Votive offerings
I have decided to put the following into my Nan’s coffin. A pair of wrist warmers, knitted by Jo. Nan loved the colours in the pair that Jo originally made for her, but one got lost. She loved the pastel…
Richard Hall's Space
#freepalestine #endtheoccupation
Richard Hall's Space
#freepalestine #endtheoccupation
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For Elsie Hawes
It’s been a long, long time/Since I’ve memorized your face It’s been four hours now/Since I’ve wandered through your place And when I sleep on your couch/I feel very safe And when you bring the blankets/I cover up my face…
Covid-19 and the Hopeless University at the End of the End of History
Over at Postdigital Science and Education, I have a commentary on universities’ responses to Covid-19. There is a view-only, full-text version available here.
Praktyka Teoretyczna: Has the University become surplus to requirements?
With Krystian Szadkowski from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, I am working on an article for a Special Issue of Praktyka Teoretyczna on Latency of the crisis: globalization, subjectivity, and resistance. Our proposed article is entitled: Has the University become…
Notes on mental health in the age of Covid-19
“What if things are going to be absolutely fine?” Me to myself, sometime towards the end of therapy, after years of asking “are we okay?” Sticker on street furniture near the Pompidou Centre. It took me a while to…
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…
Podcast Episode 15: in which I blather on about the 1973 FA Cup Final, Ethel Merman, and citizen science under the dominion of Covid-19
There’s a new podcast available. Head to Episode 15: in which I blather on about the 1973 FA Cup Final, Ethel Merman, and citizen science under the dominion of Covid-19. The podcast is with Mark Charlton, from down our street, and…
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…