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Solidarity. Having gone through similar I know just how miserable this is.

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UK job cuts hit English and modern languages staff hardest ‘Vicious cycle’ of course closures means system ‘gradually losing breadth and depth of expertise’

'The number of English language and literature academics fell by 8 per cent to 4,680 – among the largest decrease of all disciplines.

And the number employed in modern languages dropped 7 per cent to 4,890. This is 17 per cent below peak levels in 2015-16.' 1/3

UK job cuts hit English and modern languages staff hardest ‘Vicious cycle’ of course closures means system ‘gradually losing breadth and depth of expertise’

Number of academics working in UK university English departments fell by 8% last year, with number of modern languages staff down 7% www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-job-... via @patrickjack.bsky.social

University of Leicester to cut film and modern languages courses A union claims up to 300 students will see offers withdrawn as a result of the decision.

'The University of Leicester is to close its film studies and modern languages degree courses to new students.'

'The university has confirmed the courses would cease, but declined to comment on the number of prospective students affected, saying the figure was "commercially sensitive".' 1/2

NEW on Wonkhe: Universities serve purposes beyond market demands. Jim Dickinson asks if the pendulum between planning and markets is about to swing back - and what that should mean to protect student interests bit.ly/3XDc1z6

long shot: is anyone out there aware of writing on West African manuscript culture that is *not* in European languages? Or know any scholars working in this area who might be willing to help? #bookhistory

Celebrated philosopher Jürgen Habermas dies aged 96 One of Germany's greatest postwar intellectuals, he continuously argued for a robust and inclusive democracy. His passing marks the end of an era.

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Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96 German philosopher Jürgen Habermas has died at age 96. Habermas' work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figur...

RIP Jurgen Habermas - one of the five major social theorists of the past 60 years. Much to learn from his work. Many gaps, some errors, but he was so rigorous that he inspired some of the best simultaneously dissenting and generative thought of any postwar academic.

Every hospital in England has been urged to disobey an NHS directive to use software operated by controversial US analytics software company Palantir
www.bmj.com/content/392/...

He has been prepared for deposition. Rules are: Take time/waste time. Give as little as possible in replies. Concede nothing. Offer nothing; read slowly.
Ie what looks dumb is letter of the law compliance that is typical for being deposed. He may also be dumb/ignorant. 🤷🏻‍♀️

When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

The NY Times writes about DOGE and their assault on the NEH...

USING CHATGPT TO DECIDE WHETHER A GRANT WAS DOING WOKE DEI.

Just appalling.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a...

The AI interview: Graham Lovelace Graham Lovelace is an award-winning journalist, editor and consultant. Today he’s a leading strategist and writer on the impacts of generative AI on human-made media, the ethics and behaviour of the A...

Really excellent interview with tech journalist Graham Lovelace about the current situation regarding copyright law and generative AI’s illegal scraping of published books — posted by @alcs.co.uk www.alcs.co.uk/news/the-ai-...

In which people CHOOSE TO VOTE for a female plumber representing a party with broadly liberal values and an unelected life peer declares it to be the end of liberal democracy.

'The number of academics leaving their jobs...[rose] from just over 1,500 in 2023 to just over 2,800 in 2025. Across the three-year period, there were nearly 9,600 confirmed redundancies across the institutions, with more than 6,300 reported to be on academic contracts.' Fixed term excluded. 2/3

'Research Professional News made FOI requests to all 24 members of the Russell Group and 10 members of the ResearchPlus mission group of universities.' 24 institutions responded: their redundancies increased from just over 2,200 in the 2023 calendar year to nearly 4,400 in 2025. 1/3

Call for book review essays - book list C21 is inviting scholars and researchers to contribute book review essays for upcoming issues. We currently have a selection of titles published in 2025 available for review, spanning film and …

We are looking for review essays! You can see some of our selected titles at the post below. Get in contact with our review editors @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social and @olihaslam.bsky.social to request some or for further info

Mark Kermode reviews Melania YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take

This could be the greatest film review I've come across. Tremendous youtu.be/DTyUni8dbkE?... #melania

At the RBO to see Woolf Works. Fabulous!

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Sign the Petition Hold a Parliamentary Debate on Palantir’s Role in UK Defence, Security & Public Services

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“Many Little Wildernesses”: Harriet Monroe, Poetry, and the Reader as Tourist ABSTRACT. This article seeks to understand readerly experiences of the little magazine Poetry in the context of Harriet Monroe’s commitment to the American wilderness, combining insights from both per...

Delighted to see that my article, '"Many Little Wildernesses": Harriet Monroe, Poetry, and the Reader as Tourist' is out in the latest issue of the Journal of Modern Periodical Studies! doi.org/10.5325/jmodeperistud.16.2.0107

A magical musical moment amidst the madness.

"I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting," writes a woman now in hiding from the federal government for witnessing a state-sanctioned street execution

Why are UK universities failing? - Impact of Social Sciences The HE sector in the UK faces the prospect of a university going into administration. How have universities fallen so low and is change possible?

The UK university sector has gone beyond the red line and is now in a stage of rapid decomposition. Only a fundamental reset could save whole chunks of it. Probably too late for large parts.
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Digest Submission Archive - British Association for American Studies Promoting, supporting and encouraging the study of the United States since 1955

The BAAS website has been updated with news of a whole host of new books in American Studies 📚

No, private schools aren’t victims of ‘reverse discrimination’ – and Cambridge should know better | Lee Elliot Major Trinity Hall’s plan to target elite schools sends the message that privilege equals talent, when the reality is that poorer students are already on the back foot, says professor of social mobility at ...

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