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The power talked of here is of unchecked and untrammelled authority to exert its will; the power to invent and change the rules and transgress them with impunity; and the power to define the ‘Other’, and to kill him or…

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 Nan loved the colours in the pair that Jo originally made for her, but one got lost.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…

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…

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.

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…

Over at Pedagogy, Culture & Society there is a book review of The Alienated Academic: The Struggle for Autonomy Inside the University, written by Enja Helmes. This is an extended essay titled Within the academy: alienated in more ways than…

There is a new podcast episode available (episode 10: in which we discuss hope, purity and entanglement, whilst eating brownies), with my dear friend, Sarah Amsler from the School of Education at the University of Nottingham. Peace.

There is a new podcast episode available (episode 9: in which I blather on about Christmas markets, bourgeois ideology and the protest of creativity). Peace.

Something has kicked-in, and I have decided to start speaking again. So, there is a new podcast episode available (episode 8 on hopeless professors and abject universities). The plan is that this kick-starts a few conversations with compadres about the…

De Montfort University has launched its latest round of competitive PhD scholarships, for full scholarships (UK and EU only, with a stipend of £15,009 per annum) and fee waiver scholarships (including overseas). More details on how to submit applications and…