Abstract
Drawing upon the notion of acceleration of time in late capitalism, the article addresses the different forms and driving forces of the speeding up of the tempo and rhythm in research work in academia, and the impact of the temporal acceleration on how academics perceive their work and its connection to the private sphere of life. Based on 40 in-depth interviews with Finnish academics representing various disciplinary fields, organisational settings and university positions, three different constructions of the relationship between work and life are discerned: total commitment involving the work-life equation, boundary between time for real work and wasted time, and boundary between work and life. The article discusses the implications these temporal boundaries have on the moral grounding and basic meaning of academic work and the university as an institution.
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