Despite its capacity to produce knowledge that can directly influence policy and affect social change, academia is still often viewed as a stereotypical ivory tower, detached from the tumult of daily life. Knowledge, Normativity, and Power in Academia argues that, in our current moment of historic global unrest, the fruits of the academy need to be examined more closely than ever. This collection pinpoints the connections among researchers, activists, and artists, arguing that—despite what we might think—the knowledge produced in universities and the processes that ignite social transformation are inextricably intertwined. Knowledge, Normativity, and Power in Academia provides analysis from both inside and outside the academy to show how this seemingly staid locale can still provide space for critique and resistance.

Aisha-Nusrat Ahmad is a research associate at the International Psychoanalytic University Berlin. Maik Fielitz is a research associate at the Institute for Democracy in Jena. Johanna Leinius is research associate at University of Kassel. Gianna Magdalena Schlichte is research associate at the Bremen Institute for Criminal Sciences.