I am a bit behind on blogging the slow academia season of Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education Society (PaTHES) virtual social meets. Covid has hit our household and I am working reduced hours while we are in isolation. So far we are feeling ok, but today seems a bit tougher than previous days. I … Continue reading Uses and abuses of slow
Feminism
Voices from the living past
“I think that a mother owes this to her children: to keep in contact with the rest of the world.” This is the comment of a woman university student that was aired on Australian television in January 1961. My father shared the re-released recording from the ABC program A Woman’s Place. Questions include: Do the … Continue reading Voices from the living past
A poem for staying still
I read this poem many years ago, lost it for a long time, and am thankful to have found it again here. Among Women, Marie Ponsot (1972) What women wander? Not many. All. A few. Most would, now & then, & no wonder. Some, and I’m one, Wander sitting still. My small grandmother Bought from … Continue reading A poem for staying still
The Slow Academic 