The Hopeless University
It looks likely that my next monograph, The hopeless university: intellectual work at the end of the end of history will be out with MayFly Books in early May. There is a synopsis here. There is a podcast here. I…
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Submitted: The hopeless University
I have finally submitted my manuscript for The Hopeless University: Intellectual Work at the end of The End of History. I blogged about my initial proposal here, and spoke about it on this podcast. It builds upon this article from…
Covid-XX and the idea of the University
Yesterday, I spoke at a DMU Education Research seminar. The slides and the paper upon which I based my talk are available here. I made a subsequent recording of my presentation, which can be accessed here. Please note that this…
slides for Covid-19 and the idea of the University
My slides for tomorrow’s Education Research seminar at DMU are available below from my Slideshare. Drawing upon my recently published article in Postdigital Science and Education, on The Hopeless University: Intellectual Work at the End of the End of History,…
Decolonising DMU
I direct the evaluation for the Decolonising DMU Project. With Kaushika Patel and Chris Hall (no relation), I am presenting on the project at the Advance HE Learning and Teaching Conference next week. If you have registered for the conference…
enough is enough
I am tired. In my heart and in my bones. I have been trying to sit with George Floyd, and to understand how to be in this world. It has felt beyond important to contact my black peers, colleagues and…
Notes on pandemic and the proletarianisation of academic labour
NB. this is not a blog-post. It is an essay. It is too long, so probably best not reading it. Do something else, less boring instead. There is a PDF version here. ONE. The political economy of transition and separation…
Notes on what passes for University leadership in an age of crisis
¡Que se vayan todos! They all must go. Enough is enough. These people who claim to lead. These people have no moral authority. These people who are making decisions that affect our lives and the lives of those who are…
on teach-outs and teach-ins, and taking care off the picket line
As we prepare for next week’s DMU UCU teach-outs, I was reminded of the humanity that underpinned the work of The Third University. I was reminded of its customer charter, which asked: What commitments do you make to nurture yourself?…
I love your strike action
I’m on strike. We are four days into a 14 day action. More details of the #fourfights behind the #ucustrikesback action are available here. More details of what is happening at DMU is available here. On Monday I podcasted about…