academic labor studies

Academic labor studies is the field that examines how work is organized, performed, and valued within higher education. It explores issues like faculty employment conditions, adjunct and adjunctification trends, labor rights, and the economic and political forces shaping academic employment. This field aims to understand the realities faced by academic workers, advocate for fair working conditions, and analyze how shifts in labor impact the quality of education, scholarship, and institutional integrity. In essence, it scrutinizes the human and economic aspects of university work to promote equity and sustainability in academia.