“Then It's Every Person for Themselves and God for Us All": A Study of Affective Practices in the Production of Classroom Spaces in a Graduate Program in Administration (PPGA)

Abstract This article discusses the organizing of affective practices in the production of classroom spaces within a Brazilian Graduate Program in Administration. Grounded in Practice Based Studies (PBS), we draw on the contributions of Bourdieu, Schatzki, and Certeau to understand how affective practices are materialized and organized in the everyday work of faculty members. Methodologically, we conducted a qualitative study based on participant observation and semi structured interviews with faculty members teaching different courses. The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis, with categories defined inductively during the analytical process. The findings highlight both the constraints and the possibilities of affective practices in shaping classroom spaces within the Graduate Program in Administration investigated. The study offers three main contributions: (a) it demonstrates the potential of Practice Based Studies to uncover the practices involved in the production of classroom spaces in graduate education in Administration; (b) it reveals the different forms of resistance articulated through affective teaching practices; and (c) it discusses the implications of these practices for graduate education and for the scientific field of Administration.