Aftermath

Another story from academia. Based on real events and on my imagination. “He who passively accepts evilis as much involved in itas he who helps to perpetrate it."Martin Luther King „There were people around.“Aslı Vatansever * I heard what happened to you from people who do not know you. You were a student assistant studying … Continue reading Aftermath

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