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medieval history

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On academic life, publishing, and what happens when you're making other plans

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Middle Ages, chronology, periodization, cultural othering, colonialism

May 1, 2024

When We Talk About the Middle Ages

Middle Ages, chronology, periodization, cultural othering, colonialism

May 1, 2024

Middle Ages, chronology, periodization, cultural othering, colonialism

May 1, 2024

mining, historical reenactment, environment, pollution

Feb 1, 2024

Visit the Extractocene!

mining, historical reenactment, environment, pollution

Feb 1, 2024

mining, historical reenactment, environment, pollution

Feb 1, 2024

academic publishing, censorship, markets

Mar 16, 2023

Academic Publishing in a Global Age of Extremes

academic publishing, censorship, markets

Mar 16, 2023

academic publishing, censorship, markets

Mar 16, 2023

preprints, open access, humanities, academic publishing, digital scholarship

Apr 5, 2022

The Evolving Uses of Preprints in Humanities Scholarship

preprints, open access, humanities, academic publishing, digital scholarship

Apr 5, 2022

preprints, open access, humanities, academic publishing, digital scholarship

Apr 5, 2022

neoliberalism, teaching, students, feedback, education

Mar 5, 2022

Better Teaching Starts with Asking Early

neoliberalism, teaching, students, feedback, education

Mar 5, 2022

neoliberalism, teaching, students, feedback, education

Mar 5, 2022

public health history, health passport, covid-19

Mar 23, 2021

Looking Back and Staying Healthy

public health history, health passport, covid-19

Mar 23, 2021

public health history, health passport, covid-19

Mar 23, 2021

academic life, sexism, intimidation, diversity

Jun 12, 2020

The Open-Door Fallacy

academic life, sexism, intimidation, diversity

Jun 12, 2020

academic life, sexism, intimidation, diversity

Jun 12, 2020

coronavirus, COVID-19, Middle Ages, public health history

Feb 24, 2020

Calling Some Public Health Initiatives “Medieval” is Harmful

coronavirus, COVID-19, Middle Ages, public health history

Feb 24, 2020

coronavirus, COVID-19, Middle Ages, public health history

Feb 24, 2020

University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press, academic publishing, transparency, capitalism

Aug 25, 2019

Unusual Business: A University Press Goes Private, And No One is the Wiser

University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press, academic publishing, transparency, capitalism

Aug 25, 2019

University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press, academic publishing, transparency, capitalism

Aug 25, 2019

preprints, open access, academic journals, academic publishing

Dec 22, 2018

Long Live the Curator! Preprints and a Future for Humanities Publishing

preprints, open access, academic journals, academic publishing

Dec 22, 2018

preprints, open access, academic journals, academic publishing

Dec 22, 2018

Jul 3, 2018

Why Arts & Humanities Scholars Should Care About Preprints

Jul 3, 2018

Jul 3, 2018

open access, book publishing, preprints, monographs

May 6, 2018

Preprint to Monograph: A Path to Travel By

open access, book publishing, preprints, monographs

May 6, 2018

open access, book publishing, preprints, monographs

May 6, 2018

Sci-Hub, academic publishing, scholarly communications, elsevier, academia.edu

Sep 14, 2017

Beyond Sci-Hub

Sci-Hub, academic publishing, scholarly communications, elsevier, academia.edu

Sep 14, 2017

Sci-Hub, academic publishing, scholarly communications, elsevier, academia.edu

Sep 14, 2017

tenure, book workshop, two-tier academia

Feb 18, 2017

Herring out of Brine 4: The Academic Book Workshop

tenure, book workshop, two-tier academia

Feb 18, 2017

tenure, book workshop, two-tier academia

Feb 18, 2017

University of Amsterdam, Stanford, PhD defense, academic life, decentralization

Dec 20, 2016

Herring out of Brine: Indefensible

University of Amsterdam, Stanford, PhD defense, academic life, decentralization

Dec 20, 2016

University of Amsterdam, Stanford, PhD defense, academic life, decentralization

Dec 20, 2016

US elections, Geert Wilders, Whitelash

Nov 17, 2016

Herring out of Brine: True Colors

US elections, Geert Wilders, Whitelash

Nov 17, 2016

US elections, Geert Wilders, Whitelash

Nov 17, 2016

Stanford, mental health, campus life, higher education

Sep 26, 2016

Herring out of Brine: Tientjescultuur

Stanford, mental health, campus life, higher education

Sep 26, 2016

Stanford, mental health, campus life, higher education

Sep 26, 2016

NWO, neoliberalism, academic governance, two-tier academia, new public management

Jun 25, 2016

Dwing wetenschap niet in keurslijf van scoren

NWO, neoliberalism, academic governance, two-tier academia, new public management

Jun 25, 2016

NWO, neoliberalism, academic governance, two-tier academia, new public management

Jun 25, 2016

University of Amsterdam, neoliberalism, academic governance

Mar 11, 2016

Downwards Accountability

University of Amsterdam, neoliberalism, academic governance

Mar 11, 2016

University of Amsterdam, neoliberalism, academic governance

Mar 11, 2016

Academia.edu, open access, pay walls, academic publishing

Dec 7, 2015

Upon Leaving Academia.edu

Academia.edu, open access, pay walls, academic publishing

Dec 7, 2015

Academia.edu, open access, pay walls, academic publishing

Dec 7, 2015

Amsterdam, first respondents, emergency services

Aug 7, 2015

Je verwacht medische hulp, je krijgt handboeien

Amsterdam, first respondents, emergency services

Aug 7, 2015

Amsterdam, first respondents, emergency services

Aug 7, 2015

academic publishing, open access, pay walls

Oct 8, 2014

Geldbeluste uitgevers bedreigen wetenschap

academic publishing, open access, pay walls

Oct 8, 2014

academic publishing, open access, pay walls

Oct 8, 2014