In the Name of Love

From the Jacobin, an article critical of the “Do What You Love” (DWYL) mantra, In the Name of Love. As the MLA wraps up, there have been a lot of articles about adjunct labour in the academy. Graduate students and recent PhDs take on part-time piece work (sessional positions) just to keep alive the dream of a tenure track job. DWYL advice hides the large scale changes that call for political action, not rugged individualism. Who benefits if we all think we are doing what we love? Who is not doing what they love so some of us can?