Academic nostalgia: A narrative approach to academic work
通过对芬兰三所学术环境中23位资深研究者的访谈,发现大学中存在一种怀旧叙事,虽内容因环境而异,但都指向学术自由与自主性的丧失,怀旧并非描述真实过去,而是反映当前问题与紧张关系。
This article argues that one of the core narratives within the present-day university is a nostalgic story line. Drawing on focused interviews with 23 senior researchers in three academic environments in Finland, the article shows that although the nostalgic plot structure cuts across the data, it has different contents in each of the three settings, thus emphasizing the internal diversity in academic life. However, in all cases nostalgic yearning refers to the loss of academic freedom and autonomy in work. The article concludes that nostalgia does not describe the actual past but rather the problems and tensions of the present. It is an idealization of the past, the function of which is to clarify the values and morals of the organization, which in turn can help to come to terms with the conflicting pressures of the current situation.