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
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
“These Things Can Break You”
A Story from Academia* My burnout happened three years ago, and it took me more than a year to recover from it. I had to stop working because I had panic attacks, sudden stomach aches and I often began to tremble and break into a sweat for no good reason. I realized at a certain … Continue reading “These Things Can Break You”
Going human. A blog. An experiment. A Life 