In Confidence Culture, Shani Orgad and Rosalind Gill argue that imperatives directed at
women to “love your body” and “believe in yourself” imply that psychological blocks rather …

How does the current state of the field of feminist qualitative psychological research reflect
and enact the methodological characteristics and values of feminist research–principally, the …

As the COVID‐19 pandemic unfolds, a growing body of international literature is analyzing
the effects of the pandemic on academic labor and, specifically, on gender inequalities in …

In this paper we explore how confidence has become a technology of self that invites girls
and women to work on themselves. The discussion demonstrates the extensiveness of what …

Based on empirical research conducted with academic staff working on fixed-term contracts,
the article explores the subjective experience of anxiety in the UK's 'neoliberalising'higher …

Feminist scholarship is sometimes dismissed as not quite 'proper'knowledge–it's too political
or subjective, many argue. But what are the boundaries of 'proper'knowledge? Who defines …

This article explores academics' well-being through analysing published sensitive
disclosures, bringing to journal space the pain, rawness and emotional suffering of …

What happens when we re-think 'imposter syndrome'in academic labor as a public feeling?
What can imposter syndrome tell us about who gets to know what, about what, and how? In …

Neoliberalism, precarious jobs, and control of work have multiple effects on academic
identities as our allegiances to valued social groups and our connections to meaningful …

Purpose The study aims to analyse international studies on the impact that new forms of
control and performativity in higher education have on academics' identity. The aim was …