines between presenter and audience member , participants will be invited to engage actively with other presenter / participants in attendance for the purpose of effecting changes at their home institutions . Opportunities will be available for reconsidering and strategizing academic issues such as faculty criteria documents , measurement rankings , traditional impact factors , and other academic matters affected by the politics of austerity , neoliberalism , and new management technologies . Action will also be encouraged through submissions to a special issue of in education ( the University of Regina Faculty of Education ’ s peer-reviewed online journal ), potentially collaborating on an edited book , TED-style dissemination videos , producing a list of recommendations , developing examples of inclusive faculty criteria documents , possibly developing a community impact factor as an alternative to journal impact factor metrics , and further actions as collectively discussed at the symposium .
Questions to be explored include the following : What counts as scholarship and why ? How do we achieve accountability in an age of accountancy ? How do we measure research impact , ( i . e ., journal impact factor vs community and policy impact )? Impact for whom ? Who and how do we determine whose evidence and what research is legitimate ? What can be done ? How do we effect change to university practices ?
• Dr . Marie Battiste , University of Saskatchewan
• Dr . Nick Carleton , University of Regina
• Dr . Norm Denzin , Urbana-Champaign [ by video ]
• Dr . Michelle Fine , City University of New York
• Dr . Chad Gaffield , University of Ottawa
• Dr . Rosalind Gill , City University
• Dr . Budd Hall , University of Victoria
• Dr . Yvonna Lincoln , Texas A & M , Texas College
• Dr . Marcia McKenzie , University of Saskatchewan
• Dr . Peter McLaren , Chapman University
• Dr . Christopher Meyers , California State University
Confirmed speakers include the following :
• Dr . Leigh Patel , Boston College
• Dr . Andrea Smith , UC- Riverside
• Dr . Linda Tuhiwai Smith , The University of Waikato
• Qwul ' sih ' yah ' maht , Dr . Robina Thomas , University of Victoria
• Dr . Eve Tuck , State University of New York at New Paltz
• Dr . Joel Westheimer , University of Ottawa
For more information please contact : Dr . Marc Spooner , RM 377 , TEL : ( 306 ) 585-4538 , EMAIL : marc . spooner @ uregina . ca or Dr . James McNinch , SIDRU , RM 220.2 , TEL : ( 306 ) 585-4824 , EMAIL : james . mcninch @ uregina . ca Faculty of Education , University of Regina , 3737 Wascana Parkway , Regina , SK , S4S 0A2 FAX : ( 306 ) 585-4880 For registration and more information see website : www . politicsofevidence . ca
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