how working-class academics are set up to fail
working as a (very) minor academic in art schools and FE colleges in the 1980s was for me an often enjoyable but relentlessly insecure existence. this culminated in my giving … more…
distracted since the last millenium
working as a (very) minor academic in art schools and FE colleges in the 1980s was for me an often enjoyable but relentlessly insecure existence. this culminated in my giving … more…
from the paris review Interviewed by Edward Hirsch I went to visit Derek Walcott on his home island of St. Lucia in mid-June, 1985. St. Lucia is one of the … more…
by Anne Waldman (from ‘the paris review’) Perhaps I’m kidding myself about the life I lead Sometimes I feel I’m dying like a lot of things I see around me Then I … more…
Uruguayan architecture firm Gómez Platero has designed the world’s first memorial for the victims of the COVID-19 outbreak. The vast, 40m-wide circular structure will provide not only a safe space … more…
covid-19 is an opportunity to rethink how we work For decades, the distinction between work and leisure time has been fading away. We can’t afford a return to that old ‘normal’ … more…
“The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody … more…