For academics

[heyiya]

This essay by Andrea Smith strikes me as seriously worth reading, sharing, and remembering.

Look how much I am posting! Four times in two days! When will this craziness end? Um, probably soon...

Comments

[shehasathree]

thanks for sharing! *scuttles off to read*

[alphabetzoo]

ta for that - good article.
In my field her earlier points about collaboration and better organisation of time are followed quite a bit already. I see the benefits a lot.
But ultimately there's a lot of 'playing the system'.

Plus too many academics fail to see the wood for the trees - you can get a lot further if you understand how the economic system is leading one's discipline in one direction or another.

[nixwilliams]

oh, thank you!

[parlance]

I knew that name was familiar. I coordinated a conference during college on Women of Color and Reproductive Health. She spoke at it.

[heyiya]

Cool! I have only read a couple of her pieces, but everything of hers I've read has been amazing.

How was her talk at your conference?

[parlance]

She was inspiring. I know some people find (or found at the time) her too, em... conservative would be the wrong word. Not radical enough for their tastes. But I like her. I'd go hear her again.

[parlance]

I'm guessing you hear the latest news about her?

[heyiya]

I was actually reading about just this very minute, and beginning to compose my email of protest to the UM deans. What. The. Fuck. I mean, it's not like I haven't been aware of racist and sexist practices in hiring/tenuring professors (my own institution does *not* have a great record) but for someone with her record it's just... I don't have words. But yeah, I heard.

[parlance]

Would you be willing to post your letter? I have no idea how to begin mine.

[heyiya]

I'm not really sure what to say either, but I'll post what I come up with...