Counter-Universities. Histories, Movements, and Ambitions

Name of applicant

Detlef Siegfried

Title

Professor

Institution

University of Copenhagen

Amount

DKK 79,000

Year

2024

Type of grant

Conferences

Summary

This international conference sheds light on the role of protest and activism in reforming higher education by focusing on the past and present of ‘counter-universities’. Taking anti-capitalist, ecological, feminist, and queer initiatives into account, it provides important insights into historical conflicts over the design of higher learning and teaching.

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