Amsterdam, March 21st, 2015* This Saturday morning I take a break from the sizzling activism that happens in and around the Maagdenhuis and that I, as so many others, have participated in intensively over the last three weeks. As I am sitting with my morning coffee, I know that I urgently need this break, though … Continue reading On the Wonders of Solidarity @Maagdenhuis
A Clean Record – Fictions of Innocence in Academia
Prologue I would love nothing more than to leave my past experiences in academia behind me. The problem is that my past experiences are other peoples’ painful present. With the echoes of these experiences still residing in my body, I cannot ignore any more what stays hidden beneath the surface in the world around me. … Continue reading A Clean Record – Fictions of Innocence in Academia
Abuse of Power and Neoliberal Academia
As I follow the wave of #MeToo stories while hoping the movement is going to spill over to higher education, I find myself reflecting on the larger issue of the different forms in which power is abused in academia. Academia has changed quite radically in the last thirty years. What is the relationship between the … Continue reading Abuse of Power and Neoliberal Academia
Going human. A blog. An experiment. A Life 