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SUMMARY:Co-research into higher education – theory and practice - Krysti
 an Szadkowski (Scholarly Communication Research Group\, Adam Mickiewicz Un
 iversity (Poznań\, Poland))\, Magdalena Radomska (Adam Mickiewicz Univers
 ity in Poznań)\, Adam Ochwat (University of Warsaw)
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DESCRIPTION:Higher education research holds a specific status as a field o
 f knowledge production that emerged from particular state interests in exp
 anding and controlling the sector. Today\, most of the knowledge produced 
 by higher education researchers serves (directly or indirectly) either gov
 ernments or capital to expand their control and infiltrate the reality of 
 higher education. This paper explores different modes of producing knowled
 ge about the sector and the ways in which this knowledge reshapes it from 
 within\, alongside its main actors. Co-research (Italian: conricerca)\, a 
 method developed within Italian Marxism\, effectively avoids the false opp
 osition between knowledge production and movement\, between theory and pra
 ctice. It embodies Marx’s concept of praxis and bridges knowledge produc
 tion with the organization of counter-subjectivity. The aim of co-research
  is not simply to collect ‘objectified’ knowledge about a given issue 
 or group\, but rather to activate knowledge-generating processes that cont
 ribute to shaping specific student or worker subjectivities and the streng
 thening and development of autonomous political organizations through whic
 h they fight for their interests. This paper discusses both the theory and
  history of co-research\, as well as examples of the practical application
  of this method within the context of contemporary student university stru
 ggles in Poland (2023-2024). Special attention is paid to two recent examp
 les of co-research practice summarised in two extensive volumes written an
 d published in 2024 by Polish students: Jowita zostaje. 10 dni ruchu stude
 nckiego and Kamionka zostanie. Rok studenckich okupacji. These books docum
 ent and analyze the student occupation protests in defense of public stude
 nt dormitories. In discussing the theory and practice of co-research\, we 
 also refer to the recent history of student resistance to the progressive 
 sell-off of public universities\, the transformation of students into prec
 arious student-workers\, and their efforts to realize the dream of the uni
 versity as the common good.\nSpeakers:\nKrystian Szadkowski (Scholarly Com
 munication Research Group\, Adam Mickiewicz University (Poznań\, Poland))
 \, Magdalena Radomska (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)\, Adam Ochwa
 t (University of Warsaw)
LOCATION:Teams\, online
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/68d0b4a8-6ec6-4b0d-8ccd-7dfc80157324/
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  - Krystian Szadkowski (Scholarly Communication Research Group\, Adam Mick
 iewicz University (Poznań\, Poland))\, Magdalena Radomska (Adam Mickiewic
 z University in Poznań)\, Adam Ochwat (University of Warsaw)
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