When Derrida discovered Marx
Revisiting the post-structuralist's legendary lecture "Specters of Marx"
Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 34Social LA Review of Books, Books
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William Shakespeare: Legendary playwright and exploitative businessman
A new study asserts that the playwright evaded taxes for years and faced jail time
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 8:52 PM UTC 13Entertainment William Shakespeare, playwright
Assaulted by an art professor
As a woman on the faculty of a Northeastern university, I endured sexual harassment and attack by senior faculty
Friday, Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 48Life Since You Asked, Academia
Will Wikipedia replace the academic thesis?
Advocates argue that students would be better served writing their own entries rather than papers no one will read
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 6:22 PM UTCLife GlobalPost, wikipedia, Poland
My fake college syllabus
As your professor, I plan to take your money, never read your essays and pretend you're not checking Facebook
Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 12:30 AM UTC 106Life Satire, Writers and Writing
The U.S. won’t admit this dying Iranian sociologist
Government officials refuse to say why the academic can't get a visa to see his family and receive treatment
Thursday, Nov 22, 2012 1:00 PM UTCLife ProPublica, healthcare, Iran
Should I quit academe?
I own a cottage. I could go live there and work in a cafe. You think I should?
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 22Life Since You Asked, Academia
Of time and academia
I'd like to have a lighter course load and just write more books -- but I've got tenure!
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 18Life Since You Asked, Academia
Eric Hobsbawm in quotes
The renowned Marxist historian died Monday morning, aged 95
Monday, Oct 1, 2012 4:24 PM UTCNews Eric Hobsbawm, revolution
Income inequality greater than in 1774
A string of historical studies shames current U.S. income distribution
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 8:18 PM UTCNews Academia, American History
Your brain loves Jane Austen
An English professor measures the brain activity of readers, and finds we respond differently when reading for fun
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 4:05 PM UTCEntertainment Readers and Reading
Accused student: Harvard “out for blood”
As a cheating scandal roils Harvard, an implicated student tells Salon the university is looking for scapegoats
Sunday, Sep 2, 2012 2:19 PM UTC 44News Harvard, Academia, Education
CERN’s expensive science
Can debt-swamped Europe afford expensive science, like pursuing the God particle?
Thursday, Jul 5, 2012 1:29 PM UTC 15Politics GlobalPost, Science, Physics
Majoring in Potterology
Are books like J.K. Rowling's popular series and Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" fit subjects for serious scholarship?
Friday, May 25, 2012 7:20 PM UTC 84Entertainment Harry Potter, Academia, Twilight
We had all the time in the world
My sabbatical offered a quiet and calm I'd always wanted. Then I discovered what a challenge that could be
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 17Life Academia, Life stories
MacArthur Foundation reveals 2011 “genius grants”
Recipients of surprise $500,000 fellowships include Chicago architect, founder of New York City children's choir
Tuesday, Sep 20, 2011 12:52 PM UTCEntertainment Academia
When Jonathan Franzen came to town
I wanted to be the perfect host for the Great American Novelist. Instead I saw how strange literary celebrity is
Wednesday, Jun 22, 2011 12:30 AM UTC 31Life Jonathan Franzen, Academia
Is it time to kill the liberal arts degree?
I was a floundering humanities graduate too, but in a brutal job market, maybe we need to rethink what we teach
Sunday, Jun 19, 2011 3:01 PM UTC 269Life College, Academia, Education
Yale criticized for dropping anti-Semitism program
University: Interdisciplinary study initiative did not meet research and teaching standards
Wednesday, Jun 8, 2011 5:12 PM UTC 26News Academia
Cannes: The Talmud scholarship comedy of the year!
A deadpan Israeli comedy about dueling father-son professors, "Footnote" is an unexpected hit at Cannes
Friday, May 20, 2011 6:01 PM UTCEntertainment Cannes Film Festival, Academia
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