I also wanted to take the opportunity to thank you all for the deeply moving testimonies you’ve shared. We’ve not yet been able to respond to them but we’ve cherished and saved every single one. We will compile them into a book for our kids to read when they’re older. Thank you!
Hello! This is Maria, Jonathan's partner.
I’m writing to share details of 2 events we’re organising in Leeds and Scotland this summer to celebrate Jonathan's life.
You can find all the information here: sites.google.com/view/celebr…
It would be great to see you there.
Events in celebration of his life are being organised in Coventry (June 9), Leeds and Fife (dates tbc). For more information see sites.google.com/view/celebr…. If you'd like to get in touch, you can email Maria on maria.do[email protected]
We are deeply sorry to announce that Jonathan passed away very suddenly and unexpectedly at home on May 24th. Thank you very much for all your collegiality and support for him over the years, and the moving testimonies you have shared since he died. -- Maria (Jonathan’s partner)
OK everyone. My lack of enthusiasm for right-wing extremism and sexbots means I'm outta here. I have migrated to the other place, but it will mostly be bird content: bsky.app/profile/jdean1982.b….
I don't understand how UKRI thinks it can retain the confidence of scientists/academics if it is so keen to comply with the current government's hard right, anti-science policy agenda. Absolute fucking shambles....
Yesterday, UKRI responded to a letter from Secretary of State, Michelle Donelan. Now we are publishing that response and the Terms of Reference for the review we are setting up.
ALT UKRI’s response to a letter from the Secretary of State, Michelle Donelan. An accessible HTML version of the response is available via the link in the tweet below.
ALT UKRI’s response to a letter from the Secretary of State, Michelle Donelan. An accessible HTML version of the response is available via the link in the tweet below.
ALT UKRI’s response to a letter from the Secretary of State, Michelle Donelan. An accessible HTML version of the response is available via the link in the tweet below.
ALT UKRI’s response to a letter from the Secretary of State, Michelle Donelan. An accessible HTML version of the response is available via the link in the tweet below.
I have published a new article (open access), in @CapitalClass2: 'From solidarity to self-promotion? Neoliberalism and left politics in the age of the social media influencer'. The irony of my promoting it on here is not lost on me. Abstract appended. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
And in some instances when me and my friends pointed this out we were accused of being crazy lefty ideologues prioritising politics over scholarly rigour. Goodwin and Kaufmann are not outliers, despite what they claim. They are wholly predictable products of the current HE system
As Goodwin and Kaufmann descend further into the swamp of batshit right-wing shithousery, we as a discipline need to take some responsibility for this. MG in particular was nurtured, supported, applauded by many of the very same people who now take vocal exception to him.
Very pleased to be a signatory to this letter, in solidarity with the women harassed by Boaventura de Sousa Santos, against the culture of academic stardom that enabled it, and against @routledgebooks for pulling the chapter detailing the harassment. buala.org/en/mukanda/open-le…
Maybe a long shot but anyone in or near Leeds on Thursday who wishes to hear me talk about pop culture, populism, discourse theory and cultural studies as part of @populismPSA conference is very welcome to do so. No registration necessary. Details appended.
A final word on the Boaventura case: I am morbidly curious to see if the prominent UK sociologists who signed *that* latter will say anything. And it will be interesting to see if the UK sociology community will continue to laud them for their supposed radicalism and criticality.
Jonathan Dean retweeted
I just want to say that all my love, respect, & solidarity is with Moira Millán, Bella Gonçalves, Lieselotte Viaene, Miye Tom, Catarina Laranjiero & all women who have spoken out about abusive figures in academia. It takes courage to speak out against powerful profs /1
Since Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are trending, check out the names of the professors who signed an open letter supporting Boaventura de Sousa Santos. This just shows that decolonial "theory's cool but theory with no practice ain't shit."
other-news.info/open-letter-…
Sorry for the typo in this tweet. The irony of not being able to correctly type “absolute fucking idiots” is not lost on me.
For all the people who've liked/shared my ramblings about the Boaventura de Sousa Santos case (thank you), please have a read of this thread. The chapter in question can still be downloaded here: researchgate.net/publication…
We stand in solidarity with the authors of Chapter 12 of the book 'Sexual Misconduct in Academia'.
The book has been withdrawn from publication by @routledgebooks after complaints were made about the chapter. [paywall, sorry]:
timeshighereducation.com/new…
