Reflections on Norming in the Neoliberal Global University: A Conversation with Rey Chow

Thinking identity politics, Marxism, and the neoliberal university together, Rey Chow reflects on her new book.
Thinking identity politics, Marxism, and the neoliberal university together, Rey Chow reflects on her new book.
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