ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Marcel Knoechelmann

Dr. Marcel Knöchelmann is a social theorist with a focus on scholarly communication. He works at the University College London and the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW).

POSTS BY Marcel Knoechelmann

21 December 2021

Marcel Knoechelmann

Unknown Shibboleth: On the Opacity of Gatekeeping

Without specifying its meaning or context, openness remains an empty category. It commonly evokes a positive sentiment, but what does it mean to say: We are opening up this or that? And what does it disguise? It even compares with excellence in this respect: a word that is en vogue to be thrown into debates about the future of the academy. Continue reading >>