The Drivers of Academic Novelty in Digital Capitalism: Job Insecurity, Mental Illness and Time Poverty

Authors

Adalberto Fernandes, Institute of Contemporary History - NOVA University LisbonFollow

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9713-2186

Keywords

academic publishing, job insecurity, digital capitalism, mental health, time poverty, platforms

Document Type

Commentary

Abstract

The present-day digital capitalist academy increases novel academic results by leveraging factors such as precarious academic employment, time poverty, and mental illness. This paradigm reveals a confluence that turns seemingly negative aspects into productive elements. The consequence of this hypothesis is that by enhancing work, time and mental health conditions, there may be a reduction in the number of novelties, with an enhancement of academic's role as producers of truth.

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Recommended Citation

Fernandes, Adalberto (2024) "The Drivers of Academic Novelty in Digital Capitalism: Job Insecurity, Mental Illness and Time Poverty," Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/emancipations/vol3/iss1/4