From Homo Œconomicus to Homo in Debitum: effects of neoliberalism in education
Haroldo de Resende
Abstract:In this paper debt and indebtedness in the educational market is under discussion, which puts in operation a biopolitical control device in the subjectivization processes of the neoliberal logic established by the gradient ofHomo œconomicus, making educational consumption an investment in the constitution of human capital. So, the production of the indebted subject transposes the subjectivity of theHomo œconomicusmodel to the form ofHomo in debitum, which constitutes the effect of the biopolitical device. Fina… Show more
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