I’m going to do this by institution and date, so some universities will come up several times. I will also try to link to the person who got the job where I can reasonably work… Read More »More failure in the academy … Part 2
As a further attempt to think about my past failures as useful (and maybe even helpful) learning experiences for myself and others – see the previous blog posts I did on my publication rejection record… Read More »More failure in the academy … Part 1
Just made a comment on a piece by Sutapa Chattopadhyay called “Standing at the interface of academic corporatization and exploitation: why not struggle against the ‘grain’?” on the Class War University website. See original article… Read More »Continuing debate about exploitation in academia ….
Since I’ve started digging into the wonderful online world of academia, I’ve found some really interesting, downright depressing and (to me at least) weird sites, blogs, articles, etc. about academic life. This post is about… Read More »What (not) to wear, academic-style!
I originally wrote this as an update to Part 2, but thought it actually might merit its very own post. I worked out how much I’ve written (in pure word count) during my academic career… Read More »Rejection, rejection everywhere … (Part 3)
What Have I Learned from My Rejection Record First, and most important, the only way to learn is to try, try, try …. this is especially the case when it comes to writing, which can… Read More »Rejection, rejection everywhere … (Part 2)
Several people have rather kindly pointed out to me recently that my publication record is pretty impressive – such comments are obviously embarrassing and heartening at the same time. However, rather than puff my chest… Read More »Rejection, rejection everywhere … (Part 1)
Just had the short piece “We have never been neoliberal” that I originally wrote for the New Left Project republished as an ‘intervention’ on the Antipode Foundation website. It’s slightly revised but largely the same… Read More »We have never been neoliberal (Again!)
Another short piece out today, this time on the Antipode Foundation website: “In the Chronicle of Higher Education, William Pannapacker – under his pen name Thomas H. Benton – wrote an article titled ‘Graduate school… Read More »The brutal lives of others: Exploitation in the academy
Just made a rather lengthy comment on a piece by Culum Canally called “Where’s our agency? The role of grading in the neoliberalization of public universities” on the new Antipode Foundation website (itself worth checking… Read More »To grade or not to grade ….