#Humanities

words are weapons ⚡

vimoh

The government's decision to allow Ayurveda practitioners to perform surgery is actually only the latest in a long line of subversions. And the thing that has been subverted over and

Erin L. Thompson

artcrimeprof

Are you an art historian/humanities scholar who wants to do more public engagement? Here's a thread with some of my thoughts/advice. Please add more! Make it easy to contact you

Nick🇬🇧🇪🇺

nicktolhurst

It took me years in academia to realise that many “average Universities” are often actually better than elite Unis.Elite unis business model is, in many subjects, effectively a “CV branding”

Lincoln Turner

lincolnturner

How the uni cuts will hurt almost every discipline: a plot.Data credit: @dangolding and @garethjbryant. Most coverage has focused on the massive fee increases for humanities. Student fee increases are

Kay ⛈

kayrantine

I won’t ever forget my college algebra professor who taught Math as if it was a Humanities subject (he habitually quoted Shakespeare & Socrates). He was patient & empathetic. He

Prof. Devi Sridhar

devisridhar

Happy Sunday!The lockdown is absolutely necessary now, but it is unrealistic to expect people to continue to distance & avoid mixing for the next year. Intimacy & close contact is

Michael Socolow

MichaelSocolow

I'd like to note something about the wonderful success of @HC_Richardson on Substack: It's not luck & it's not overnight. She works tremendously hard. And she studied composition very closely

dr matt lodder

mattlodder

"Knowledge based curricula" in the humanities leave students profoundly incapable for University level work, where they realise that knowledge is infinite and what they actually need is skills.https://twitter.com/SchoolsWeek/statu

Sophie B Hawkins VEVO

tonyahardingjr

Here's the thing about The Professor Is In, and I will truly leave it at that: academia is the greatest constant source of untapped--and frankly, failed--labor solidarity and power that

Aaron Hanlon

AaronRHanlon

1) I've said for years now that 'STEM' vs. 'humanities' is a silly and destructive dichotomy, as is the blame game that goes along with it. I've also said non-biz

Rachel Willie

RachelJWillie

Oh dear @KateGreenSU: don’t listen to RG lobbying. They won’t employ more staff. If you knew the teaching conditions in some of those institutions, you would know just how untenable

Dr Eilís Phillips

EilisPhillips

If I was a long-term stakeholder in the University of Portsmouth I'd ask myself a few questions in light of today's announcement about the UEB's 'unanimous' decision to axe half

Chisomo Kalinga, PhD

MissChisomo

I'd like to talk about the value and innovation of social media use, particularly by black/African scholars, especially women. For me, decolonisation = innovation and I turned to social media

Sanjeev Sanyal

sanjeevsanyal

The death of #SushantSinghRajput has led a much needed discussion on nepotism and the dark underbelly of Bollywood. Perhaps it is time for an honest discussion on this issue in

andreas elpidorou

aelpidorou

How old is boredom? Friends and colleagues in humanities argue that it’s a relatively recent (> 18th century) phenomenon. But consider Evagrius’ Praktikos, a text from the 4th century. The

Dan Golding

dangolding

On Friday the govt announced its plan to radically change uni fees, and the headlines rightfully focussed on those 110% hikes to humanities degrees.But now the full plan is out

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