Download or read book Power, Knowledge and the Academy written by V. Gillies and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-08-24 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a close-up and critical look at both the elusive and blatant workings and consequences of power in a range of everyday sites in universities. Chapters focus on specific locations in which power shapes personal and institutional knowledge including student-supervisor relationships, research teams, networking, and literature reviews.