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Currently marking first year essays assessing how bad piecework and precarious employment are for workers, but I'm having to rush through them at the piece rate of 4500 words per hour in order to get to my other casual contracts

The solipsism of Spain's Madrid-based national press. Only El Pais covering the devastating floods in Valencia as its lead story. The other 3 major newspapers (all right-wing) simply continue focusing on political intrigue.

I recently saw the gender breakdown for ARC Future Fellowships granted in the most recent round. Particularly note the HSE panel (Humanities & Creative Arts, Social, Behavioural & Economic Sciences), where the relative number/proportion of women/men awarded grants is appalling.

The Valencia floods offer a tragic example of what it means when unscrupulous bosses, vicious neoliberalism, and policies of far-right denialists intersect with a climate-related disaster. My latest in Jacobin

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Appalling. Absolutely appalling. 😡 UOW is abdicating its cultural role on a national and international level. This is ACU all over again Save Australian Universities NTEU New South Wales AHA (Australia) Australian Academy of the Humanities Jason Clare MP

This is cooked.

BREAKING 🇮🇱🇪🇸🇵🇸 Explosive new evidence from the Progressive International and Palestinian Youth Movement reveals tonnes of Israeli military cargo transiting through Spanish ports on Maersk ships — despite the suspension announced by its Government. Via Olga Rodríguez Francisco ✍️: bit.ly/4edIykz

The AHA welcomes the Australian Government's proposed 20% cut to HECS-HELP student debts. But this modest cost-of-living relief cannot, on its own, make Higher Ed debts more equitable. 'Job-ready Graduates' must give way to a better, fairer fee system theaha.org.au/aha-statement-…

JUST IN: Hundreds of NTEU members at UOW have overwhelmingly endorsed a NO CONFIDENCE motion towards VC John Dewar and University Council. Staff are calling on management to drop the proposal to slash 137 jobs, and for genuine consultation 🔁 share in solidarity with UOW staff

New series alert ⏰ "Gender, Biography, & History" edited by Michelle Staff (Michelle Staff) and Malcolm Allbrook The series showcases articles from the Australian Journal of Biography and History Read the series Introduction here ⬇️ auswhn.com.au/blog/gender-bi…

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Why no official memorial in Australia to citizens who fought and died in the Spanish civil war? | Paul Daley theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Celebrating the publication of this #OpenAccess sourcebook on histories of women’s rights and feminism in socialist Eastern Europe. It is such a valuable resource for teaching! ceupress.com/book/texts-and…

my article on the brief history of the 4B Movement, how it is reshaping the feminist landscape in South Korea and beyond, and why interest in the movement has surged among women in the United States since the post-Trump election era.ACU Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences The Gender and Women’s History Research Centre #4b #4BMovement

In this week's VIDA blog Shouyue Zhang reviews the recent Melbourne Feminist History Group Workshop in Melbourne in October 2024. Melbourne Feminist History Group Australian Catholic University Find it here: auswhn.com.au/blog/reflectio…

The moment when the country's oldest university ceased even to pretend to be interested in free enquiry and expression and announced an open affiliation with the enemies of free societies. They should make Abbott their next Chancellor and give Orban an honorary doctorate.

Our thanks to all the authors who contributed to #VIDAblog this year ✨ Check out our Top 10 for 2024! Congratulations to Managing Editor Paige Donaghy, whose “Premodern Gender’ – Rethinking Categories” series featured prominently! Read more here ⬇️ auswhn.com.au/blog/

Enough already. The damage that's been done to Australian universities is irreparable. Collegial governance now!