A Love Letter to my Brexit Lover, from Europe
BERLIN, 28 JUNE 2016. I admit I was angry when you decided to leave. I knew it was the worst […]
Waking up to Brexit
On the morning of 24th June I had what I have since learnt to be a common experience. I lay
Clashing scales of Brexit
Mainstream newspapers, politicians and commentators across Europe instantly expressed dejection and bitterness in the face of the Brexit outcome, and
On the UK Referendum
For me, the UK referendum story began a year ago with another referendum: that of Greece. Elected in January 2015
The politics of decency
I have lots of things to say about Brexit. As a Romanian, holding a French passport, resident of the UK
Democracy on speed
The question, when it came, was striking in its simplicity: “should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European
Racing for what?
In this post, Ruth Mueller explores how the compulsion for speed in academia plays out in the lives of postdocs.Â
Is Slow Academia Conservative?
In this post, Heather Mendick argues that some calls for slowing down scholarship mask a conservative politics. Last July I blogged
The slow professor (book excerpt)
The Slow Professor originated in telephone conversations about coping with our academic jobs. Not reading an email sent by the
Slow Week! An introduction
Those who have followed Allegra’s adventures from its creation in 2013 will probably remember that our initial motto was “Slow