Breaking isolation: Consciousness-raising as a methodology for academic activism

In this essay we argue that one way to combat the depressing creep of neoliberal university is recuperate and re-use consciousness raising (CR) in teaching, administration, research, engagement. Consciousness-raising can be roughly characterised as first, an apprehending one’s place a system, second, feeling inspired do something about system. We propose CR especially helpful think our work contexts where more structural changes advance social justice agendas appear have stalled, or even taken step backwards. There may potential co-opt increasing dominance individualism worlds, by revisiting role individual reflection development plays change, conceptualised within CR. Through examples drawn from own experiences, demonstrate how happens day-to-day interactions, reigniting sense meaning working lives whilst potentially creating ripples positive change. thus call not just for revisiting, but also reconceptualising reframing rooted feminist intersectional praxis methodology academic activism contemporary business school.