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isaura castelao-huerta

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feminist, researcher at Cinvestav gender and higher education https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Isaura-Castelao-Huerta

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isaura castelao-huerta @icastelaoh.bsky.social · Jun 6

Hi everyone! I just want to share that my article about uncaring/uncareful practices in doctoral education is now Open Access 🤩 @pedagogycultsoc.bsky.social

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This article argues that the absence of care during doctoral education in neoliberalised academia – which fosters values and measurements of the market, such as individualism, comparison, and accountability – is a form of violence. This violence consists of harmful acts or omissions that cause damage to students and is manifested through uncaring and uncareful practices of supervisors and co-supervisors as well as by professors and institutional authorities (SCPI). Thus, this study exposes how power imbalances and lack of support in some students-SCPI relationships are perpetuated in a neoliberal context. A qualitative phenomenological approach was used to understanding individuals’ lived experiences. Empirical data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with eight doctoral students at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) regarding their relationships with SCPI. The information was subjected to inductive thematic analysis, revealing that, according to these students’ perceptions, the uncaring practices involved dehumanised treatment and hindering research, and the uncareful practices comprised forsaking and extractivism. The consequences of these practices affect both the mental health of students and the development of their research. This highlights the urgent need to transform academia into a more caring and careful place.

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Kay Guccione @kayguccione.bsky.social · Apr 2

“The absence of care during doctoral education in neoliberalised academia is a form of violence (Castelao-Huerta, 2025).” Here’s a new 5min read by Isaura Castelao-Huerta bringing a number of her recent papers together.

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Fostering care within neoliberalised doctoral education

This is a guest post by Isaura Castelao-Huerta, PhD Researcher, Centre for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav), Department of Educational Research (DIE), Mexico. There is nothing new in sayin…

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