Hack is an interesting word. Both verb and noun, it contains multiple (seemingly contradictory) meanings: to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever to damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment; mutilate; mangle to deal or cope with; handle to circumvent security and break into (a network, computer, file, etc.) to make use of … Continue reading Hacking academia
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Celebrating bluestockings
This week is Bluestocking Week, organised by the National Tertiary Education Union to celebrate women's achievements in education. You can read more about it here. 'Bluestocking' was originally a derogatory term to describe intellectual or literary woman, as Jeannie Rea writes: The term originates from the latter part of the 18th century as women started … Continue reading Celebrating bluestockings
Naughty
Lately the kids and I have been listening to the soundtrack to Matilda: the Musical, and we've been humming or singing one song more or less continuously: Naughty. We're told we have to do what we're told but, surely, sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty. Just because you find that life's not … Continue reading Naughty
The Slow Academic 