Doing academia differently: A provocation review

Alexandra Bristow, Sarah Robinson and Olivier Ratle
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Sarah Robinson: ESC [Rennes] - ESC Rennes School of Business
Olivier Ratle: UWE Bristol - University of the West of England [Bristol]

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Abstract: In this article, we celebrate the interconnected Management Learning traditions of provocation and reimagining academia by developing a provocation literature review approach and applying it to the growing literature on doing academia differently. We argue that rebelling against the oppressive neoliberal academic norms requires rethinking all aspects of academia, including how we review literature. To transform ourselves, academia and our world, we need to actively seek provocation. Provocation literature review aims to jolt us off the beaten track by foregrounding literature that particularly provokes us and enables us to be provocative. Doing academia differently literature, in particular, provokes us in three interconnected and mutually reinforcing ways: radical transgression, deep affect and deep transformation. These give us impetus, hope and courage to navigate an academia less travelled by, embracing wilderness to seek our humanness individually and together along meandering alternative pathways.

Keywords: Academic work; Business schools; doing academia differently; Literature review; Provocation; writing differently (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-01-28
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Published in Management Learning, 2025, 56 (1), pp.99-106. ⟨10.1177/13505076241289372⟩

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DOI: 10.1177/13505076241289372

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